Morgan Stevens and the Coupeville JV are 4-2 headed into winter break. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Some games the basket just plays unfair.
Saturday afternoon the rim and the net conspired against the Coupeville High School JV girls basketball squad, holding the Wolves to a season-low in points during a 28-9 loss to visiting Nooksack Valley.
The non-conference loss snaps a three-game winning streak for CHS, which heads into winter break sitting at 4-2 on the season.
The Wolves are off 16 days now, not returning to action until Jan. 7, when Cedar Park Christian comes to Whidbey.
The Coupeville varsity returns four days earlier, but their opponent, Chimacum, doesn’t have a JV squad this season.
Saturday’s tilt came against a strong foe which has held three of its six opponents to single-digit scoring.
The Nooksack JV limited Sedro-Woolley to just two points, and Sultan to four, so Coupeville’s nine point total, while low, is understandable.
Damage was done in the opening quarter, as the visiting Pioneers charged out to an 11-0 lead.
Holding the Wolves without a field goal in the first half, Nooksack stretched the margin to 16-2 at the half, with Coupeville’s scoring coming on free throws from freshmen Alita Blouin and Ryanne Knoblich.
CHS got off the schneid in the third thanks to field goals by Abby Mulholland and Knoblich and played Nooksack close to straight-up across the final two quarters.
Knoblich led the Wolves with three points, while Blouin, Mulholland, and Gwen Gustafson chipped in with two apiece.
Also seeing floor time for Megan Smith’s squad were Savana Allen, Natalie Castano, Samantha Streitler, Claire Mayne, Jessenia Camarena, Heidi Meyers, Morgan Stevens, and Ella Colwell.
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