Coupeville Sports

Wynter Thorne is always dangerous, regardless of where and when she’s shooting. (John Fisken photos)

David King: “You will make your free throws. All of them!!”

Two seconds to play. Two free throws to win the game.

Who do you want at the line?

I’m going to go with Wynter Thorne.

The Coupeville High School senior is the go-to foul shooter for the Wolves, at least in practice, after draining 26 consecutive shots at one point en route to capturing her team’s recent free throw shooting fundraiser.

Overall, Thorne hit 78 of 100 from the charity stripe, edging Kacie Kiel (76) and Makana Stone (75) for the title.

Kiel hit 15 consecutive shots at one point, while Stone and McKenzie Bailey banged home 12 straight. Others with solid streaks included Tiffany Briscoe (8), Skyler Lawrence (7) and Lauren Rose (7).

Bailey (66), Kailey Kellner (64), Briscoe (63) and Rose (58) rounded out the top overall finishers, with 12 of 17 Wolves netting 50% or better from the line.

Coupeville’s players combined to drain 938 free throws in the three-day event, which operated as a fundraiser for the program. Players got donations in two ways — a set fee for each made shot or a total sum regardless of how many shots were made.

With the Wolf varsity (6-3) and JV (5-3) both off to strong starts, the chance to fine-tune their free throw shooting can’t hurt in the long run.

“Many of the girls commented they did better than they thought they would and it became a fun competition between players on top of it being a great fundraiser for the program,” said CHS coach David King.