Kacie Kiel and her Wolf teammates are gearing up for a playoff run. (John Fisken photo)
The road to a 1A state title starts in Deming.
Now, of course, the Coupeville High School girls’ basketball team (8-10) still has two regular season games to play.
The Wolves host Granite Falls Friday, then travel to Everett to play King’s Saturday in their final league game as a member of the 1A/2A Cascade Conference.
But, with a district playoff berth stamped, CHS can also look ahead a bit at where and when they will play their postseason action.
With the bracket for District 1’s eight-team tourney finalized, Coupeville is locked in as the #2 seed out of the Cascade Conference, and #5 overall.
That means the Wolves will start the double-elimination tourney in Deming Tuesday, Feb. 11, facing off with the Northwest Conference’s #3 team, Mount Baker.
The Mountaineers are 10-9 and close out their regular season against Bellingham Friday.
Win Tuesday, and the Wolves would likely play Lynden Christian (16-3), the #1 overall seed, in the semifinals Thursday, Feb. 13. If they did, they would hit the road again, as the higher seed hosts.
If it loses, however, Coupeville’s second game could be at home. Barring a major upset, Meridian (4-15), the #8 seed, would travel to Whidbey Island for that game, also on Feb. 13.
The Wolves have already hosted, and beaten, the Trojans, bouncing them 46-34 way back on Dec. 7.
Depending on how the tourney plays out, Coupeville could also host a playoff game Friday, Feb. 14, but, most of all, just wants to be still playing Saturday, Feb. 15, when the district championship and third-place games tip-off at Mountlake Terrace High School.
The top four finishers all claim spots at tri-districts, which runs Feb. 18-22. After that are regionals and then the state tourney.
The district bracket:
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