The first football game of Scott Hilborn’s senior season arrives Sept. 2. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
In 92 days, the games start counting again.
With spring sports wrapped up and graduation bearing down quickly, the 2021-2022 school year is all but done, and yet, here we are already looking ahead.
Coupeville High School football, and new head coach Bennett Richter, open fall practice Aug. 17 — with soccer, cross country, tennis, and volleyball slated to kick things off Aug. 22.
Then, when Friday, Sept. 2 rolls around, the Wolf gridiron squad travels to Silverdale to face Klahowya and the 2022-2023 school year — at least sports wise — is up and roaring.
While most other CHS sports teams already have at least partially formed schedules, you can expect some tinkering between now and then, so we’ll wait to post anything until we get closer.
But football seems pretty set in stone, so we’ll take a chance and jump the gun.
The Wolves, who went 3-5 a season ago, snapping a two-year run of posting winning records, have five home games against just four road trips.
Coupeville, a 2B school, is punching above its weight class in non-conference games, with plans to face four 1A foes, plus 2A Bellingham.
Only one opponent — South Whidbey at 6-4 — posted a winning mark in fall 2021, with the seven teams on the schedule combining for a 24-36 record last time out.
Among the three 2B schools in the Northwest 2B/1B League, Friday Harbor is the defending league champs, having held off Coupeville 13-6 in a triple overtime thriller to decide that honor.
La Conner, by comparison, suffered through the worst football season in an otherwise rich school athletic history, being outscored 231-0 across five games.
Unleash the Wolfpack.
The 2022 schedule (* = league games):
Fri-Sept. 2 — @ Klahowya — 5:00
Fri-Sept. 9 — South Whidbey — 7:00 — The BUCKET GAME
Fri-Sept. 16 — Sultan — 7:00
Fri-Sept. 23 — @ La Conner (*) — 5:00
Fri-Sept. 30 — Friday Harbor (*) — 6:00 — HOMECOMING
Fri-Oct. 7 — Bellingham — 7:00
Fri-Oct. 14 — @ Cascade (Leavenworth) — 7:00
Fri-Oct. 21 — La Conner (*) — 7:00 — SENIOR NIGHT
Fri-Oct. 28 — @ Friday Harbor (*) — 6:30
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