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“Whose house? Our house!!” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re starting to notice us.

First came some respect from the computers, and now the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is chiming in when it comes to high school football on The Rock.

Both 2B Coupeville (4-1 on the season) and 1A South Whidbey (5-0) are ranked #7 in their respective classifications in the latest RPI rankings from the WIAA.

That’s big, as the Rating Percentage Index is a key component used by seeding committees when they set up first round bracket pairings for the state tourney.

Coupeville, whose only loss came to South Whidbey, is 2-0 against fellow 2B schools, and 2-1 when playing up against 1A programs.

The Wolves host 2A Bellingham Thursday, then travel to Leavenworth the next Friday to play 1A Cascade, which is currently ranked #8 on the RPI chart.

The final two regular-season games are against 2B league rivals La Conner and Friday Harbor.

The current RPI rankings have Okanogan, Raymond-South Bend, and Napavine atop 2B, followed by Liberty (Spangle), Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, and Columbia (Burbank).

Coupeville slots in at #7, with Lake Roosevelt, Adna, and Jenkins (Chewelah) rounding out the top 10.

While Whidbey’s smaller schools are ruling the gridiron, things are not as fancy in the big city.

Oak Harbor, a 3A program, is 0-5 this season and not allowed anywhere near the RPI rankings.

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Marcelo Gebhard has helped make Coupeville’s line a true strength. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Johnny Porter, who celebrates his 16th birthday today along with twin brother Jack, is third on the team in rushing yards. (Jackie Saia photo)

Teamwork makes the dream work.

The Coupeville High School football squad is off to a red-hot 4-1 start, with its only loss to an undefeated team from a larger classification.

How have the Wolves gotten there? Largely by sharing the load.

Seven guys have scored, while nine have snagged a reception and 10 have carried the ball on the ground.

The numbers are even bigger on defense, with 19 different Wolves having recorded a tackle.

While Coupeville’s players are sharing, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a chance some individual records might fall this season.

Barring a ballistic second-half performance, several of the program’s single season marks seem pretty safe.

Ian Barron (1,753 rushing yards and 16 rushing TDs), Hunter Smith (916 receiving yards), Joe Kelley (142 tackles), and Nick Streubel (10 sacks) aren’t likely to lose their spots on the big board.

You can probably add Ian Smith’s 1,848 passing yards to that list as well, though current QB Logan Downes, with 713 yards and counting, is not out of the race just yet.

The three single season records most in range belong to Joel Walstad (18 passing TDs), Hunter Smith (11 receiving TDs) and the duo of Smith and Dan Nieder (7 interceptions).

Downes has flung nine scoring strikes, twice hitting on three in the same game, while also making off with three picks on defense.

Joining him on the hunt is Tim Ursu, who has hauled in five TDs through the air.

With four regular season tilts left to play, and the very real chance Coupeville will earn at least one playoff game, there’s plenty of opportunity for the Wolves to put some new names on the record board.

 

A look at stats through five games:

 

OFFENSE:

Passing:

Logan Downes — 56-100 for 713 yards with 9 TDs
Chase Anderson — 4-8 for 31 yards with 1 TD

 

Receiving:

Tim Ursu — 20 receptions for 212 yards
Daylon Houston — 11-189
Scott Hilborn — 14-164
Dominic Coffman — 5-83
Hunter Bronec — 4-48
Aiden O’Neill — 1-25
Johnny Porter — 1-14
Cameron Breaux — 1-5
Marquette Cunningham — 1-(-3)

 

Rushing:

Coffman — 55 carries for 396 yards
Hilborn — 35-283
Jo. Porter — 18-107
Ursu — 11-31
O’Neill — 5-17
Jack Porter — 1-8
Anderson — 2-6
Alexander Stinnett — 2-5
Downes — 14-3
Devinion Hill — 1-1

 

Total Yards (Rush/Pass/Rec):

Downes — 716
Coffman — 479
Hilborn — 447
Ursu — 243
Houston — 189
Jo. Porter — 121
Hun. Bronec — 48
O’Neill — 42
Anderson — 37
Ja. Porter — 8
Breaux — 5
Stinnett — 5
Hill — 1

 

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

Hilborn — 538
Coffman — 479
Ursu — 464
Houston — 360
Jo. Porter — 121
O’Neill — 49
Hun. Bronec — 48
Downes — 28
Ja. Porter — 8
Anderson — 6
Breaux — 5
Stinnett — 5
Hill — 1

 

Pancake blocks:

William Davidson — 1
Zane Oldenstadt — 1

 

Touchdowns:

Hilborn — 8
Ursu — 8
Coffman — 4
Houston — 2
Jo. Porter — 2
Downes — 1
O’Neill — 1

 

PATs:

Houston — 11
Anderson — 10

 

Field Goals:

Houston — 1

 

Points:

Hilborn — 48
Ursu — 48
Houston — 26
Coffman — 24
Jo. Porter — 12
Anderson — 10
Downes — 6
O’Neill — 6

 

DEFENSE:

Tackles:

Hilborn — 48
Ursu — 40
Kevin Partida — 37
Coffman — 30
Peyton Caveness — 25
Jonathan Valenzuela — 25
Davidson — 20
Downes — 15
Josh Upchurch — 14
Mikey Robinett — 13
Houston — 9
Kai Wong — 8
Marcelo Gebhard — 5
Oldenstadt — 5
O’Neill — 5
Hurlee Bronec — 2
Coen Killian — 2
Anderson — 1
Ja. Porter – 1

 

Tackles For Loss:

Hilborn — 8
Valenzuela — 5
Upchurch — 3
Ursu — 3
Caveness — 2
Coffman — 2
Robinett — 2
Partida — 1

 

Interceptions:

Downes — 3
Hilborn — 1

 

Fumble recoveries:

Caveness — 2
Coffman — 2
Hilborn — 1
Partida — 1
Upchurch — 1
Ursu — 1
Valenzuela — 1

 

Sacks:

Coffman — 2
Hilborn — 1
Robinett — 1
Upchurch — 1
Valenzuela — 1

 

QB Hurries:

Coffman — 4
Davidson — 4
Oldenstadt — 3
Hilborn — 2
Robinett — 1
Wong — 1

 

SPECIAL TEAMS:

Punts:

Downes — 6-218

 

Kickoff returns:

Houston — 4-171
Ursu — 3-120
Hilborn — 2-88
O’Neill — 1-7

 

Punt returns:

Ursu — 5-101
Hilborn — 1-3

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Coupeville football is 4-1 and earning the favor of our computer overlords. (Jackie Saia photo)

Movin’ on up.

Coming off of a 35-3 dismantling of league rival Friday Harbor, the Coupeville High School football squad jumps three rungs in the latest computer rankings.

Newman, the often-diabolical computer employed by stats hound Matt Evans on his site, Evans Rankings, has bumped the Wolves from #10 among 2B schools to #7.

Coupeville is a perfect 2-0 against fellow 2B schools this season, with wins over La Conner and Friday Harbor, while going 2-1 against 1A competition.

The Wolves beat Klahowya and Sultan, with their lone defeat coming to South Whidbey, which is 5-0 and also ranked #7 in its classification by Newman.

Next up for CHS is a home non-conference game Thursday against 2A Bellingham, which sits at 2-3 on the season.

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Tim Ursu has scored four different ways this season — pass reception, rush, kickoff return, and punt return. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Scott Hilborn is a scoring threat anytime he touches the ball. (Jackie Saia photo)

They like living in the end zone.

Five games into the season, the Coupeville High School football team has scored 26 touchdowns en route to posting a 4-1 record.

The Wolves have split the scoring load between seven players, with Dominic Coffman (4), Daylon Houston (2), Johnny Porter (2), Logan Downes (1), and Aiden O’Neill (1) all chipping into the effort.

But there’s a titanic twosome leading the way, as seniors Tim Ursu and Scott Hilborn have hit paydirt eight times apiece.

Ursu has snagged five TD passes, while also scoring once on a run, a punt return, and a kickoff return.

Hilborn counters with six scores as a rusher, one through the air, and one off of a kickoff return.

Coupeville has four regular season games left and seems intent on picking up a playoff tilt or two.

That should give Hilborn and Ursu a chance to make a run at putting together some of the best scoring seasons in the Coupeville Sports era, which runs from 2012-2022.

Who are they chasing? Well, in Hilborn’s case, it’s himself.

 

Most TDs 2012-2022:

Josh Bayne — 25 TDs in 2014
Hunter Smith — 14 TDs in 2016
Scott Hilborn — 12 TDs in 2021
Sean Toomey-Stout — 10 TDs in 2018
Jake Tumblin — 10 TDs in 2012
Bryce Fleming — 9 TDs in 2012
Jake Tumblin — 9 TDs in 2013

 

And one fun fact.

Even though Josh Bayne was unstoppable in 2014, he does NOT own the school’s single season record for collecting either rushing or receiving touchdowns.

He ran for 15 scores, and snagged another 10 through the air that year, but the CHS marks of 16 TDs on the ground and 11 through the air belong to Ian Barron and Hunter Smith, respectively.

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Coupeville High School football coach Bennett Richter has his team playing smart ball. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Wolf booters get hydrated and stretched. (Bailey Thule photo)

Advantage, home.

Coupeville High School fall sports teams are scheduled to play five times in front of their home fans this coming week, only hitting the road for three trips.

Wolf girls soccer defends the pitch at Mickey Clark Field twice, hosting Friday Harbor Tuesday and Crosspoint Academy Saturday.

It’s a split for CHS volleyball and boys soccer, which both start the week on the road, then end it at home.

The spikers travel to Friday Harbor Tuesday, before hosting South Whidbey Thursday, while the male booters travel to Cedar Park-Lynnwood Tuesday and host Mount Vernon Christian Saturday.

Coupeville’s harriers are the lone road-only team, participating in the Nike Hole in the Wall Cross Country Invitational Saturday at Lakewood High School.

Finally, we have Wolf football, which is playing this week on a Thursday, and not Friday, due to a ref shortage in the region.

The gridiron giants welcome Bellingham to town for a non-conference tilt.

A look at standings through Oct. 2:

 

Northwest League boys soccer:

School League Overall
Friday Harbor 1-0-0 4-1-0
La Conner 1-0-0 3-5-1
MV Christian 1-0-0 4-2-1
Orcas Island 1-0-0 5-1-0
Coupeville 0-0-0 2-3-0
CPC-Lynnwood 0-1-0 0-5-0
Grace Academy 0-1-0 4-1-2
Lopez Island 0-1-0 1-3-0
PC Christian 0-1-0 3-2-1

 

Northwest League football:

School League Overall
Coupeville 2-0 4-1
Darrington 1-0 5-0
Friday Harbor 1-1 2-3
Concrete 0-1 0-4
La Conner 0-2 0-3

 

Northwest League girls soccer:

School League Overall
MV Christian 2-0-0 4-3-0
Friday Harbor 2-1-0 5-4-1
La Conner 0-1-0 0-6-0
Coupeville 0-2-0 1-5-0

 

Northwest League volleyball:

School League Overall
MV Christian 4-0 7-0
Coupeville 3-0 4-2
La Conner 1-0 3-1
Orcas Island 3-2 4-5
Darrington 1-3 5-3
Friday Harbor 1-4 2-4
Concrete 0-4 2-7

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