Coupeville Sports

Kailey Kellner, seen here in an earlier game, beat Port Townsend 15-4 by herself Tuesday. (John Fisken photo)

It was a tricky task.

Facing a Port Townsend squad that could only field five players Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team danced a delicate dance.

On the one hand, the Wolves wanted to win (and win big, if possible), while, on the other hand, not unnecessarily embarrass the Redhawks.

Under the deft guidance of coach Amy King, Coupeville managed to pull it off however.

Holding the visitors to just a pair of baskets, the Wolves strolled to a 35-4 win, but they did so without trying to run up the score or pull off overly aggressive tactics once the lead was established.

And, while the Redhawks had a fair amount of trouble even getting shots off, much less hitting them, the 32-minute women did stay on their toes until the end, fighting until the final buzzer.

The win kept Coupeville’s winning streak going (it now sits at six games and counting) as the young Wolves improved to 12-5 overall, 7-0 in Olympic League play.

In the early going different players took the lead, with Skyler Lawrence, Kailey Kellner and Lauren Grove taking turns scoring back-to-back buckets as Coupeville built a 13-0 lead.

After Port Townsend finally cracked the offensive code on a put-back off of a rebound, the Wolves immediately responded with a three-pointer from Lauren Rose.

Taking the inbounds pass as she sauntered towards the parking lot, the freshman paused for a millisecond, locked on the basket and let it fly with precision.

From there it was a lot of passing to keep the clock running and a handful of nice buckets (Allison Wenzel hit a pair of baskets on strong drives to the hoop while Rose took a ball coast to coast for a sizzling layup).

Kellner paced the Wolves with a game-high 15, while Rose and Lawrence each dropped in six. Grove and Wenzel rounded out the scoring with four apiece.

Tiffany Briscoe, Brisa Herrera and Kyla Briscoe all chipped in with strong rebounding, as all eight CHS players made an impact in the win.