Coupeville Sports

Lexie Black played on three of the five highest-scoring Coupeville High School girls basketball teams. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Every coach and commentator and fan and player says the same thing – basketball is about more than just scoring.

And, it’s sort of true, until it isn’t, cause the only way you win a game is by having more points on the scoreboard than the other team.

The people doing the dirty work in the trenches — rebounding, scrapping for loose balls, setting picks with authority — are super important.

In that they set up people making baskets.

Which is why we tend to remember the players and teams who scored the most. Since they tend to be the most successful.

When you look back at the history of Coupeville High School basketball, there is no question as to the greatest offense to ever hit the hardwood.

It’s the 1969-1970 Wolf boys, who torched the nets for 1,836 points, without the help of the three-point shot.

No other CHS team, boys or girls, has come close to toppling that mark in the past 50 years, and, like Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak, it’s as close to an unbeatable record as we have.

I’ve written my fair share of stories about the 69-70 team, which was led by Jeff Stone, whose 644 points in 24 games remains the gold standard for not just Coupeville, but all of Whidbey Island.

But I just realized if you asked me which Wolf girls team was the best offensive machine in school history, I couldn’t tell you that off the top of my head.

So, off I scampered to my records, and, after scanning from 1974 to 2019, I found my answer, and I can’t say it’s much of a surprise.

The 2001-2002 CHS girls won a league title, then advanced to the state semifinals before finishing 6th – best finish in program history – and featured a mix of stars from top to bottom.

It’s the only Wolf girls team in school history to have six different players top 100 points during the same season, a feat Coupeville boys have accomplished 12 times in 101 seasons, most recently in 2009-2010.

So, as we continue to wade through the 45th season of CHS girls hoops, here’s the top five scoring teams all-time:

2001-2002 season — 1499 points

Brianne King 386
Ashley Ellsworth-Bagby 266
Sarah Mouw 259
Erica Lamb 174
Amy Mouw 137
Tracy Taylor 115
Vanessa Davis 68
Carly Guillory 43
Christine Larson 22
Lexie Black 13
Whitney Clark 8
Taniel Lamb 8

2002-2003 season — 1424 points

Brianne King 442
Erica Lamb 247
Amy Mouw 216
Carly Guillory 163
Vanessa Davis 163
Lexie Black 78
Taniel Lamb 43
Christine Larson 28
Whitney Clark 25
Brittany Black 12
Heather Davis 4
Samantha Roehl 3

1997-1998 season — 1375 points

Zenovia Barron 376
Ann Pettit 363
Maureen Wetmore 177
Hilary Kortuem 161
Kim Warder 104
Jennifer Pettit 74
Danielle Vracin 63
Stephanie Kipp 48
Rachelle Solomon 9

2000-2001 season — 1215 points

Brianne King 446
Ashley Ellsworth-Bagby 280
Tracy Taylor 142
Erica Lamb 76
Emily Young 67
Laura Young 57
Carly Guillory 54
Nicole Shelley 47
Vanessa Davis 23
Lindsey Tucker 13
Kara Warder 4
Jamie Townsdin 3
Christine Larson 3

2004-2005 season — 1198 points

Lexie Black 295
Brittany Black 209
Whitney Clark 188
Taniel Lamb 188
Heather Davis 120
Beth Mouw 73
Shawna West 50
Janiece Jenkins 43
Courtney Williams 17
Hayley Ebersole 7
Corrine Skvarla 4
Sarah Burgoyne 3
Corinne Gaddis 1