Landon Roberts was one of eight Coupeville JV players to score Saturday. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
The ending did not go according to script.
Playing without its top scorer, who went down early with a rolled ankle, the Coupeville High School JV boys basketball squad was still on target for a big win Saturday afternoon.
Then the floor fell out from beneath the Wolves, as host Orcas Island used a 19-4 run in the fourth quarter to claim a come-from-behind 37-31 win.
The loss drops Coupeville to 0-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 0-3 overall.
Things took a sour turn for the Wolves early, when sharpshooting guard Ryan Blouin went down with the aforementioned injury.
But that didn’t seem to ruffle CHS too badly, with Hunter Bronec and Mikey Robinett coming up big as the visitors built a 20-8 lead at the half.
Coupeville had an 8-4 advantage after one period, then slapped home another 12 points in the second frame, with four different Wolves making the nets bounce.
While Orcas trimmed the lead, slightly, to 27-18 through three quarters, things still seemed on the right track for CHS.
Until the Viking three-balls started dropping from all angles.
Raining down three treys in the final frame, Orcas got 16 of its final 19 points from the duo of Eddie Cunningham and Andrew Garcia.
On the day, those two Vikings, who banked in 11 and 13 points, respectively, teamed with Forest Frausto (10) to account for 34 of their team’s 37 points.
Hunter Bronec paced Coupeville with a team-best eight points, while Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim added his first six of the season.
Robinett (4), Nick Guay (4), William Davidson (3), Landon Roberts (2), Zane Oldenstadt (2) and Blouin (2) also scored, while Jack Porter, Hurlee Bronec, and Johnny Porter all saw floor time.
Coupeville’s next opponent, Concrete, doesn’t have a JV team, so the young Wolves are off until a trip to Mount Vernon Christian Friday, Dec. 17.
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim has played strongly on both ends of the floor for the Wolves.
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