At 5-4, Julia García Oñoro and the JV girls boast the best record of any Coupeville hoops squad. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
A bit rusty.
Returning to the court for the first time in nine days, the Coupeville High School JV girls basketball squad was not operating on all cylinders Friday night.
In the end, despite a stellar third quarter, a cold stretch early and a couple of unsuccessful plays late doomed the Wolves against visiting Orcas Island.
Falling 25-22, after carrying a two-point lead into the fourth quarter, the CHS young guns slip to 5-4 on the season.
Even with the non-conference loss, Coupeville’s female JV hoops stars still boast the best record of any Wolf team this winter.
When they tipped off Friday, it was the first time the Wolves had faced a rival since way back on Dec. 20 (and now they’ll sit until Jan. 5) and it showed at times.
Trailing 6-4 after the first quarter, the Wolves absorbed a rare goose egg on the scoreboard during the second eight-minute span of the game.
But, thanks to Orcas stumbling and rumbling to just three points of its own, the halftime deficit was a modest 9-4.
Sparked by a (surely rousing) halftime speech from very-ill coach Amy King, the Wolves used a 10-3 run in the third to regain the lead, but couldn’t quite hold on.
Orcas more than doubled its point total on the night with a 13-point explosion in the fourth, and CHS had two late opportunities slip away on turnovers.
Avalon Renninger and Nicole Lester paced the Wolves with six points each, while Ashlie Shank (4), a suddenly-healthy Genna Wright (4) and Maddy Hilkey (2) chipped in.
Tia Wurzrainer, Julia García Oñoro, Mollie Bailey and Kylie Chernikoff all saw floor time, collecting rebounds and hustling after loose balls.
Leave a Reply