Sophomore Izzy Wells knocked down nine points Tuesday as Coupeville’s varsity girls opened the season with a road win. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
With eight more points, senior Scout Smith moved into a tie for 75th place on the Wolf girls career scoring chart.
New coach, same result.
The last time the Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball squad squared off with Darrington, it was the 2014-2015 season and David King was in the third campaign of what would be a seven-year run at the head of the bench.
Jump forward to Tuesday night, and the Wolves and Loggers got back at it, with new CHS head coach Scott Fox making his debut in the hot seat.
Like his predecessor, the new hoops guru emerged with a win, this time to the tune of 42-35.
The non-conference opening night victory comes against a school Coupeville will play a lot more in the future.
When the Wolves drop from 1A to 2B with the start of the 2020-2021 school year, the programs will clash on a regular basis as members of the Northwest League.
With nine of Coupeville’s 13 varsity players underclassmen, including seven who are only freshmen or sophomores, Tuesday’s tilt was a nice primer for the future.
And, playing on the road, the Wolves proved resilient under fire, breaking open a game which was knotted 17-17 at the half.
Coupeville spread the love out in the second half, with eight different Wolves scoring, but two players at different spots in their careers stood tallest.
Sophomore Izzy Wells, moving into the starting lineup for the first time, and senior point guard Scout Smith, combined for 13 of their team’s 25 second-half points.
For the game, Wells led a very-balanced attack, rattling home nine points, while Smith tallied eight and Chelsea Prescott and Maddie Georges notched seven apiece.
Carolyn Lhamon (3), Avalon Renninger (3), Hannah Davidson (2), Audrianna Shaw (2), and Tia Wurzrainer (1) also scored.
Kylie Van Velkinburgh, Mollie Bailey, Nezi Keiper, and Anya Leavell also played, in a game where five Wolves were making their varsity debut.
CHS is playing three freshmen (Georges, Keiper, and Lhamon), while sophomores Shaw and Van Velkinburgh made the jump from last year’s JV squad.
With a win in the bank, the young Wolves head up the Island Wednesday to face 3A Oak Harbor, then host Orcas Island — another future Northwest League rival — Saturday afternoon.
For Coupeville and its new head coach, it’s win and move on, rinse and repeat.
“I was very happy with the effort,” Fox said. “We need to work some kinks out, but we’re excited for starting out with a win.”
Leave a Reply