Grady Rickner tossed in a team-high 10 points Wednesday as the Coupeville JV hoops squad rumbled with Oak Harbor. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Different game, different hero.
This year’s Coupeville High School JV boys basketball team is very balanced, with scoring threats at every position.
On opening night, Sage Downes had the hottest hand. Jump forward a night, and it was Grady Rickner’s turn.
The lanky sophomore tossed in a team-high 10 points Wednesday in Oak Harbor, leading a pack of nine Wolves who scored in a 68-40 loss.
Five players, led by Rickner, nailed three-balls, but it wasn’t enough to save Coupeville, which fell to 1-1 headed into its home opener.
That comes Saturday, when the Wolves host Orcas Island in another non-conference game.
Wednesday’s bout was a rock-em, sock-em affair from the start, with Oak Harbor bolting out to an 18-5 lead after one quarter of play.
The second frame was the most high-powered of the evening, with the teams combining for 38 points.
The talented Wildcats held the edge in that one, as well, using a 21-17 spurt to push the lead out before the half.
Rickner swished a pair of treys while piling up his 10 points, with Cody Roberts, Sage Downes, Logan Martin, and Alex Jimenez also hitting from long distance.
Downes finished with six points, while Jimenez (5), Daniel Olson (4), Roberts (4), Alex Murdy (4), Martin (3), Chris Cernick (2), and TJ Rickner (2) also dropped their names into the scoring column.
Rounding out the active Wolf roster were hard-playing hustlers Chris Ruck and Miles Davidson.
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