“Hey, Bellevue, you think you can beat my Coupeville mercenaries? Oh, you poor, deluded fools..” (Pat Kelley photo)
Now, it gets serious.
Riding high after thrashing Snohomish United 6-0 Saturday, the North Whidbey Deception FC-01 boys’ soccer squad prepares for a first-place showdown this weekend.
The Deception, who are powered by their high-scoring Coupeville mercenaries, are 4-0 and have outscored opponents 22-4.
Awaiting them this Saturday, Oct. 10 will be Bellevue’s Lake Hills Legend, also 4-0.
The game will be at Ft. Nugent Park, with a kickoff time still to be determined.
Bellevue’s offense is not quit as explosive as Whidbey’s, but their defense is even more lock-down, with the Legends holding a 14-2 scoring advantage on the pitch this season.
In their tune-up against Snohomish, the Deception benefited from Aram Leyva’s second hat trick of the season.
The Coupeville Middle School seventh grader had his first two goals set up by schoolmate Matthew Kelley, then nailed his third score when he corralled his own missed header and knocked the rebound back in the net.
Kelley and fellow Wolf Sam Wynn each scored, while Kelley collected three assists and Sage Downes set up another score.
The Coupeville connection has combined to score 17 of North Whidbey’s 22 goals, led by Leyva, who has tallied eight.
Kelley has six, having scored in every game, while Wynn, Downes and Jake Mitten have tallied one apiece.
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