Skylar Parker netted her first points of the season Saturday, as Coupeville’s SWISH squad swept a doubleheader. (Corinn Parker photos)
The Wolves prepare for an in-bounds play.
Savina Wells (with ball) went off for a season-high 29 points in Coupeville’s upset of Mount Baker.
They’re on the prowl.
Sweeping a doubleheader Saturday, the Coupeville SWISH girls basketball team is riding a hot streak heading into the postseason tourney.
After scorching Friday Harbor 29-20, then earning some sweet payback by toppling Mount Baker 40-37, the Wolves have won three of their last four games.
The postseason tourney, a one-day, double-elimination affair pitting five teams against each other, goes down next Saturday, Dec. 14.
Coupeville opens against Friday Harbor.
The Wolves have to be feeling pretty good about that match-up after romping to a win Saturday while conserving their most-experienced players, limiting them to just a single quarter of play.
Those girls — Brionna Blouin, Savina Wells, Lauren Marrs, and Lyla Stuurmans — took on the role of distributors, setting their still-developing teammates up for buckets.
Skylar Parker stood tall for Coupeville, knocking down three long-range jumpers.
She, Taylor Brotemarkle, and Mia Farris, who also had six steals, all recorded their first field goals of the season during the win.
“I am so proud of their selfless effort and they did an awesome job getting good shots for their less-experienced teammates,” Coupeville coach Fred Farris said of his veterans.
He also praised the play of Madison McMillan, who “really rebounded well and was a force on defense.”
Wells (7), Parker (6), and Marrs (4) led the balanced scoring attack, with McMillan, Blouin, Katie Marti, Mia Farris, Chloe Marzocca, and Brotemarkle chipping in with a bucket apiece.
Jada Heaton and Reese Wilkinson rounded out the Wolf roster, playing inspired defense.
Returning for the nightcap, the Wolves found themselves staring down a highly-ranked team they had lost to by a single point the first time out.
How to proceed? Simple.
“We played our best game of the year,” Fred Farris said.
Wells was at the heart of things, throwing down a season-high 29 points while corralling 16 rebounds.
Zinging out to a 9-0 lead, the Wolves led by as many as 14 before a “scrappy and well-coached” Baker team rallied in the late going to narrow things.
As he savored the victory, Fred Farris found special joy in seeing all of his players contribute.
“Savina really dominated the stat sheet and had her best game of the year, but everyone had a hand in this hard-fought victory,” he said. “Bri had her best day on the court today, making some key defensive steals and great passes in both games.
“Today we made big strides. It really is pretty cool to have a front-row seat to see these girls develop as basketball players and teammates,” Farris added. “We head into next week’s tournament with some momentum and some well-earned confidence.”
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