The Pirate football team closed out its 2015 season with a strong statement, crushing the Coupeville Wolves 70-31 Friday at the VHS stadium.

The game was a crossover game between the last place teams from the Nisqually and Olympic leagues.  Vashon found its offensive feet, and on the back of Bryce Hoisington, found the end zone nine times and made the 2-point conversions seven times.

With the offense focused on helping Hoisington achieve the state rushing record, it was up to the defense to keep Coupeville out of the end zone and get the ball back.

Senior Clyde Pruett had 3.5 sacks in the first half alone and fellow senior Logan Nelson had multiple tackles in the backfield in the second half.

Sophomore quarterback Connor Hoisington got in on the action on the defensive side of the ball and threw in a couple of key tackles. Freshman Adrian St. Germain was his usual stellar self, taking the ball on offense just to mix things up, and leading the team in tackles. Big brother Azim St. Germain recovered a fumble and rumbled toward the goal line, being brought down just short. Freshman Will Hennessey was in on many stops, and looks to be a linebacker of the future.

It has been a season of highs and lows, with the team getting off to a strong start before collapsing during league play, then rebounding with two strong performances at the end of the season.

Coach Brynie Robinson summed up his first season with the team, “The season has been a tremendous blessing and I couldn’t have asked for a better group of young men to be around. We’re a family.”

Six senior Vashon Pirates who played all four years of their high school career were honored at halftime during Friday’s game. Edgar Polkat, Chester Pruett, Clyde Pruett, Logan Nelson, Hunter Stanley and Jackson Bard all experienced the unusual circumstance of having three different coaching changes during their four years, and many of the coaches returned to the gridiron to recognize them.

— Cheryl Pruett is the mother of two VHS football players.