Davin Houston and Co. open a new season in 17 days. (Andrew Williams photo)
There’s a new foe on the gridiron.
When the Coupeville High School football team opens its season at home Friday, Sept. 6, the team it welcomes to Mickey Clark Field will be one it’s never played before.
And also one which is fairly new to the whole Friday Night Lights experience.
Annie Wright, a private 1A school from Tacoma, is a member of the Nisqually League and well-known for being successful on the basketball court.
But the Gators are new to football, having debuted just last year with a mostly JV schedule.
Coached by the school’s Director of Athletics, Harvard grad Mike Finch, Annie Wright played one varsity contest, closing the season with a 26-13 loss at La Conner.
Now, the Gators are set to take a much-bigger step, as a team with just four seniors is slated to clash with Cascade Christian, East Jefferson, and Klahowya among others.
First up, however, is a trip to Whidbey to face Coupeville, which beat La Conner 48-6 and 43-12 last season.
But everything rolls on in sports.
The Wolves will have new faces in new places as Bennett Richter opens his third year at the helm of the CHS gridiron program.
La Conner has moved, at least temporarily, from 11-man football down to the 8-man game.
And Annie Wright, which offers programs for preschool-12th grade, is ready for its prime-time football closeup in Cow Town.
Seventeen days away and counting.
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