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WIAA rankings favor Wolf boys

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, rankings, RPI, WIAA on December 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Brad Sherman (right) has the Wolves clicking as they head into back-to-back games in Eastern Washington. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Currently just one of Whidbey’s six varsity high school basketball teams has a winning record.

That’s the Coupeville boys, who sit at 6-1 and are ranked #9 in 2B by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s RPI formula.

The “Rating Percentage Index,” a hotly debated topic, is “one of the tools utilized by the seeding committees to determine first round bracket pairings into the state tournaments.”

It’s also great for starting arguments, as when it puts Pacific Christian Academy (1-0) at #1 in 1B boys, over Cusick (8-0), Wellpinit (6-0), or Clallam Bay (6-0).

Especially since there’s virtually no info for PCA online, and its one supposed win, over South Eugene Dec. 15, is credited to an entirely different school — Pacifica Christian/Orange County — on MaxPreps.

But back to Coupeville, where the Wolves are a legit 6-1, with their only loss to Toledo, currently 2B’s #19 team.

Colfax (7-0) sits atop the 2B RPI, with Coupeville’s Northwest 2B/1B League mates La Conner at #25 and Friday Harbor at #31.

On the 1B side of things, Mount Vernon Christian is #29, Orcas Island #32, Concrete #36, and Darrington #50.

Whidbey’s other two high schools?

South Whidbey (1-5) is #57 in 1A, while Oak Harbor (2-6) is #67 in 3A.

In girls’ action, Rainier (7-0) and Neah Bay (5-1) are #1 in 2B and 1B respectively.

Coupeville (3-5) sits at #35 in 2B, with La Conner at #28 and Friday Harbor #49, though that number is skewed for the Wolves, as they are currently credited with a win they don’t actually own.

The score from the CHS vs. FH boys’ game, in favor of the Wolves, was entered twice, while in reality, Coupeville’s girls lost that night.

NWL top dog Mount Vernon Christian (8-1) is the highest-ranked team from the conference at #4 in 1B, with Concrete (#28), Darrington (#31), and Orcas Island (#61) following behind.

South Whidbey (2-5) is #51 in 1A, with Oak Harbor (3-4) at #24 in 3A.

This despite one of those Wildcat losses being to MVC, in a rare case of a 1B school bushwhacking a 3A institution.

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Booters rise in state rankings

Posted in Boys Soccer, tagged CHS Wolves, Northwest League, rankings, RPI, WIAA on September 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Preston Epp and Coupeville are shooting, and scoring. (Zak Weatherford photo)

The respect grows.

Coming off a win over pitch powerhouse Orcas Island, which has played in the state championship game in back-to-back seasons, the Coupeville High School boys’ soccer team is moving up in the rankings.

The Wolves, who were #9 among 2B/1B schools in the first RPI (Rating Percentage Index) list released by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, jump two slots to #7 a week later.

Coupeville, which is 3-1 heading into a Friday home showdown with Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood (1-3), is the second-highest ranked public school.

Defending state champ Friday Harbor (3-1) sits at #4, while fellow Northwest 2B/1B rival Mount Vernon Christian (6-1-1) is #5.

Wolf super fan Greg White keeps a watchful eye on the pitch happenings. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

After some shuffling, the current top three is comprised of Summit Atlas (3-0), Auburn Adventist (3-1), and Upper Columbia Academy (2-0).

Puget Sound Adventist (3-0) is #6, with Columbia Adventist (1-1), Rainier Christian School (2-1), and Riverside Christian (2-1) rounding out the top 10.

The NWL holds down slots #11-#14, with Orcas (3-3), Lopez Island (2-1), Providence Classical Christian (2-2), and La Conner (2-3), while CPC-Lynnwood is #19 and Grace Academy (0-4) #23.

While RPI is often hotly debated, it does have some value, as the WIAA uses it as part of its formula for seeding teams for state tournament play.

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Booters get WIAA ranking love

Posted in soccer, tagged CHS Wolves, football, Friday Harbor, RPI, Soccer on September 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville soccer is ranked #9 among 2B/1B teams. (Ryan Blouin photo)

Get rid of the private schools and Coupeville is sitting pretty.

Ranked in the top 10 for the first time in years, the Wolf boys’ varsity soccer squad (and its female assassins) is currently slotted at #9 among 2B/1B pitch programs according to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

Toss out all the private schools, however, and CHS would jump to #2 in the RPI rankings, trailing just defending state champs Friday Harbor.

Of course, Washington state refuses to hold separate championships for public schools and private schools, even when private schools are able to offer “scholarships” and other incentives to steal athletes away from their rivals.

But that’s an argument for another day.

Today, according to the computers that rank teams in soccer, volleyball, and football, Coupeville’s booters (2-1) are #9, while Friday Harbor (3-0) is #2 and fellow Northwest 2B/1B League rival Mount Vernon Christian (5-0) is #3.

Auburn Adventist Academy (2-0) tops the list, while NWL heavyweight Orcas Island (2-2), which won the state title in 2021 and finished as runners-up in 2022, are #11 ahead of a trip to Whidbey this weekend.

The rest of Coupeville’s NWL foes sit in a bunch, with Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood (#13), Lopez Island (#14), La Conner (#15), Providence Classical Christian (#16), and Grace Academy (#19) lumped together in a field of 21 schools.

And what about the other sports using RPI?

Coupeville volleyball (1-2) is ranked #26 out of 53 schools in 2B, while Wolf football (0-3) finds itself at #33 of 43 after opening with losses to three 1A schools who are a combined 8-1.

Is RPI important? It can be, as it’s used when committees seed teams in the various state tournaments.

Is it correct?

Well, your computer may say Northwest Christian (Colbert) is the #1 football team in 2B and defending champ Napavine, which has won 16 straight games, is #2.

But that just means your computer, or the person programming it, is a moron.

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Whidbey gridiron teams highly ranked

Posted in Football, tagged CHS Wolves, football, RPI, SWHS Falcons, WIAA on October 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »

“Whose house? Our house!!” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re starting to notice us.

First came some respect from the computers, and now the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is chiming in when it comes to high school football on The Rock.

Both 2B Coupeville (4-1 on the season) and 1A South Whidbey (5-0) are ranked #7 in their respective classifications in the latest RPI rankings from the WIAA.

That’s big, as the Rating Percentage Index is a key component used by seeding committees when they set up first round bracket pairings for the state tourney.

Coupeville, whose only loss came to South Whidbey, is 2-0 against fellow 2B schools, and 2-1 when playing up against 1A programs.

The Wolves host 2A Bellingham Thursday, then travel to Leavenworth the next Friday to play 1A Cascade, which is currently ranked #8 on the RPI chart.

The final two regular-season games are against 2B league rivals La Conner and Friday Harbor.

The current RPI rankings have Okanogan, Raymond-South Bend, and Napavine atop 2B, followed by Liberty (Spangle), Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, and Columbia (Burbank).

Coupeville slots in at #7, with Lake Roosevelt, Adna, and Jenkins (Chewelah) rounding out the top 10.

While Whidbey’s smaller schools are ruling the gridiron, things are not as fancy in the big city.

Oak Harbor, a 3A program, is 0-5 this season and not allowed anywhere near the RPI rankings.

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They (sort of) like us

Posted in Basketball, tagged Basketball, CHS Wolves, Evans Rankings, RPI, WIAA on January 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School boys hoops assistant coach Greg White lays it on the line. “Just win, baby! The rest will take care of itself.” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Well, we get some respect, just not all the respect.

Despite being the only unbeaten 2B boys team left in the state, Coupeville High School has yet to top any of the state-wide rankings this season.

But the Wolves, now 13-0 after road wins at Mount Vernon Christian and Granite Falls this past week, have bumped back up.

So, it’s a start.

Evans Rankings, which uses “an unbiased ranking system using a formula of my creation,” according to well-respected writer/numbers cruncher Matt Evans, has the CHS boys #6 as of Sunday night.

Coupeville trails Kalama (12-1), Chief Leschi (13-1), Ilwaco (14-1), Okanogan (16-2), and Napavine (13-2), but does rise four slots from last week, when they were tabbed at #10.

Meanwhile, the Wolves also sit at #6 in the RPI rankings posted by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, trailing the same five schools, just in a slightly different order.

The WIAA goes Kalama, Ilwaco, Okanogan, Chief Leschi, and Napavine currently.

While there is a lot of (often well-deserved) carping about the WIAA’s system, that’s the one which directly affects where and who Coupeville would play if it advances to the state tourney.

Meanwhile, new “Top 10 power rankings” from SB Live should be out in the next day or two.

In the last one, posted on Jan. 25, Okanogan was #1 in 2B, and Coupeville was on the outside looking in, considered one of “the next three teams up.”

Finally, there’s last week’s Associated Press poll, where pampered Seattle and Tacoma newspaper people sit around eating caviar and bonbons while ignoring the outer kingdoms.

I kid, I kid.

With the newspaper industry crashing to Earth like the Hindenburg, it’s more like a dented bottle of off-brand bottled water and an out-of-date pack of Ho Ho’s, am I right?

Honestly, it’s not surprising the Wolves get no love (or a single vote) from the AP, as the Coupeville boys haven’t been to the state tourney since 1988.

That means most voters haven’t seen CHS play in years and have no base of reference to draw from.

Out of sight, completely out of mind.

A few years back Makana Stone averaged 20+ points and 20+ rebounds a night while leading the Coupeville girls to a third-straight Olympic League title — a stretch where no conference rival came within single digits of the Wolves.

Local voters handed her another unanimous league MVP, but, when AP voters tabbed All-State teams, they ignored Kana.

Instead, they voted in favor of a girl from Klahowya who wasn’t the first option on a team which finished at the bottom of the league.

Why did they do that?

Because the Klahowya girl was one of the best soccer players in the state, the anchor of a state-title winning team.

AP voters mindlessly voted for a name they recognized, exposed an epic blind spot, then went back to hustling to keep their industry from vanishing from the face of the Earth.

And thus it has ever been so.

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