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Myca Clarkson and Co. are bound for the state playoffs. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Eight games in, and the future is wide open.

The Coupeville High School football team capped a 7-1 tear through the regular season by claiming its first league title, and first trip to the state playoffs, since 1990.

By this weekend, we’ll be down to 12 teams capable of winning a 2B crown, and one of those will be wearing red and black.

The Wolves find out their opening foe, and when and where they’ll play, when the field is seeded this Sunday, Nov. 6.

Until then, you can marinate in some season-to-date stats offered up by CHS coaches.

 

OFFENSE:

 

Passing:

Logan Downes — 80-133 for 1,155 yards with 17 TDs
Chase Anderson — 4-10 for 31 yards with 1 TD

 

Receiving:

Tim Ursu — 25 receptions for 271 yards
Daylon Houston — 14-262
Scott Hilborn — 18-227
Hunter Bronec — 11-163
Dominic Coffman — 6-133
Anderson — 1-40
Henry Ohme — 1-35
Aiden O’Neill — 1-25
Cameron Breaux — 2-15
Johnny Porter — 1-14
Marquette Cunningham — 1-(-3)
Jack Porter — 1-(-3)

 

Rushing:

Coffman — 76 carries for 680 yards
Hilborn — 47-458
Jo. Porter — 34-141
Downes — 17-66
Ursu — 11-31
O’Neill — 7-20
Ja. Porter — 1-8
Xander Stinnett — 2-5
Anderson — 3-4
Devinion Hill — 2-1
Mikey Robinett — 1-0

 

Total Yards (Rush/Pass/Rec):

Downes — 1221
Coffman — 813
Hilborn — 685
Ursu — 302
Houston — 262
Hun. Bronec — 163
Jo. Porter — 155
Anderson — 75
O’Neill — 45
Ohme — 35
Breaux — 15
Ja. Porter — 5
Stinnett — 5
Hill — 1

 

All-Purpose Yards (Rush/Rec/KR/PR/IR):

Hilborn — 815
Coffman — 813
Ursu — 668
Houston — 433
Jo. Porter — 167
Hun. Bronec — 163
Downes — 91
O’Neill — 52
Anderson — 44
William Davidson — 40
Ohme — 35
Breaux — 15
Ja. Porter — 5
Stinnett — 5
Hill — 1

 

Pancake blocks:

Davidson — 1
Zane Oldenstadt — 1

 

Touchdowns:

Coffman – 13
Hilborn – 12
Ursu – 12
Houston – 3
Jo. Porter – 3
Anderson – 1
Hun. Bronec – 1
Peyton Caveness – 1
Davidson – 1
Downes – 1
Ohme – 1
O’Neill – 1

 

Conversions:

Ursu — 2
Hilborn — 2
Coffman — 1
Houston – 1

 

PATs:

Houston — 18
Anderson — 12

 

Field Goals:

Houston — 1

 

Points:

Coffman — 80
Hilborn — 76
Ursu — 76
Houston — 41
Anderson — 18
Jo. Porter — 18
Hun. Bronec – 6
Caveness – 6
Davidson – 6
Downes — 6
Ohme – 6
O’Neill — 6
Team — 4

 

DEFENSE:

 

Tackles:

Hilborn — 77
Ursu — 59
Coffman — 45
Kevin Partida — 42
Caveness — 41
Jonathan Valenzuela — 36
Davidson — 29
Josh Upchurch — 23
Robinett — 21
Downes — 20
Kai Wong — 13
Houston — 11
O’Neill — 11
Marcelo Gebhard — 10
Oldenstadt — 5
Jo. Porter — 5
Hurlee Bronec — 4
Coen Killian — 3
Ja. Porter — 3
Anderson — 2
Hun. Bronec — 1
Myca Clarkson — 1
Yohannon Sandles — 1
Chris Villarreal — 1

 

Tackles For Loss:

Hilborn — 17
Upchurch — 7
Valenzuela — 7
Caveness — 5
Coffman — 5
Robinett — 3
Ursu — 3
Partida — 2
Davidson — 1
Downes — 1
Killian — 1
O’Neill — 1

 

Interceptions:

Downes – 3
Hilborn – 2
Ursu – 2
Coffman – 1
Davidson – 1
O’Neill — 1
Valenzuela – 1

 

Passes Defensed:

Ursu — 9
Downes — 6
Hilborn — 3
Caveness — 2
Davidson — 2
O’Neill — 2
Valenzuela — 2
Anderson — 1
Hun. Bronec — 1
Partida — 1
Ja. Porter — 1

 

Fumble recoveries:

Caveness — 3
Coffman — 3
Hilborn — 1
Partida — 1
Upchurch — 1
Ursu — 1
Valenzuela — 1

 

Sacks:

Hilborn — 6
Coffman — 3
Caveness — 2
Upchurch — 2
Valenzuela — 2
Killian — 1
Robinett — 1

 

QB Hurries:

Coffman — 4
Davidson — 4
Oldenstadt — 3
Robinett — 3
Hilborn — 2
Jo. Porter — 1
Valenzuela — 1
Wong — 1

 

Blocked Punts:

Valenzuela — 1

 

SPECIAL TEAMS:

 

Kickoffs:

Ezra Boilek — 14

 

Punts:

Downes — 8-282

 

Kickoff returns:

Houston — 4-171
Ursu — 4-155
Hilborn — 5-127
Jo. Porter — 2-12
O’Neill — 1-7

 

Punt returns:

Ursu — 9-169
Hilborn — 1-3

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“We root for everyone!” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Girls’ soccer, you’re on the clock.

With Coupeville High School boys’ basketball and football teams having broken 34 and 32-year dry spells in 2022, the Wolf female booters now have the longest active run without an appearance at the state tournament.

Founded in 2004, CHS girls’ soccer has never qualified for the big dance, making it 18 years and counting.

Every other active sports program at the school has been to state at least once since 2010 now that boys’ basketball (1988) and football (1990) are off the schneid.

Plus, wrestling and golf, sports where Coupeville doesn’t have its own program, but solo stars have trained and travelled with other schools, fit the criteria.

Grappler Alex Turner made it to Mat Classic in 2019, while duffer Christine Fields capped a four-year run of state tourney appearances in 2015.

But what about swim, you ask?

While Turner and Fields (plus her big brother, Austin) trained and travelled with other schools, they ultimately competed in CHS colors.

Swimmers like Amanda Streubel, Lily Doyle, and Rachel and Cole Weinstein did not, as they attended Coupeville schools but fully repped Oak Harbor High School in the pool.

So, no countee … in this exercise, at least.

 

Most-recent state tourney appearance:

2022 — Boys Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Track and Field
2019 — Softball, Wrestling
2018 — Girls Tennis
2017 — Volleyball
2016 — Girls Basketball
2015 — Boys Tennis, Girls Golf
2014 — Baseball
2013 — Boys Golf
2010 — Boys Soccer
Never — Girls Soccer

 

While tennis, cross country, and track (plus wrestling and golf) often qualify individual athletes to state, basketball, softball, football, volleyball, soccer, and baseball only advance as a full team.

How those programs compare:

 

State tourney appearances:

Baseball — 9
Girls Basketball — 7
Boys Basketball — 6
Football — 5
Volleyball — 5
Softball — 3
Boys Soccer — 2

 

State tourney wins:

Girls Basketball — 7
Softball — 5
Volleyball — 4
Baseball — 2
Boys Basketball — 2

 

And no, I don’t think baseball’s win total is correct, no matter what the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association web site says.

The Wolves hardball squad finished 3rd at state in 1987, but the WIAA’s online records only credit CHS with one win at that year’s tourney.

Something doesn’t add up.

That being said, one other thing to notice is that, at least on the WIAA website, Wolf girls have a 16-4 advantage in state tourney wins over their male counterparts, despite Title IX not kicking in until the 1970’s.

What’s up with that, Coupeville boys of every sport?

Maybe you’re the ones on the clock, after all.

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With no more home football games, and his ice cream shop shut for the season, Joel Norris heads into hibernation until basketball starts. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Wolf spiker Issabel Johnson goes into launch mode. (Bailey Thule photo)

The end is here.

Not to the fall sports season, as teams chase various playoff paths.

But our weekly look at Northwest 2B/1B League standings ends here and will be picked back up once basketball season begins.

With the postseason upon us, all regular-season games have been played, and champions crowned.

Coupeville claimed its first conference football title since 1990, while adding crowns for both girls and boys cross country.

In non-Wolf news, La Conner volleyball, Mount Vernon Christian girls’ soccer, and Orcas Island boys’ soccer defended their regular-season championships.

Here in Cow Town, four of five fall sports teams are still alive, with only the female booters having packed up their gear.

CHS volleyball heads to La Conner Wednesday for the district tourney, while eight cross country runners motor to Pasco for Saturday’s state meet.

Wolf boys’ soccer kicks off bi-district play with a game against Atlas Summit either Monday or Tuesday, and a win gets them to a second game Wednesday at Mount Vernon Christian.

Meanwhile, Coupeville football players get some rest, as they’ve clinched a berth in the 12-team state tournament, which doesn’t start until Nov. 11.

The final league standings for fall sports 2022:

 

Northwest League boys soccer:

School League Overall
Orcas Island 8-0-0 13-1-0
Friday Harbor 7-1-0 10-2-0
MV Christian 6-2-0 9-4-1
Grace Academy 4-4-0 9-4-2
Coupeville 3-5-0 5-8-0
Lopez Island 3-5-0 4-7-0
PC Christian 3-5-0 6-7-1
La Conner 2-6-0 4-11-1
CPC-Lynnwood 0-8-0 0-13-0

 

Northwest League football:

School League Overall
Coupeville 4-0 7-1
Darrington 2-0 6-3
Friday Harbor 2-2 3-6
Concrete 0-2 1-7
La Conner 0-4 1-6

 

Northwest League girls soccer:

School League Overall
MV Christian 5-0-0 8-4-0
Friday Harbor 4-2-0 8-5-1
Coupeville 2-4-0 3-8-0
La Conner 0-5-0 0-14-0

 

Northwest League volleyball:

School League Overall
La Conner 8-0 13-3
Coupeville 7-2 9-5
MV Christian 7-3 14-5
Orcas Island 6-4 13-7
Darrington 4-6 10-8
Friday Harbor 2-9 3-9
Concrete 0-10 4-15

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When rival quarterbacks have nightmares, it’s because they’re dreaming about being chased down by Jonathan Valenzuela. (Davin Houston photos)

Davin Houston has skills.

On the football field, the Coupeville Middle School 8th grader is a talented player, just like older brothers Dawson and Daylon.

While Davin has to wait until next year to take the field for the high school squad, he’s spent the season as part of the program.

As he learns and prepares for his own time in the spotlight, the young Wolf has also shown a nice touch with the camera, as seen in the pics above and below.

They capture Coupeville players in the aftermath of their 43-14 win at Friday Harbor, which clinched the program’s first trip to the state tourney since 1990.

Aiden O’Neill (left) and Daylon Houston enjoy the moment.

Daylon (3) talks strategy with Dominic Coffman. “So, run right over everyone. That should work great.”

Valenzuela carries a message of love to the gridiron.

O’Neill (23) and Chase Anderson, already key contributors as freshmen.

The future’s so bright, he’s gotta wear shades.

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Kevin Partida (55) and Daylon Houston (3) are key players on a 6-1 Coupeville High School football squad. (Alia Houston photo)

There’s no consensus.

Coming off of a 78-0 win over La Conner, the Coupeville High School football team sits at 6-1 on the season, and finds itself ranked differently by three different sources.

Evans Rankings has the Wolves at #6 among 2B schools, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association RPI has them #7, and the newest Associated Press poll, released Wednesday, sticks them at #10.

With the AP poll, that’s down one slot from last week, when Coupeville held its highest ranking of the campaign at #9.

Ultimately, though, it all comes down to what the Wolves do on the field, and they’ll get back at it Friday when they travel to Friday Harbor.

A win there — and CHS beat the Wolverines 35-3 earlier this season — and Coupeville claims the Northwest 2B/1B League title and the program’s first trip to the state tourney since 1990.

 

Associated Press 2B poll for week 9:

1. Napavine – (8-0) – 90 poll points
2. Okanogan – (8-0) – 80
3-tie. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague – (6-1) – 65
3-tie. Toledo – (6-1) – 65
5. River View – (7-1) – 46
6. Columbia (Burbank) – (6-2) – 35
7. Chewelah (Jenkins) – (5-2) – 26
8. Raymond – (6-2) – 24
9. Pe Ell/Willapa Valley – (5-3) – 19
10. Coupeville (6-1) – 17

Others receiving 6 or more points: Liberty (Spangle) – 12

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