Coupeville Sports

   Daniel Olson and the Wolves fought hard but fell in Forks Thursday. (John Fisken photo)

The Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball teams ventured into bat country Thursday and returned from Forks (Twilight … bats, you get it) with three losses in three games.

The JV squad, which was a joint venture between the 7th and 8th grade squads, had the best result, pushing their hosts to overtime before falling 33-29.

That game featured a breakout performance by Omar Moralez, who threw down eight of his team-high 12 during a fourth-quarter rally.

Dawson Houston tallied seven in support, Aram Leyva banked home five, Aiden Juras and Gavin Knoblich popped for two apiece and Johnathan Partida swished a free-throw to round out Coupeville’s scoring.

Tucker Hall, Jaylen Nitta, Michael Laska, Gage Powers, Ben Smith and Alex Jimenez also saw floor time in that game.

Coupeville’s varsity squads had a little more trouble scoring, racking up a combined 34 points across two losses in which final scores were buried on the side of the road before boarding the bus home.

The 7th grade Wolves were held to a season-low 14, with Jake Mitten leading the way with eight.

Matthew Kelley added five, including a three-ball, while Daniel Olson netted a free throw.

Sage Downes, Dakota Eck and Smith also saw action for the younger varsity squad.

Coupeville’s 8th grade varsity did a little better, tallying 20 points.

Sean Toomey-Stout was top dog with nine, while Koa Davison added six. Mason Grove netted three, all on free-throws, and Jered Brown dropped in a bucket.

Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim, Jean Lund-Olsen, Andrew Martin and Ulrik Wells ventured onto the court in Forks as well.

The Wolves have an immediate turn-around, venturing back on the road Friday to play Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend.

That’s a makeup for an earlier set of games that was denied by bad weather and timid ferry captains.

Coupeville has its final home games of the season Monday, Jan. 11 against Stevens (2:45 tip).