Coupeville Sports

Morgan Stevens was one of five Wolves who scored Saturday in a JV game on Orcas Island. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Some games the basket likes you, some games it doesn’t.

Unfortunately for the Coupeville High School JV girls basketball squad, Saturday was one of those latter times.

With the rims on Orcas Island being unforgiving, the Wolves, who were also missing two starters, fell 45-22 to the Vikings.

The loss drops the CHS young guns to 1-3 heading into their season finale at home Tuesday, June 8.

Friday Harbor, which Coupeville thrashed the first time around, is the opponent in that one.

Saturday, the Wolves were without Katie Marti and Madison McMillan, but the 10 girls who made the long trip were ready and rarin’ to go, and gave maximum effort.

“We had a lot of good shots, but nothing seemed to fall for us,” said CHS coach Megan Smith.

“Missing a few key players forced some girls to play in different positions and sometimes it was a scramble,” she added. “But, as always, proud of what we did.”

Orcas jumped out to a 9-4 lead after one quarter of play, then stretched the margin to 24-13 by the half and 29-19 heading into the fourth.

A 16-3 tear by the Vikings over the course of the game’s final eight minutes makes the final margin look worse than it really was most of the way.

Coupeville was led by 8th grader Lyla Stuurmans, who banked in 14 points, including all nine of her team’s points in the second quarter.

She had a bit of a duel with Orcas gunner Lili Malo, who also tallied nine in the second frame, finishing with a game-high 20 on her home floor.

Jessenia Camarena (3), Morgan Stevens (2), Desi Ramirez (2), and Reese Wilkinson (1) also scored for Coupeville, with Bryley Gilbert, Skylar Parker, Pam Morrell, Kassidy Upchurch, and Kayla Arnold all seeing floor time.