Coupeville Sports

   Ashlie Shank scored six points and hauled in seven rebounds Friday night in a 25-point Wolf JV win. (John Fisken photo)

Scout Smith 14, Port Townsend 7.

Sparked by its rampaging freshman guard, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad romped to a runaway win Friday night at Port Townsend.

Toss in 18 points from Smith’s teammates and the final tally was 32-7 in favor of the Wolves.

The conference victory lifts the CHS young guns to 7-3 overall, 3-0 in Olympic League play.

Just getting on the floor was a win for the Wolf JV, which had two previous games cancelled when Chimacum and Port Townsend were unable to pull together enough players to compete.

Friday night the RedHawks put two seniors and a junior on the floor as part of a six-player roster, and Smith and Co. promptly ran them out of the gym.

It all started with defense, where the Wolves shut down both of Port Townsend’s tall players.

The three-headed beast of Scout Smith, Maya Toomey-Stout and Emma Mathusek shut down the passing lanes, while Ashlie Shank, Ema Smith and Nicole Lester took turns matching up with the RedHawks post players.

The Wolves held Port Townsend scoreless through the first eight minutes — a feat the CHS varsity would match later in the night — and was never threatened.

Scout Smith and Shank spent much of the night sniping away on outside shots, as the Wolves controlled the offensive flow.

“Our offense was fast but fairly patient with girls taking shots whenever open,” said Coupeville coach Amy King. “It was great to see that kind of aggressive play.”

Scout Smith brought her bench to its feet with a pair of back-to-back steals, while everyone chipped in, often by trying out something new.

“Tia (Wurzrainer) came up with several fourth quarter rebounds, passing the ball out to her teammates,” King said. “Avalon (Renninger) helped us out by playing point guard in the fourth and Maya stepped in as post at the end of the game.”

Shank drew a special heapin’ of praise.

“It was a full team win but a standout for me was Ashlie,” King said. “Her leadership on defense was huge, and her being able to shut down the taller post caused extra heartache for Port Townsend.

“She was aggressive on offense as well as on defense.”

Scout Smith’s 14 paced the attack, while Shank chipped in with six. Lester (4), Mathusek (4), Ema Smith (2) and Renninger (2) also put their names in the scoring column.

Lester and Shank ripped down seven boards apiece, while Maddy Hilkey picked up two boards and two steals.