Coupeville Sports

   Wolf sophomore Kyla Briscoe outscored Port Townsend by herself Tuesday night. (John Fisken photo)

Perfection.

22 times a Coupeville High School girls’ basketball squad has taken the court for a 1A Olympic League game, and 22 times the Wolves have strolled off with a win.

Both the CHS varsity and JV went 9-0 in conference  play in 2014-2015 — the first year of the league — and after wins Tuesday at Port Townsend, both are 2-0 this go-round.

For the Wolf JV, Tuesday was a treat from start to finish at they romped to a 25-4 victory.

The win lifted the young guns to 3-5 overall on the season.

Facing off with the RedHawks, Coupeville came out sizzling on defense, forcing back-to-back 30-second clock violations.

That was just the start, as the Wolves held Port Townsend completely scoreless in the second half, putting a lid on the basket for a full 16 minutes of play.

After struggling to get their own shots to drop in the opening quarter — they clung to a 4-2 lead after the first eight minutes — the Wolves finally figured out Port Townsend’s man defense, and exploited it the rest of the way.

Swing player Kyla Briscoe gave Coupeville a much-needed jolt in her one quarter of play, tossing in a game-high six points while “stirring up trouble for the other team.”

CHS coach Amy King wanted her squad to jump on their hosts hard to start the second half, and the Wolves responded.

Ashlie Shank swished a trey, Ema Smith and Sarah Wright both knocked down a bucket and Skyler Lawrence completely shut down the paint to incoming RedHawks in the third.

“Skyler was rebounding all night like always, and was able to attract some fouls which was great,” King said. “Sarah had several strong rebounds, turned and drove the ball up the court — it was awesome to see her take control like that.”

With a comfortable lead, Coupeville mixed up its lineup in the fourth, with Maddy Hilkey running the point and Brittany Powers and Brisa Herrera playing the wing.

“It’s great to get players that type of experience,” King said. “Both Nicole (Lester) and Lindsey (Laxton) ripped rebounds Skyler-style. They are both getting stronger and moving with more confidence on the court.

“I was very happy with the teamwork and improvements from our last game.”

Briscoe and Smith paced the Wolves with six points apiece, while Shank (5), Wright (4), Lawrence (3) and Allison Wenzel (1) rounded out the scorers.

Wright snagged a team-high 10 rebounds, while Smith tallied six and Shank collected four.

Coupeville forced 13 steals, with Hilkey, Wright and Briscoe pilfering three apiece. Smith and Shank both made off with two each.