Alex Murdy was one of seven Wolf boys to score during a come-from-behind JV win Tuesday at Granite Falls. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Down, but never out.
After trailing for most of three quarters Tuesday night at Granite Falls, the Coupeville High School JV boys basketball team landed a haymaker in the game’s final eight minutes.
With Daniel Olson going wild in the final frame, pouring in 13 of his game-high 26 points, the Wolves roared from behind to turn a three-point deficit into a 14-point win.
Closing on a torrid 23-6 run, CHS exited with a 56-42 win in its North Sound Conference opener.
Now 5-3 overall, the Wolves kicked off the 2020 portion of the 2019-2020 season in style.
Trailing 13-10 at the end of the first quarter, Coupeville sliced the deficit down to 20-18 by the half, but still trailed 36-33 headed into the final quarter.
That was when Wolf coach Chris Smith let his gunners go wild, with Olson and Sage Downes rattling the rim from every angle.
Olson killed the Tigers in multiple ways in the fourth, slipping a three-ball through the net, swishing a pair of free throws, then tacking on four old-fashioned, and very-effective, two-point buckets.
Downes tickled the twines for three buckets in the final frame, as well, with Cody Roberts and Grady Rickner also scoring during the sizzlin’ finale.
Olson collected 22 of his 26 points in the second half, while Xavier Murdy, back on the floor for the first time this season after battling back from an injury, tossed in all eight of his in the second quarter.
X-Man’s younger brother, Alex Murdy, joined Downes in banging home six points apiece, with Grady Rickner (5), Roberts (4), and TJ Rickner (1) also getting into the scorebook.
Alex Jimenez, Logan Martin, and Chris Cernick also saw floor time for the Wolves, who return to action Friday when they play host to Sultan.
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