Scott Fox is stepping down after two years as Coupeville High School girls basketball head coach. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
“It’s been a great ride!”
After two seasons at the helm of the Coupeville High School girls basketball program, head coach Scott Fox is stepping down.
He made the news official Wednesday, a day after the Wolves closed their latest campaign with a 54-18 win over Darrington.
The decision is a health-based one, as Fox is facing “a major back surgery later on this summer, with a long recovery time.”
“I found out in May that L3, 4, and 5 (vertebra) are loose and degenerating,” he said. “After 50 years of basketball and a 30-year firefighting career, I have to focus on my health at this point.”
With a young roster — this year’s team had no seniors and featured two 8th graders, one of whom was a starter — Fox sees a bright future ahead for the CHS girls program.
It will just have to develop without him on the bench.
“I was looking forward to grooming these young kids through the next couple of years,” Fox said. “But I physically can’t do the job anymore.
“I would like to thank (Coupeville Athletic Director) Willie (Smith) and the school for the opportunity.”
After jumping over from being a CHS boys hoops assistant coach to succeed David King as girls head coach, he had two eventful seasons, marked by big wins and dealing with the pandemic.
In his first season, Fox guided the Wolves to a 12-7 record, with Coupeville going 6-3 in league play during the final season of the 1A North Sound Conference.
Year #2 brought a move to 2B, a transition to the Northwest 2B/1B League, and Covid.
Basketball was bumped to the spring, and the schedule was compressed, with Coupeville finishing 5-7.
As he looks back on his two-year run with the girls program, Fox is philosophical.
“Last year we tied the record for best start, and this year we brought in 8th graders, so I’d like to think we left a mark on the program,” he said.
“This isn’t the way I wanted to script the ending of our season, but that’s sports and life.”
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