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“We will all meet again”

Posted in Football, In memory, tagged , , , , on October 22, 2014| Leave a Comment »

CHS athletes and classmates (l to r) Mitch Pelroy, Rhiannon Ellsworth and Adam Garcia enjoy a moment together. (Photo courtesy Rhiannon Ellsworth)

   CHS athletes and classmates (l to r) Mitch Pelroy, Rhiannon Ellsworth and Adam Garcia enjoy a happy moment together. (Photo courtesy Rhiannon Ellsworth)

He will not be forgotten.

Taken away from friends and family after a tragic murder in Oak Harbor, former Coupeville High School football player Adam Garcia will live on in their memories and through his beautiful young daughter.

The thoughts of some that knew him, in their own words:

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Rhiannon Ellsworth:

Adam was always good at football; that’s how I officially met him, I was on his football team.

He never really liked the fact that there was girls on the team but he was still nice and helped me when I needed it.

He didn’t have to know you or even like you very much, he’d still want you to have a good time.

He was rare; he could hang with the meanest crowd, but still have time to be good to people.

Adam welcomed me into his home and to his life at one point back then; I would have never thought a loving and good man like him would go so young.

He will be forever missed by family and friends, but we will all meet again … just not yet.

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Danny Savalza:

Adam was a great friend, teammate, young man and father.

On the gridiron we were both running backs. He worked hard and ran harder.

Off the field he always had your back, no matter what the circumstance or situation.

Always would greet me with a smile and a handshake.

Rest In Paradise Adam Garcia, you will be greatly missed and never forgotten.

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Tony Maggio:

Your coaches are heartbroken Adam Garcia.

Seems like yesterday we were talking about your baby, and how hard it was being a teenage father, but you were overcoming.

I will miss his smile.

Pray for his mother, and that whoever murdered him is caught.

RIP 33.

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Korbin Korzan:

That was a great year. Had so much fun playing along side this big guy.

Rest easy Adam, love you bro.

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Bobbie Massengale:

I give my deepest condolences to the family.

I remember his smile and kindness to others when I had the opportunity to watch him when I was the lunch lady up at the cafeteria.

I also remember the games I have watched; my daughter happened to be one of his teammates.

He was a good kid and I will always remember this sweet young lad.

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Aaron Nell:

Going to miss you brother.

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Charlie Toth:

Rest peacefully. You have obviously left a positive mark on the world in your much-too-short life.

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If it’s Monday, you must have stats!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on October 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Mitchell carroll (John Fisken photos)

   Sophomore Mitchell Carroll is starting to move up the stats charts both as a receiver and a tackler. (John Fisken photos)

Joel Walstad

   Wolf QB Joel Walstad (upper right) has thrown for 1,000+ yards in his first season as a starter.

When he's not busy moonlighting as a volleyball cheerleader, Josh Bayne is among the state's best 1A players.

  When he’s not busy moonlighting as a volleyball cheerleader, Josh Bayne is among the state’s best 1A players.

Change is in the air.

Coming off a huge 57-14 romp over Chimacum, the stat sheet for the Coupeville High School football squad is in flux once again.

Several younger players such as Chance Kleinfelter, Mitchell Carroll and Cameron Toomey-Stout got a chance to slap their names on the board, while big guns such as Josh Bayne and Joel Walstad padded their already-impressive stats.

As the Wolves prepare for a Homecoming showdown with Klahowya (5:30 PM Friday) that will decide which of the two schools goes to the playoffs, take a moment to marinate in all the statty goodness.

Offense:

Passing:

Joel Walstad  79 completions for 1,054 yards (#3 in 1A) with 10 TDs and 9 INTs
CJ Smith  9-99 with 1/1
Josh Bayne 1-43

Receiving:

Bayne 26 receptions for 343 yards (#6 in 1A)
Ryan Griggs 22-328 (#8 in 1A)
C. Smith 17-242
Wiley Hesselgrave 10-157
Jacob Martin 9-66
Mitchell Carroll 3-27
Lathom Kelley 4-21
Cameron Toomey-Stout 1-12
Gabe Wynn 1-0

Rushing:

Bayne 105 carries for 1,038 yards (#2 in 1A, #6 in all classifications)
Hesselgrave 33-286
Kelley 21-242
Martin 40-212
Walstad 15-26
Mitchell Losey 7-25
Chance Kleinfelter 1-14
C. Smith 4-12

Kickoff/punt returns:

Bayne 8 returns for 174 yards
Hesselgrave 9-146
Kelley 5-83
Losey 1-10
Toomey-Stout 1-8
Wynn 1-0

Total yards:

Bayne 1,424 (#3 in 1A)
Walstad 1,080 (#7 in 1A)
Hesselgrave 443
C. Smith 353
Griggs 328
Martin 278
Kelley 263
Carroll 27
Losey 25
Kleinfelter 14
Toomey-Stout 12

Touchdowns:

Bayne 14 (#2 in 1A, #8 in all classifications)
Hesselgrave 4
Kelley 4
Walstad 4
Griggs 2
Kleinfelter 1
C. Smith 1

Defense:

Tackles:

Bayne (68) 56 solo, 12 assists (#5 in 1A)
Hesselgrave (41) 34-7
Aaron Wright (33) 23-10
Matt Shank (31) 27-4
Kelley (26) 14-12
Oscar Liquidano (25) 21-4
Martin (21) 15-6
Wynn (13) 13-0
Griggs (12) 9-3
Hunter Smith (11) 11-0
Isaac Vargas (11) 8-3
C. Smith (8) 6-2
Brenden Gilbert (7) 7-0
Losey (7) 5-2
Dominic Dausey (6) 6-0
Walstad (6) 5-1
Josh Lord (6) 4-2
Mitchell Carroll (4) 3-1
James Vidoni (2) 1-1
Kleinfelter (1) 1-0
Jake Lord (1) 1-0
Carson Risner (1) 1-0

Sacks:

Bayne 2
Hesselgrave 2
Shank 2
JR Pendergrass 1
Wright 1

Interceptions:

Bayne 4 (#4 in 1A)
C. Smith 2
H. Smith 1

Fumble recoveries:

Bayne 3
Vargas 2
Dausey 1
Hesselgrave 1
Kelley 1
Martin 1
H. Smith 1
Walstad 1
Wright 1
Wynn 1

Blocked kicks:

Shank 1

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Pelroy power fuels big win!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on October 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Mitch Pelroy (Kirsten Pelroy photo)

   Mitch Pelroy, taking his game (and his hair) to a higher level. (Kirsten Pelroy photo)

Home, sweet home.

After being bounced two weeks in a row on the road, the Montana Western football team came back to Dillon Saturday and rediscovered its winning touch.

The squad, which includes Coupeville High School grad Mitch Pelroy — who made an impact on both sides of the ball — rallied for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull off a 34-28 victory over Eastern Oregon.

Sam Rutherford blasted in from two yards out with just under three minutes to play to cap the comeback, then the Bulldog defense held off a last-ditch Oregon rally.

The win lifted Montana Western, an NAIA school, to 3-5 on the season, 3-4 in the Frontier Conference.

The Bulldogs are now 3-1 at home this season and 0-4 on the road.

They’ll have a chance to avenge their only home loss of the season, a 37-30 double overtime defeat to Rocky Mountain College, next Saturday, Oct. 25, when they travel to Billings.

Two of their final three games are on the road.

Pelroy didn’t have a ton of chances Saturday, but used his time on the field well.

He returned a kickoff 13 yards and recorded a tackle from his position in the defensive backfield.

For the season, the former Wolf star leads the Bulldogs in kickoff (14 for 356 yards) and punt returns (4-56). He has 12 tackles and two assists while playing in all eight of his team’s games.

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Kelley tastes sweet revenge!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on October 19, 2014| 1 Comment »

Football has taken Matthew Kelley from Coupeville to SoutH Whidbey to Anacortes to Oak Harbor. (Pat Kelley photo)

   Football has taken Matthew Kelley from Coupeville to South Whidbey to Anacortes to Oak Harbor. (Pat Kelley photo)

South Whidbey is going to remember Matthew Kelley.

After three successful seasons playing youth football with the Falcons (a combined 26-5 record and two championship games), the Coupeville resident played last year for Anacortes, helping the Seahawks to a 6-2 mark.

This year, he’s back on the Island, playing for Oak Harbor after complaints from South Whidbey parents caused a change in the rules that prevents Whidbey kids from playing off-Island.

When he returned, Kelley chose the Wildcats over the Falcons (his two choices, as Coupeville doesn’t field a youth football team).

Saturday he met back up with South Whidbey, which has won just one game in the past two non-Kelley seasons.

It wasn’t a great reunion for the Falcons.

With Kelley hauling in 140 yards worth of passes, and drilling Falcon runners while on defense, Oak Harbor romped to a 36-0 win to run its record to 8-0.

The Wildcats will carry a #1 seed into the playoffs when they host Burlington Oct. 25.

With Cameron Asinsin lobbing balls his way, Kelley snatched a 60-yard touchdown, then tacked on receptions of 55, 20 and five yards.

He was brought down just shy of two additional touchdowns by a close friend, South Whidbey’s Kobe Balora.

Both wins were shortlived for the Falcons, however, as they surrendered scores shortly thereafter.

Kelley had double digits in tackles, while recording three sacks, stripping the ball to force a fumble and getting an assist on a safety.

He is joined on the ‘Cat squad by fellow Coupeville resident Gavin St Onge, who is a two-way terror as a lineman.

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Don’t hurt ’em, Josh Bayne (too late…)!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on October 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Wolf sophomore Chance Kleinfelter scored a TD on his first varsity carry Friday night (John Fisken photo)

 Wolf sophomore Chance Kleinfelter busted free for a 14-yard TD run on his first varsity carry Friday night as CHS pounded Chimacum 57-14. (John Fisken photos)

JR Pendergrass

JR Pendergrass hauled down the Cowboy QB for a safety.

There were no Friday Night Lights, just one bright shining star to light up the sky.

Running wild in the daytime Friday afternoon (kickoff was a painfully early 3 PM), Josh Bayne amassed 400 total yards and six touchdowns, powering the Coupeville High School football team to a 57-14 decimation of host Chimacum.

The win snapped a two-game skid for the Wolves, lifting them to 4-3 overall, 3-2 in Olympic League play.

It also guaranteed them a straight-up battle for a playoff spot in six days.

With Port Townsend shredding host Klahowya 27-9 in a late game Friday, the Redhawks clinched at least a tie for the league title.

Port Townsend (5-2, 4-1) will close out league play with a rivalry game against Chimacum (0-7, 0-5) Oct. 24. Coupeville will host Klahowya (3-4, 3-2) the same night, as the Wolves celebrate Homecoming.

Barring an epic upset by Chimacum, the Coupeville/Klahowya grudge match will be for the league’s #2 playoff berth.

The Wolves put themselves into position to play for a playoff berth by reigniting their running attack.

After being shut down a week earlier by Port Townsend, they shredded every last bit of resistance Chimacum could muster, rolling up 528 yards on the ground.

Bayne went for 306 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries, while Wiley Hesselgrave pounded off tackle for another 111.

With the rushing attack working so well, Wolf quarterback Joel Walstad, still a bit gimpy as he recovers from a hip pointer, wasn’t asked to carry a huge burden.

When he did throw, though, he did it with precision, completing six passes for 111 yards.

Half of Walstad’s completions went for touchdowns, with Bayne hauling in all three scoring strikes, with the longest a 33-yard catch-and-run.

With 306 yards on the ground, 64 through the air and 30 on a kickoff return, Bayne hit the magic 400-yard mark right on the head.

Hesselgrave and sophomore Chance Kleinfelter joined Bayne in reaching the end zone, with Kleinfelter turning his first varsity rushing attempt into a 14-yard TD run.

The game was relatively close in the first half, with Coupeville up 21-6 at the break.

After that, it was all Wolves, all the time, as they poured it on with a 36-point second half that included a fourth-quarter safety from JR Pendergrass.

The CHS defense was lights-out for much of the game, with Pendergrass, Matt Shank and Aaron Wright recording sacks and CJ Smith picking off a pass.

Hesselgrave was a beast on the defensive side, collecting 10 tackles and three assists, while Bayne snagged eight tackles.

Shank (5), Wright (5), Hunter Smith (5), Jacob Martin (4), Dominic Dausey (3) and Mitchell Carroll (3) all stepped up as well.

With top receiver Ryan Griggs slowed by an injury, Walstad picked up a few new targets.

Carroll and Cameron Toomey-Stout both hauled in 12-yard passes to back up Bayne (3-64) and Hesselgrave (1-23).

With the running game clicking at all times, Coupeville almost had three backs hit 100 yards.

Sophomore Jacob Martin cruised to 80 yards on seven carries to back up Bayne and Hesselgrave.

Walstad (1-15), Kleinfelter (1-14) and Mitchell Losey (3-2) chipped in.

All total Coupeville rolled up 705 all-purpose yards (528 run, 111 pass, 66 return).

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