Abraham Leyva scored 45 goals in three seasons while playing for the Coupeville High School boys soccer program. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
After tossing in four scores Saturday at Nooksack, Derek Leyva has 30 career goals.
Aram Leyva has five goals through four games as a junior, and 24 career tallies.
They’re one swing of the foot away from history.
The Leyva clan — Abraham, who graduated in 2016, and current juniors Aram and Derek — are the best goal-scorers Coupeville High School boys soccer has ever had.
And now, as Aram and Derek prepare to play King’s at home Tuesday night (6:00 PM) in their league opener, the family is just a single score shy of its 100th goal.
Abraham exited with a school-record 45 goals, having played for the Wolves from 2014-2016.
His cousin, Derek, made his debut on the CHS pitch in 2018, and is coming up fast behind Abraham, having rattled the net for 30 goals.
Not to be forgotten, Aram, who is Abraham’s younger brother, has peppered in 24 scores between 2017 and the two goals he scored Saturday at Nooksack.
That puts the Leyva’s 1-2-3 on the CHS career scoring chart, with William Nelson (20 goals) and Ethan Spark (17), who both graduated in 2018, rounding out the top five.
Combined, the Leyva trio have 99 goals, and should only go higher with Derek and Aram still having at least nine more games to play during the current season.
Over the years, the three snipers have combined to score at least one goal against 20 schools, with Chimacum, Forks, Port Townsend, Nooksack Valley, and Vashon Island their favorite targets.
As the family races towards that 100th goal, here’s a look at how the three booters have piled up their stats.
Abraham:
2014 (sophomore) – 11 goals
2015 (junior) – 14
2016 (senior) – 20
Most goals in one game:
(4) – twice against Chimacum, once against Forks
Hat tricks (three or more goals in one game):
(5) – three times against Chimacum, twice against Forks
Playoff goals:
(1) – against Charles Wright Academy
Goals vs. schools:
Chimacum (13)
Forks (9)
Friday Harbor (4)
Granite Falls (4)
Cascade Christian (3)
Charles Wright Academy (2)
King’s (2)
Bellevue Christian (1)
Klahowya (1)
Lakewood (1)
Port Townsend (1)
Sequim (1)
South Whidbey (1)
Sultan (1)
Vashon Island (1)
Derek:
2018 (sophomore) – 24 goals
2019 (junior) – 6 and counting
Most goals in one game:
(4) – once against Chimacum, once against Nooksack Valley
Hat tricks (three or more goals in one game):
(4) – Once against Chimacum, Nooksack Valley, Port Townsend, and Vashon Island
Playoff goals:
(3) – all against Vashon Island
Goals vs. schools:
Chimacum (6)
Port Townsend (6)
Nooksack Valley (4)
Vashon Island (3)
Klahowya (2)
North Mason (2)
Olympic (2)
Sequim (2)
Forks (1)
Mount Baker (1)
Port Angeles (1)
Aram:
2017 (freshman) – 6 goals
2018 (sophomore) – 13
2018 (junior) – 5 and counting
Most goals in one game:
(3) – twice against Chimacum
Hat tricks (three goals in one game):
(2) – twice against Chimacum
Playoff goals:
(2) – one score against Bellevue Christian, one against Vashon Island
Goals vs. schools:
Chimacum (13)
Nooksack Valley (2)
North Mason (2)
Port Townsend (2)
Bellevue Christian (1)
Forks (1)
Klahowya (1)
Olympic (1)
Vashon Island (1)
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