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They love the smell of fumbles in the afternoon!!

Posted in Football, Middle School, tagged , , , , , on October 4, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Dominic Coffman forced a fumble and recovered another one Thursday afternoon in Sultan. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Find positives and build on them.

That’s one of the goals for the Coupeville Middle School football coaching staff as it tries to hold a very-thin Wolf roster together, while also teaching and building for the future.

Thursday afternoon in Sultan, CMS fell 30-0 and lost starting QB Nathan Ginnings to a broken arm, but the Wolves scrambled.

They moved Scott Hilborn under center and let him create, they moved a couple of players into positions they hadn’t played before, and they continued to play scrappy, opportunistic ball.

“The bright side is we stopped all their extra points,” said Coupeville coach Brett Casey. “Our defense played great.”

While the Wolves were beaten twice on big pass plays (“we had great coverage, they just had a little better play”), they forced three turnovers.

William “The Cornish Game Hen” Davidson and Dominic “The Dominator” Coffman forced fumbles, with Mike Robinett, Josh Upchurch and Coffman snatching up the loose balls.

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Nipped in Langley!!

Posted in Football, Middle School, tagged , , , , , on October 2, 2014| Leave a Comment »

(John Fisken photo)

Left to right are Wolves Jake Pease, Sean Toomey-Stout, Chris Battaglia and Shane Losey. (John Fisken photo)

Against all odds, they almost pulled out a win.

Almost.

Despite losing four fumbles, two when they were in scoring position, the Coupeville Middle School football squad came dangerously close to pulling off a comeback win Wednesday in Langley, before falling by three points.

The very-young Wolves kept on coming hard into the final moments.

CMS launched an onside kick with a minute to go, but couldn’t quite come up with the ball for one final drive.

“It looked as though we had it (the ball), but after a little wrestling, we came up short,” said Wolf coach Bob Martin. “A little running, a little passing, it was our game to win, but our errors were the deciding factor.”

Coupeville, which is now 0-3, returns to action Wednesday, Oct. 8 when it travels to Granite Falls.

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