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Braves blanked by Coupeville in lopsided grid loss

During La Conner High School’s NW2B football game at Coupeville Friday night a disoriented deer sauntered onto the field.

But Bambi had nothing to fear.

It was a young and injury-riddled Braves team that was in Coupeville’s crosshairs instead.

The host Wolves (1-2), paced by four long touchdowns by Scott Hilborn, extended La Conner’s scoreless streak to three games with a convincing 51-0 league triumph.

Hillborn scored on a 48-yard option pitch in the first period, returned a punt 51 yards in the second quarter for a TD and reached paydirt twice in the third frame, once on a 49-yard pass recep...

 

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