Grey Peabody dominated at the net as Wolf JV volleyball rolled to a win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
They found their groove.
After coming from behind to win the opening set Saturday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad found a different gear, piling it on in a three-set sweep.
By the time the young Wolves were done, they had shellacked visiting Mount Vernon Christian 25-22, 25-5, 25-13 to run their record to 3-1 on the season.
And they did it by showcasing all the playing styles, going from being scrappy bar brawlers to dominating destroyers.
The afternoon opened with the two squads trapped in a down-and-dirty rumble, their first set featuring 10 different ties and a whole lot of mood changes.
Coupeville came out strongly, with nice service runs from Grey Peabody and Allison Nastali combining with strong work at the net from Jordyn Rogers and Issabel Johnson.
Up 13-6, the Wolves looked like they were rolling, but then the wheels got a bit wobbly.
The visiting Hurricanes not only rallied to catch up, they went ahead by as many as four points at 21-17.
Enter Allie and Maya Lucero, twins with sunny personalities and killer games, who lit a spark in Coupeville’s attack down the stretch, helping power an 8-1 close.
The biggest point in the rally came off the fingertips of Peabody, who went airborne and flicked a devastatingly-great tip for a winner which put the Wolves ahead for good.
Riding high on confidence after the first-set rally, Coupeville’s mighty mashers unloaded in the second set, with the Lucero twins combining to win 15 points on their serve as CHS shot out to a 16-1 lead.
Johnson delivered a gorgeous spike which hugged the line as it hit pay-dirt, then skidded away from a flailing Hurricane, while Peabody was at the top of her game at the net, dropping daggers disguised as tips.
Rogers closed out the set with a run of four straight points off her serve, including a screaming ace which used and abused a would-be returner, before Allie Lucero iced things with a tip which froze her foes in place.
With the win in hand, the third set was more for practice than anything else, but the Wolves never relented.
Nastali had a hot hand at the service stripe, Gwen Gustafson and Skylar Parker delivered nice hustle plays, and Olivia Schaffeld brought the heat with some nasty put-aways.
Johnson enjoyed an especially-strong finale, lacing winners which sliced ‘n diced the defense, while earning an enthusiastic “Yeah, baby!!” from her mom.
It was a reaction which fit perfectly on a day when the rising stars of the Wolf volleyball program brought their best effort to the floor for coach Ashley Menges.
Coupeville Sports 
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