Coupeville Sports

   Jordan Ford (5), seen here in an earlier game, dropped in a team-high 12 Friday, but Coupeville lost at Port Townsend. (John Fisken photos)

Ty Eck rained down 26, best by any Wolf this season, in the JV loss.

Three steps forward, one step backward.

The Coupeville High School boys’ basketball squad rolled into play Friday night on a three-game winning streak, but a poor first quarter threw a wrench into the gears.

Trailing 20-9 after the first eight minutes, the Wolves fought back hard but couldn’t overcome a steady Port Townsend team, falling 67-51 on the road.

The loss dropped Coupeville to 7-7 overall, 2-2 in league play.

Port Townsend sits atop the standings at 4-0, while the Wolves are in a tie with Chimacum (2-2) with five to play.

Klahowya (0-4) would be the odd man out right now, if the playoffs started tomorrow.

They don’t though, which gives Coupeville plenty of time to control its playoff fate and still make a run at a title.

The Wolves play their next three games at home, starting with Chimacum Tuesday, Jan. 26.

Friday night CHS was stung early and late.

In the first half it was RedHawk ace Kaiden Parcher, who went for all of his game-high 16 points before halftime.

In the late going, it was a 15-5 Port Townsend run to open the fourth that was the final blow.

Coupeville’s best run came in the second quarter, when Risen Johnson, Gabe Wynn and Wiley Hesselgrave each tossed in five points as the Wolves held an 18-14 advantage.

Jordan Ford paced CHS with a team-high 12, while Hunter Smith hit for nine.

Wynn and Hesselgrave each popped for eight, with Risen Johnson (6), JJ Johnson (3), Dante Mitchell (2), Jared Helmstadter (2) and DeAndre Mitchell (1) rounding out the scorers.

JV nipped:

Coupeville’s big two — Ty Eck and Brian Shank — combined for 43 points, but it wasn’t quite enough, as the Wolf young guns fell 64-53.

The loss dropped the JV squad to 2-10 overall, 0-4 in league play.

Eck was electric, going off for 26, the best by any CHS hoops player this season, boy or girl.

He rained down three treys along the way, scoring in every quarter, with a 10-point first quarter kicking things off.

Shank added 17 with a variety of inside moves, while Cameron Toomey-Stout banked home six. Andre Avila and Hunter Downes both chipped in with a bucket apiece.