Jada Heaton filled up the stat sheet in an opening-night win for the Wolf JV spikers. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
They came out swinging.
Racking up big hits and even bigger service aces, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad cruised to victory Thursday night.
Pounding the ball from all angles, the Wolves peppered visiting Friday Harbor, eventually sweeping their season opener 25-11, 25-19, 25-9.
Kicking off the third season at the helm of the team for coach Ashley Menges and coming against a Northwest 2B/1B League rival, it made for a strong statement.
Coupeville controlled the action from start to finish, never trailing by more than just a single point in any of the sets.
Down 1-0 to open the match, the Wolves quickly reversed things, with Katie Marti and Madison McMillan ripping off extended runs at the service stripe.
That staked CHS to an 11-2 lead in the first set, and the rout was on.
Teagan Calkins came through shortly thereafter with a tip winner, flicking the ball between two Friday Harbor players, before Taylor Brotemarkle smashed a ball which sliced off some Friday Harbor kneecap as it found paydirt.
The second set stayed close for a bit, but Coupeville’s advantage on serve soon broke things open, with Chloe Marzocca, Marti, and McMillan all lashing aces.
Aby Wood went airborne to smack a winner to open the third set, with Grier Mooney and Marzocca poppin’ winners from the service stripe.
The set belonged to Heaton, however, as the high-energy sophomore went off.
She froze the defense while dropping a tip for a winner, came back around to deliver another artfully directed shot which sliced ‘n diced the defense, then got red-hot while serving.
Heaton ripped an ace which knocked the last bit of paint off the line, before getting an assist on a later play as Marti reared back and literally punched a winner during a scramble at the net.
Stats:
Taylor Brotemarkle — 1 kill, 7 digs
Teagan Calkins — 1 kill, 2 aces
Jada Heaton — 5 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace
Issabel Johnson — 2 digs
Katie Marti — 2 kills, 1 dig, 12 assists, 8 aces
Chloe Marzocca — 4 aces
Madison McMillan — 5 kills, 3 digs, 8 aces
Grier Mooney — 2 aces
Aby Wood — 2 kills
Coupeville Sports 
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