Coupeville Sports

   Scout Smith dropped the hammer in the fourth quarter Monday, lifting the CMS 8th grade varsity to a victory. (John Fisken photos)

  Megan Thorn tied for team-high honors with four points in the 8th grade JV’s win.

Scout Smith is an assassin.

Saving her best for crunch time, the Coupeville Middle School hoops star poured in seven of her nine points down the stretch Monday to lift the Wolf 8th grade varsity to a wild 33-24 win at Chimacum.

The victory lifted Smith’s squad to 4-2 on the season and gave CMS two wins in three games on their road trip.

Coupeville’s 7th grade varsity was nipped 30-28 in a thriller, while the 8th grade JV got buckets from everyone on their roster en route to a 20-15 win.

8th grade varsity — Hannah Davidson was a force in the middle, dropping in 12, while Smith, Maya Toomey-Stout (5), Avalon Renninger (5) and Tia Wurzrainer (2) helped the cause.

Coupeville pulled off the win despite a thin roster and sometimes playing what seemed like 5-on-7.

“The refs were not on our side tonight,” said CMS coach Bob Martin. “But they (the girls) all played their hearts out.”

Things got dicey after Emma Mathusek went to the bench with a wrenched ankle, followed by Davidson fouling out.

That forced the Wolves to play a man down for a bit, before Mathusek returned, one painful step at a time, to give CMS five players on the floor.

“Emma returned in the fourth with tears and a limp, but didn’t hold anything back, diving, jumping, and leaving it all on the court,” Martin said. “Very proud of their efforts tonight!”

7th grade varsity — The Cowboys got a bit of revenge for an earlier-season loss, holding off the Wolves at the very end.

The loss dropped the young guns to 2-4, but their coach came away pleased with the effort his players gave him.

“It was a great game,” Ryan King said. “Win or lose, I’m proud of these girls.”

Chelsea Prescott paced CMS with 10 points, while Mollie Bailey and Genna Wright each banged away for seven.

Morgan Pease banked home four to round out the offensive attack, while Luci Coleburn and Catherine Lhamon both chipped in with hustle and hard work.

8th grade JV — Seven different Wolves scored, but it was their work on the defensive end that sealed the deal.

Wurzrainer, Megan Thorn and Seraina Weatherford each knocked down four, while Cassidy Moody, Marenna Rebischke-Smith, Cynthia Rachal and Melia Welling all chipped in with a basket.