Coupeville Sports

Ty Hamilton wheels and deals in a recent game. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

   CMS coach Bob Martin gives Isaiah Bittner his marching orders. “Go destroy some fools, son!!”

They came, they saw, they conquered.

Delivering their best performance of the season right as they head into winter break, the Coupeville Middle School boys basketball squads rolled to big wins Thursday at Chimacum.

The Wolf JV ran past the Cowboys 36-26 to claim its first victory of the season, while the CMS varsity left the court carrying a 55-42 triumph.

The wins lift the varsity to 3-2 and the JV to 1-4, and those records will stay in place for a bit.

Coupeville has a three-week gap on its schedule, not returning to action until Jan. 4, when Forks makes the long trek to Whidbey to kick off the second half of the 10-game schedule.

Until then, the young Wolves can bask in the glow of victory, thanks to strong defensive efforts in both Chimacum games.

Varsity:

The Wolves put the hammer down early, with Caleb Meyer and Hawthorne Wolfe both tossing in six points apiece in the first period, part of a 17-point CMS explosion.

Other than a brief dip in the third quarter, Coupeville continued to pour in the buckets all afternoon.

Wolfe finished with a game-high 21, netting seven of his points via the free-throw line.

CMS hit 15 shots from the charity stripe as a team, one of its best performances this season.

Meyer knocked down 11 points to back Wolfe, while Grady Rickner popped for 10 and Xavier Murdy banked in six.

Logan Martin (5) and Cody Roberts (2) rounded out the scorers.

JV:

Coupeville put this game away with a 14-point run in the second quarter, keyed by six from the fingertips of point guard Aiden Burdge and a pair of buckets from enforcer Isaiah Bittner.

A three-ball from Tony Garcia in the fourth quarter put a cap on the win for the Wolves.

CMS spread its scoring around, with Bittner leading the way with 10.

He was followed by Burdge (8), Damon Stadler (8), Garcia (5) and Gabe Shaw (5).

Alex Murdy, Dominic Coffman, Levi Pulliam, Kevin Partida and Ty Hamilton rounded out the Wolf roster.