Wolf point guard Maddie Georges returned to the lineup Wednesday after missing two games with an injury. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Not much changed.
Six days ago, the young, scrappy Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball team clashed with high-flying La Conner, most likely the best 2B hoops squad in the land.
The Wolves lost that game 74-15, and the rematch Wednesday went almost note for note, with CHS falling 79-13 on the road this time out.
The loss drops Coupeville to 3-4 on the season, while La Conner rolls to 8-0 overall, 7-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play.
And things don’t get a whole lot easier for the Wolves, who return home Thursday to face Mount Vernon Christian (6-1) in the backend of a brutal twin-bill.
One positive note out of Wednesday’s scuffle was the return of starting point guard Maddie Georges, back after missing two games with an ankle injury.
Having their floor leader back on the hardwood helped, at least a bit, but La Conner’s defense was suffocating and unforgiving.
Every loose ball turned into a breakaway, every tentative pass was deflected back the other way, and the Braves rarely missed when they had the ball in the open court.
Tuesday night La Conner faced off with MVC in a battle of unbeatens, and pasted the Hurricanes by 25 points.
Wednesday was more of the same, but by a much-bigger margin.
The Braves scored the first 12 points of the game, before Ja’Kenya Hoskins got CHS on the board with a free throw at the 4:31 mark of the first quarter.
From there, La Conner stretched the margin out to 29-3 at the first break, and 47-10 at the half.
The first of back-to-back three-balls to open the third quarter pushed the game into mercy-rule territory, and a running clock was in use for the game’s final 14+ minutes.
Even so, La Conner closed out its Senior Night with a 32-3 advantage in the second half, with Coupeville’s lone basket being a three-ball off of George’s fingertips.
Afterwards, Wolf coach Scott Fox was philosophical about the clash with a team which would be a heavy favorite if there was a traditional state tourney this school year.
“It wasn’t our best performance and they’re as good as advertised,” he said. “We couldn’t get anything going offensively, and had a hard time stopping them defensively.
“Bottom line is a home game against another powerhouse tomorrow night, and see if we can improve on today’s performance.”
Seven Wolves scored in the game, led by Georges and her three-ball.
Audrianna Shaw (2), Kylie Van Velkinburgh (2), Izzy Wells (2), Anya Leavell (2), Ryanne Knoblich (1), and Hoskins (1) all tallied points, with Lyla Stuurmans, Morgan Stevens, Savina Wells, and Gwen Gustafson seeing floor time.
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