Coupeville Sports

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Even when he can’t see…

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Michael Jordan had the shoes. Ben Etzell gets a boost in his scoring touch from a more liquid substance.

His mom, Kristi Etzell, is a relentlessly upbeat promoter of Isagenix products for health and happiness, and both times her oldest son has partaken in the company’s products before a Coupeville High School boys’ basketball game this season, his body has responded.

The first time he hit for 21 points against Granite Falls, the second time he rained down 24 points against Mount Vernon Christian, sparking the Wolves to a 51-41 win Saturday, breaking a 33-game, 702-day losing streak.

Must be the shakes.

As he and his teammates bask in the glow of their victory, Etzell took a few moments to reflect back on the night, what it meant to him, and the power of the shakes.

There are no words to describe last night’s win!

The last time I was that excited was when we won the championship game of the state baseball tourney a few years back.

It just feels so good to get that win, for the players, but especially for Coach Smith and Coach V. They have put in so much time to help us get better and there is nothing but positives coming in the future.

All those teams out there who are saying, “Oh, we’re playing Coupeville, here is another win,” they better start shutting their mouths, because watch out people, the Wolves have been released from the cage!

And yes, a shout-out to my momma, who has inspired so many people, including me, with her push towards a healthier life! Just so y’all know, the two times I have had an ‘IsaPro’ and ‘WantMoreEnergy’ before a game, I scored 21 points and 24 points. Maybe I should start doing that every game!

And as far as how I played: I just went out there with the mentality that no one was going to stop me, but I was going to stop everyone.

Coach tells us to do that before every game and this was the first game of the year where I really took that to heart and went out there and did my job. I mean heck, 24 points and 6 steals is a pretty good line both offensively and defensively!!

Honestly, I think everyone on the team really listened to coach and believed we were going to win, especially when we were down at half. There wasn’t a single person in the locker room at halftime who had checked out of the game and I thought that was really key for us.