“Ow, ow, owie ow ow…” (John Fisken photo)
Coupeville helped set Washington state high school football history Friday night.
Not that anyone probably wants to talk about it all that much.
When the Wolves lost 70-31 at Vashon Island to end a 1-9 season, they were savaged by Pirate running back Bryce Hoisington in a way no team in modern recorded state history has ever been.
The Vashon junior carried the ball 51 times for 573 yards and nine touchdowns.
By doing so, Hoisington broke two records for 11-man football in Washington state.
The 573 yards shattered the previous single game record of 488 yards put up by Eisenhower’s Branden Curtis in 2012, and the final burst also allowed Hoisington to capture the single season record as well.
He ran for 2,929 yards and 32 touchdowns on 337 carries this season, breaking a yardage record that had stood for all of a season.
Chiawana running back Austin Urlacher set the record in 2014, when he collected 2,877 yards over 14 games as his team advanced to the 4A state title game.
Hoisington broke the record while playing four less games.
While we try to figure out how Vashon missed the playoffs — the Pirates finished 4-6, somehow losing to Chimacum along the way — let’s take a look at his record-breaking stats, courtesy a chart from the Tacoma News-Tribune.
Forks — 28 carries for 136 yards
Port Angeles — 34-266
Charles Wright — 41-376
South Delta (B.C.) — 38-288
Marriott (B.C.) — 6-150
Charles Wright — 33-380
Bellevue Christian — 40-289
Cascade Christian — 24-102
Chimacum — 42-369
Coupeville — 51-573
What can you say but this? Congratulations Mr. Hoisington, and we hope we don’t see you again next season.
Coupeville Sports 