Taygin Jump and her Coupeville JV volleyball teammates blistered Friday Harbor with powerful, precision serving in a season-opening win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Friday Harbor had no answer for the lasers headed its way.
Powered by blistering service games from freshmen Maddie Georges, Taygin Jump, and Alita Blouin, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad cruised to a win Thursday in its season-opener.
Playing after the varsity, the young Wolves claimed the first set at Friday Harbor 25-8, then were up 18-2 in the second when the siren call of the ferry sent everyone scrambling to exit the gym.
As he cruised the waters of Washington state on his way home, Coupeville coach Chris Smith did so with a contented smile on his face.
“This was a very one-sided win that consisted of dominant serving from Maddie, Taygin and Alita,” he said. “All of our serving was on point, but those three did so well in both matches that the later rotations didn’t get a chance to serve much.
“Friday Harbor’s JV had no answer for our pinpoint barrage of serving aces.”
The few times the host team was able to return Coupeville’s offerings, the Wolves emphatically ended the play soon afterward.
“In the off chance they were able to get the ball back to our side of the net we took care of the ball quickly, with clean passing, beautifully-dispersed setting and our front row taking care of putting the ball away,” Smith said.
Stalking the net like the spike-happy assassins they are, Kylie Chernikoff, Jill Prince, and Ivy Leedy led the way, each collecting a handful of kills.
All in all, it made for one very happy coach.
“I am extremely pleased how the JV played for each other, to make the team around them great!”
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