Coupeville players like Sage Downes (left) and Matthew Kelley accounted for 31 of their select team’s 37 goals this season. (Pat Kelley photo)
Maybe we forget about this one.
Missing seven players, including six starters, and with a chunk of those in attendance battling illness, the North Whidbey Deception BU14 soccer squad wasn’t able to finish its season in the intended matter.
Instead of taking a win and claiming second place in the final North Puget Sound Soccer League standings, the Deception, who mix Coupeville and Oak Harbor booters, fell 6-0 on the road to the Lake Hills Legends.
Whidbey finished 8-4 overall, claimed third-place in the 11-team league and, even being shut out on the last day, tallied the second-most goals of any team in the league.
Most of that offense came from the Coupeville Middle School kids on the roster, as the Wolves accounted for 31 of the team’s 37 goals.
CMS 8th grader Aram Leyva tallied a team-high 17 goals, including multiple hat tricks, while 7th grader Matthew Kelley punched in 10 scores.
Jake Mitten, who spent a lot of time in goal for the Deception (he stopped 10 of 12 shots in the first half Saturday), netted a pair of goals this season, while Sam Wynn and Sage Downes each scored once.
While NPSL play is done, North Whidbey is currently slated to play in the Founders Cup in Jan.
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