Week 9: FRIDAY HARBOR WOLVERINE FOOTBALL Trivia, numbers, history, ramblings and stuff by Bruce Bennett

Next Game Next Week

* The 21-20 triumph at Coupeville Friday gave the Wolverines wins in both games with the Wolves and eliminated a possible tie-breaking contest this week.

* Next action for the Purple and Gold is November 8 when they play at Oak Harbor against a team from District 4 from the southwest corner of the state.  That opponent will be decided after this weekend.  The winner of the game on the 8th advances to the state playoff.


Stats and Stuff

* The win Friday was their fourth straight over Coupeville.

* FH has won three of their last five games.

* The Friday win broke a 4-game “away” losing streak.

* King pins of NW2BL.  Going back to 2018, the local eleven has won 20 of 23 games against Northwest 2B League opponents.  They are 10-0 over La Conner, 3-0 over Concrete and 7-3 over Coupeville.

* Since 2018 FH has won 12 of 13 games against 2B competition on the home field.

2B Rankings

* WIAA RPI: FH 34th 

* MaxPreps: FH 30th

* Sports Illustrated: FH 28th     

Schedule
9/5 6:00 p.m. Cedar Park Christian 49, FH 14 Home
9/12 5:00 p.m. East Jefferson 14, FH 13 Away
9/19 5:00 p.m. Cle Elum-Roslyn 27, FH 13 Mount Si
9/25 4:30 p.m. FH 63, South Whidbey 0  Home
10/3 6:30 p.m. FH 28, Coupeville 14 Home
10/10 5:30 p.m. Granite Falls 48, FH 13 Away
10/17 6:30 p.m. Blaine 42, FH 21  Home
10/24 5:30 p.m. FH 21, Coupeville 20 Away
10/31 Bye
11/8 Crossover with District 4 Oak Harbor