Coupeville Sports

Nick “The Big Hurt” Streubel, 6 feet, 4 inches of laid-back, point-scoring brilliance. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Finding enough healthy players to field a team is job one right now for the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball team.

Missing their second (Aaron Trumbull – concussion) and third (Ben Etzell – wrist injury/staph infection) highest scorers, plus gunner Gavin O’ Keefe, who broke his leg way back in game two of the season, the Wolves found enough bodies, but not enough points Tuesday night.

Never able to score more than eight points in any quarter against host Granite Falls, Coupeville fell 62-29.

The loss dropped the Wolves to 1-18 overall, 0-13 in Cascade Conference play. Coupeville wraps its regular season with Senior Night at home against King’s Friday, Feb. 1, then heads to the district playoffs next week, with a hope of possibly getting back a player or two.

Against the Tigers, a 20-8 second quarter did in the Wolves, who had trailed by just seven after one quarter.

Big man Nick Streubel continued to pace Coupeville, rolling through the paint on his way to a team-high 11 points. Morgan Payne and Aaron Curtin each tossed in five, while Joel Walstad and Carson Risner each popped for four.

Seniors Drew Chan and Caleb Valko, who will be honored Friday, and freshman Wiley Hesselgrave, also saw floor time for the Wolves.