Coupeville Sports

Wolf QB Hunter Downes (3) limbers up his throwing arm. (David Stern photos)

   Shane Losey (10) peers in at the Charles Wright offense over the shoulder of a ready-to-launch Dane Lucero (55).

A man and his prairie. Lark Gustafson holds the line.

   Sharp-eyed Wolf captains (l to r) Downes, Julian Welling, Hunter Smith and Cameron Toomey-Stout lead some blind refs across the field.

   Losey’s helmet, adorned with Wolf stickers for various accomplishments, tells the tale of a young star on the rise.

Downes scampers for vital yardage.

Jake Hoagland (8) pulls down a pass during pre-game drills.

   Wolf linemen (l to r) Welling, Tyler McCalmont and James Vidoni take a knee while an injured rival player is down on the turf.

   Wolf QB Hunter Downes gazes out on the field, while Offensive Coordinator Brad Sherman debates helping his young gunslinger break school career passing records Sherman currently owns. (David Stern photos)

The CHS scoreboard lights up another Friday night on the prairie.

“If I ignore it, maybe they won’t notice I threw it…”

Matt Hilborn, best-dressed running back in the stadium.

The shoes go to work.

CHS cheerleaders prep for the return of the Wolves after the halftime break.

Cameron Toomey-Stout gets elusive.

   Captains Julian Welling (51), Downes (3) and Hunter Smith (4) have led CHS to its first 2-0 start since 2009.