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Finish strong, win big!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 9, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Andre Avila

   Andre Avila, seen here in an earlier game, had three rebounds and four assists in a win Wednesday night. (John Fisken photo)

Fourth quarter warriors.

Playing their best ball over the final eight minutes Wednesday, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad stormed back to knock off visiting Orcas Island 58-43.

The Wolves used a 22-7 advantage in the fourth to break open a tie ball game and net their first win of the season.

Now 1-3, Coupeville’s young guns were led by Ty Eck, who went off for a team-high 22, including five treys, and Luke Merriman, who dropped in 20.

Gabe Eck added 10, Ariah Bepler banked home four and James Vidoni swished a basket to complete the scoring output.

The Wolves started to run away with the game in the early going, jumping out to a 17-5 lead after one.

Orcas chipped away, though, using 15-12 and 16-7 surges in the middle two quarters to knot things up at 36 entering the final eight minutes of play.

After that it was all Coupeville, all the time.

Gabe Eck hauled down 11 boards, handed out five assists and made off with two steals to help fill up the stat sheet, while his brother had four rebounds and two steals.

Merriman liked the number three, racking up that total in three categories (rebounds, steals and assists).

Andre Avila chipped in with three rebounds and four assists, Vidoni had two rebounds and Bepler and Beauman Davis each corralled a loose carom.

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Sweet smell of success!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on December 5, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Wiley Hesselgrave, seen here in an earlier game, went for ?? Saturday. (John Fisken photos)

   Wiley Hesselgrave, seen here in an earlier game, went for 16 Saturday. (John Fisken photo)

Revenge and redemption and baked potatoes.

They were all on the menu Saturday night at Bellevue Christian, as the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball squad pulled off a stunner.

Roaring back in the second half, the Wolves made their free throws down the stretch and upended the host Vikings 53-50.

The non-conference win lifted Coupeville to 1-2 on the season and avenged a 30-point loss to the same school a season ago.

And, they did it with just seven players.

With starting guard Hunter Smith out for two weeks with a back injury, the Wolves relied heavily on their other two gunners and they responded.

Risen Johnson exploded for 17, including four free-throws in the final quarter, while Wiley Hesselgrave muscled his way to a sweet 16.

Battling Bellevue’s height advantage (Joe Lampkin, who poured in a game-high 26, is six-foot-six) and, possibly, the aroma of baked potatoes (BC’s concession stand is inside the gym, along the baseline, and spuds are on the menu), Coupeville stayed close, but trailed at the break.

Down 24-19 entering the locker room, the Wolves avoided their Achilles heel in recent years — the dreaded third quarter let-down — instead seizing the game for themselves.

Using four three-point bombs in the third to rally — two apiece from Hesselgrave and Johnson — CHS pulled even at 34 at the end of three.

Then, they held off a hostile crowd in the fourth, hitting 6 of 9 free throws and refusing to yield the lead once they had it.

Johnson (7) and Hesselgrave (6) carried the scoring load in the final quarter, while Jordan Ford and Gabe Wynn each came up big time with a bucket of their own.

Ford finished with six, while DeAndre Mitchell (5), Wynn (4), Ryan Griggs (3) and Dante Mitchell (2) rounded out the scorers.

The win sends the Wolves into an extremely favorable stretch of the schedule, as Coupeville plays eight of its next nine games on Whidbey.

CHS has seven home games and a short trip to Langley Jan. 4 for a rematch against South Whidbey during that run, with just one off-Island excursion (Dec. 11 at Klahowya) between now and Jan. 19.

JV falls:

A poor third-quarter doomed Coupeville’s young guns, as the Wolves fell 64-40 in the night’s opening game.

CHS went in at the half down by 11, but any hopes of a rebound evaporated when Bellevue took control to the tune of 18-5 to start off the second half.

Freshman Ty Eck, making his season debut, went for 11 of his team-high 14 points in the fourth quarter. He hit four bombs from three-point land in the game.

Gabe Eck and Luke Merriman added nine apiece, while Beauman Davis rattled home six and Ariah Bepler netted a bucket to round out the scoring attack.

Ty Eck had three rebounds and two steals, while Merriman hauled in three boards and dealt out four assists.

Bepler and Gabe Eck each snared three rebounds apiece.

Andre Avila and James Vidoni also saw floor time for Coupeville.

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Blowin’ up the stat sheet!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on October 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Uriel Liquidano, the team's #? tackle on the season, blocked a kick Friday night. (John Fisken photo)

   Uriel Liquidano, the team’s #3 tackler on the season, blocked a kick Friday night. (John Fisken photos)

Jacob Martin's name appears in eight stats categories, tied with Hunter Smith for second-most on the team.

   Jacob Martin’s name appears in eight stats categories, tied with Hunter Smith for second-most on the team, trailing just Wiley Hesselgrave.

One of Josh Bayne’s records is under siege.

A year after he capped his senior football season at Coupeville High School with a school-record six interceptions, that mark could be eclipsed.

With two more interceptions Friday against Klahowya, Wolf sophomore Hunter Smith now has four on the year, and the season is only halfway done.

If he stays healthy, Smith still has four regular season games to play, and then a guarantee of at least one more after that.

Either Coupeville will catch the Eagles for the #2 playoff spot out of the 1A Olympic League, or it would have a crossover game in week 10 against another squad that missed the postseason.

Smith’s pursuit of the pick record highlights our weekly look at CHS gridiron stats.

Others making stat sheet moves include Uriel Liquidano, who blocked a kick Friday, and Zane Bundy, who took over the team scoring lead with a pair of field goals and a PAT.

Plus, a big shout-out to Wiley Hesselgrave, who has slapped his name down in 11 categories, most of any Wolf this season.

As always, the stats below are taken from MaxPreps.com, where they were deposited by the Wolf coaching staff.

Think your numbers are wrong? Talk to your coaches, gentlemen.

I’m just the messenger.

Offense:

Passing:

Gabe Eck 41-74 for 509 yards with 3 TD and 2 INTs
Hunter Downes 25-46 for 239 yards with 1 TD and 3 INTs
CJ Smith 1-1 for 10 yards

Receiving:

C. Smith 16 receptions for 249 yards
Hunter Smith 22-230
Ty Eck 10-117
Wiley Hesselgrave 10-87
Jordan Ford 2-36
Lathom Kelley 2-22
Ryan Griggs 1-10
Jake Hoagland 2-7

Rushing:

Hesselgrave 40 carries for 271 yards
Kelley 32-123
Jacob Martin 7-12
Chris Battaglia 1-4
Mitchell Losey 1 (-3)
G. Eck 42 (-20)
Downes 12 (-49)

Total yards:

G. Eck 489
Hesselgrave 358
C. Smith 259
H. Smith 230
Downes 190
Kelley 145
T. Eck 117
Ford 36
Martin 12
Griggs 10
Hoagland 7
Battaglia 4

Touchdowns:

T. Eck 2
Hesselgrave 2
Martin 1
C. Smith 1
H. Smith 1

PATs:

Zane Bundy 4

Field Goals:

Bundy 3

Points:

Bundy 13
T. Eck 12
Hesselgrave 12
Martin 6
C. Smith 6
H. Smith 6

Defense:

Tackles:

Kelley 55
Hesselgrave 32
Uriel Liquidano 30
T. Eck 28
Brenden Gilbert 20
Battaglia 19
Tyler McCalmont 16
Mitchell Carroll 15
Julian Welling 15
H. Smith 13
Ford 11
Losey 11
Clay Reilly 11
Martin 10
C. Smith 6
Josh Lord 4
Jake Lord 3
JR Pendergrass 3
Griggs 1
Matt Hilborn 1
Teo Keilwitz 1
Josh Robinson 1
James Vidoni 1

Sacks:

Battaglia 2
Ford 2
Gilbert 2
Kelley 2
Carroll 1
Hesselgrave 1
Martin 1
McCalmont 1

Interceptions:

H. Smith 4
Hesselgrave 1
Martin 1
Reilly 1

Fumble recoveries:

Ford 2
Martin 2
H. Smith 2
T. Eck 1
Hesselgrave 1
Liquidano 1

Blocked kicks:

Hesselgrave 1
Liquidano 1

Special Teams:

Kickoffs:

Bundy 8 for 253 yards

Punts:

Reilly 12 for 412 yards
Bundy 12-308

Kickoff/punt returns:

Hesselgrave 10 for 152 yards
T. Eck 8-93
Kelley 5-68
H. Smith 4-39

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Wonder Twins power up: Ty Eck rolls!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on September 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ty Eck scrambles for yardage. (John Fisken photo)

Ty Eck scrambles for yardage. (John Fisken photo)

It’s all about family out on the gridiron for Ty Eck.

Whether he’s looking across at twin brother Gabe or his other teammates, the Coupeville High School freshman shares a bond with the guys he lines up next to.

“What I enjoy about football is being out there with my brothers, knowing they have my back, building team chemistry and the competitiveness of the game,” he said.

With a decade in the game (the brothers have been playing since age five), Eck, who will play safety and slot for the Wolves, has begun to build a strong game, on the field and in his mind.

“One of my strengths is I understand the game and how it is played, also my agility,” he said. “What I need to work is to increase my speed and strength.”

With an eye on the future (he’d like to become a team leader and earn a college scholarship), Eck has set his aim high for his first year at the high school level.

“My goals for this season are to become an even more team player, and like four interceptions,” he said.

A multi-sport athlete who is also planning to play basketball and soccer for the Wolves, Eck enjoys fishing with his uncle, swimming and hanging out with friends.

In school, engineering and math class draw his attention, even if those classes sometimes require extra effort.

“Even though I’m not the best at math I like the way it makes you think and to push myself to get better at it.”

In school or in sports, Eck draws inspiration from a wide range of people, starting with his parents.

“The first person who has had a big impact on me is my mom,” he said. “She has taught me to stay humble, my biggest fan, shows her love every day and gives up her time to help us on our football career.

“Second person is my dad,” Eck added. “He has always pushed me to do my best, teaches us new things about football and is always there when we need him.”

The young football star has also benefited from working with Rodrick Rumble, who made the jump from Oak Harbor High School to college and pro football.

“Last person is Rodrick,” Eck said. “He has pushed us to our limits, helped us on our footwork and speed/strength and is also a good supporter at what we do and a great friend.”

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T-minus two weeks!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , on August 5, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ty Eck lets it fly. (John Fisken photos)

Ty Eck lets it fly. (John Fisken photos)

Lathom Kelley

   Lathom Kelley has places to be, and he believes in getting there as quickly as possible.

Jake Hoagland

  Jake Hoagland reaches that point of a scrimmage where your helmet weighs about 125 pounds.

Gilbert

Brenden Gilbert, unleashed.

Ethan Kedrowski

Ethan Kedrowski: “Good lord, don’t let Gilbert hit me…”

JR Pendergrass

JR Pendergrass holds the line, giving Wolf QB Gabe Eck plenty of time to throw.

But, it’s still the middle of the summer…

It may feel that way, but, as of today, we are only two weeks away from the official start of the fall high school sports season.

Football teams across the state will take the field Wednesday, Aug. 19 for the first day of practice, with the rest of the various sports squads following suit on Aug. 24.

In Coupeville, that means volleyball, boys’ tennis and girls’ soccer will join the action.

Tennis will be led by Ken Stange, going into his 11th year at the helm of the Wolf netters. While he recently resigned as a teacher at CHS to pursue a new vocation, he intends to remain on as the net guru.

His fellow coaches include Troy Cowan (entering his third season as soccer coach), Breanne Smedley (second year at the helm of the volleyball program) and Brett Smedley, who will be making his debut as head football coach.

To get you ready, a few more left-over pics from the CHS summer football scrimmage.

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