Coupeville Sports

   Mollie Bailey pumped in six points Monday as the Wolf 8th graders rolled to a huge win. (John Fisken photo)

Somebody send the fire department to Port Townsend, cause the joint just got torched.

Well, on the basketball court, at least, where the Coupeville Middle School girls basketball squads went nuclear on Blue Heron.

Rattling home buckets from every angle, while getting 14 girls in the scoring column, the Wolves reached the halfway point of the season Monday with a pair of feel-good routs.

The 7th grade squad clamped down on defense en route to a 45-9 romp, while the CMS 8th graders singed the nets to a 62-14 tune.

The victories lifted the 7th graders to 3-2 on the season, while the 8th graders sit at 1-4.

Both teams return to action next Monday, Mar. 13, when they host Chimacum.

7th grade:

Defense was the name of the game, as Coupeville refused to let its hosts get into double digits.

Up 12-2 after one quarter, the Wolves stretched things out to 26-4 at the half and 39-8 after three.

Audrianna Shaw and Ja’Kenya Hoskins both outscored Blue Heron by themselves, tallying 14 and 13 points, respectively.

Kylie Van Velkinburgh scorched the nets for eight, while Samantha Streitler (4), Anya Leavell (4) and Alanna Mihill (2) rounded out the scoring attack.

Adair DeJesus, Katelin McCormick and McKenna Somes all saw floor time as well for the on-point Wolves.

“We played very hard and as a team!,” said CMS coach Megan Smith. “I’m very proud of each and every one of them.”

8th grade:

With only four 8th graders on their roster, the older squad turned to four 7th graders to balance its roster, and one of those younger players, Izzy Wells, poured in 18 to pace the Wolves.

Genna Wright banged home 16, Chelsea Prescott tickled the twines for 14 and Mollie Bailey knocked down eight.

Meanwhile, Heidi Clinkscales, Katelyn Painter, Abby Mulholland and Isabella Velasco each added a bucket.

With the game out of hand early (14-2 after one and 26-6 at the half), CMS 8th grade coach Ryan King mixed and matched his roster, making sure every Wolf got a bucket.

“So proud of my girls. They have worked hard all year long and today they came out on fire and never looked back,” King said. “Every single one of them played amazing.

“They all stepped up. Our goals for this game were to play shut down defense, attack the basket, win the rebound game and most importantly, I wanted everyone to score,” he added. “We reached all our goals and I was so happy to see all of them score.”