Joel Walstad is taking his skills to the playoffs. (John Fisken photos)
The Wolves celebrate at the end of Friday’s upset of #1 Chimacum.
Playoffs? Yeah, we’re talking about playoffs.
The Coupeville High School boys’ hoops squad danced along a razor edge for a day or two, tempting elimination, but the final piece fell into place late Friday night and the Wolves are postseason bound.
A wild 72-68 overtime upset of league champ Chimacum put CHS in the driver’s seat for the Olympic League’s third and final playoff berth, then Port Townsend officially gave up the fight with a 41-40 loss to Klahowya.
Those results leave the Wolves at 3-5 in league play, a game up on the 2-6 Redhawks with one to go.
Coupeville took two of three from Port Townsend, giving them the tiebreaker.
The Wolves will wrap the regular season Monday at home with Senior Night, facing Klahowya (5-3), while Port Townsend lines up opposite Chimacum (6-2).
Regardless of the outcome of those games, Coupeville will play at least one more game, traveling for a loser-out postseason tilt at the home of the #2 seed from the Nisqually League Saturday, Feb. 14.
Win that game and the Wolves advance to the double elimination portion of districts, which would start with a rematch against Chimacum Feb. 17.
On the girls side of the ball, Coupeville (8-0) is the league champ and will avoid a loser-out game.
They start double elimination play Feb. 16 at Sumner High School against the winner of a game between the #3 seed from the Olympic and #2 seed from the Nisqually.
Klahowya (4-4) will be the #2 team from the Olympic, while Port Townsend (2-6) and Chimacum (2-6) play Monday to decide the league’s final playoff berth.
The top two teams at districts advance to regionals.
Playoff brackets:
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