Cassidy Moody, here jumping center in an earlier game, scored all 12 of her points in the fourth quarter Monday, sparking a huge comeback win. (John Fisken photo)
First Ryan King got sick.
Then his team went and made Forks feel even sicker.
Storming back from a 14-point deficit entering the fourth quarter Monday, the Coupeville Middle School 7th grade girls’ basketball squad pulled off a stunner deep in the heart of Twilight country.
By the time they were done, pouring in 18 points in a frantic final eight minutes, the Wolves had a 25-23 victory, sweet revenge for an early season loss to the same squad, and some solace for their food poisoning-riddled coach.
“It was a phenomenal game,” King said. “Every girl that played made a difference and even those who didn’t get to play made a difference.
“I am super proud of the girls,” he added. “We fought to the very end and we are coming home with a win!”
After struggling to score in the first three quarters, amassing just a sparse seven points in 24 minutes, Coupeville (3-4) came out super-aggressive for the final stretch, and it paid dividends.
Pressing from start to finish in the fourth, the Wolves forced turnovers and turned them into buckets.
Everything started with defense, and Coupeville’s anchor in the middle, Morgan Pease, was key to that.
“Morgan played her heart out for us and even though she fouled out, she definitely was the tone-setter for how tough we needed to be,” King said.
With Cassidy Moody and Chelsea Prescott combining for all of Coupeville’s fourth quarter points — Moody went off for all 12 of her points in the rally while Prescott chipped in with six — the Wolves also got big game-changers from less heralded sources.
“Catherine (Lhamon), one of the shorter players we have, came out of nowhere and made a block that was a momentum changer,” King said.
Prescott, who tied Moody for game-high honors with 12 (Mollie Bailey dropped in a free throw to round out the scoring), tied the game with 30 seconds to play.
With Forks trying to set up for a game-winner, Moody made off with a steal and knocked home the go-ahead bucket with just five ticks left on the clock.
8th graders nipped:
Coupeville’s more-seasoned squad made a strong run, but fell just short at 34-26.
The loss dropped the Wolves to 4-3 on the season.
“Better game than the last by far!,” said CMS coach Bob Martin. “Their defense didn’t win the game, but it kept them in it!”
Scout Smith and Hannah Davidson each knocked down nine to pace the Wolves, while Avalon Renninger (4), Tia Wurzainer (2) and Emma Mathusek (2) rounded out the scoring stats.
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