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December 31, 2017 by David Svien

You have to put the ball in the bucket to win basketball games. (Maddie Vondrak photo)

The calm before the storm.

The week surrounding Christmas is notoriously slow in the world of high school basketball, and 2017 was no exception.

Coupeville played just one game, having sat out the previous eight days, and now sits six days before its next game, thanks to New Year’s Day.

While both of the Wolf squads fell to non-conference foe Orcas Island, the boys loss was highlighted by Hunter Smith going off for a game-high 25 points.

Through the first nine games of the season, the senior guard is averaging 19.3 a game, which has allowed him to continue flying up the school’s career scoring chart.

Smith currently sits #24, and, if he continues at his current pace, could have a shot at breaking into the top 10 for both single-season and career scoring performances.

On the girls side of the ball, senior Mikayla Elfrank is out in front at a whisper below 10 points a night, with everyone hoping her ankle injury Friday was just a temporary setback.

Varsity scoring totals and league standings through Dec. 31:

Girls:

Mikayla Elfrank 99
Lindsey Roberts 67
Ema Smith 41
Kalia Littlejohn 38
Sarah Wright 38
Kyla Briscoe 28
Scout Smith 24
Chelsea Prescott 10
Allison Wenzel 3
Hannah Davidson 2

Boys:

Hunter Smith 174
Ethan Spark 87
Joey Lippo 26
Hunter Downes 21
Mason Grove 15
Jered Brown 14
Kyle Rockwell 11
Dane Lucero 5
Cameron Toomey-Stout 3
Gavin Knoblich 2
Ulrik Wells 2
Jacobi Pilgrim 1