Coupeville Sports

   Julia Myers has poured in 33 over the past two games to vault into second on the girls’ scoring list. (John Fisken photos)

Aaron Trumbull works hard for two of his 116 points.

Numbers don’t tell you everything, but they are a start.

Pull out the biggest number — the number of points each Coupeville High School varsity basketball player has scored this season –and you can see at least one thing.

Makana Stone can put the rock in the bucket.

The junior is, by far and away, the leading scorer, boy or girl, averaging 15.5 per game. That’s more than four points ahead of Wiley Hesselgrave, the next highest at 11.2.

Of course, just seeing one number doesn’t tell you who’s been injured (Madeline Strasburg is 6th in scoring, but missed the first half of the season, while Dalton Martin is currently 8th, but was much higher before injuries ended his season), which can skew numbers.

And, of course, points are not the only thing which decide a basketball game. Rebounds, defensive intensity, the ability to maintain composure under fire, heart — all have a huge impact.

But points are the big, shiny number, so that’s what we’re looking at this morning, as the Wolves prepare for a road doubleheader at Chimacum.

If nothing else, it’s a place to start.

So, here you go — the glossiest of all stats (with the caveat that these are unofficial numbers compiled by me as the season has played out):

GIRLS:

Makana Stone — 233
Julia Myers — 101
Kacie Kiel — 82
Hailey Hammer — 61
Monica Vidoni — 61
Madeline Strasburg — 58
Wynter Thorne — 46
Mia Littlejohn — 35
McKenzie Bailey — 16
Kailey Kellner — 4

BOYS:

Wiley Hesselgrave — 157
Aaron Trumbull — 116
Joel Walstad — 92
Aaron Curtin — 90
Ryan Griggs — 74
Risen Johnson — 57
CJ Smith — 49
Dalton Martin — 47
Matt Shank — 37
Gabe Wynn — 24
Jared Helmstadter — 2
DeAndre Mitchell — 2
Hunter Smith — 1