Downes dazzles, Wolves howl

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Downes dazzles, Wolves howl

December 18, 2022 by David Svien

Logan Downes hit six three-balls Saturday while torching the nets for a career-high 33 points. (Andrew Williams photo)

He pulled a Larry Bird.

Matching the uniform number of the former NBA great, Coupeville High School junior Logan Downes threw down a career-high 33 points Saturday in Forks, sparking the Wolf varsity to a huge win.

Pulling out a 52-46 non-conference victory despite not scoring as a team in the second quarter, CHS gets to 3-4 on the season.

Now, the Wolves, who played three games in the last four days, are off for a week-plus, not returning to action until they hit a tournament in Eastern Washington Dec. 27-28.

When they head to Wenatchee for that two-game tilt, Brad Sherman’s squad will carry positive mojo from Saturday’s win.

Facing a fellow 2B team for the first time this season, and an always tough one at that, the Wolves headed to Forks coming off a fairly lackluster performance against Sedro-Woolley two days earlier.

And Coupeville responded in style.

Coming out of the gate strongly, with Downes tossing in 13 points in the opening frame, the Wolves roared out to a 21-8 advantage.

Only to see the rim turn harsh on them, denying each and every Coupeville shot in an agonizing eight-minute span.

The Wolf defense saved them, however, as they held Forks to a fairly modest nine points in the second quarter, and still clung to a 21-17 lead at the half.

If Sherman was worried, the ever-calm hoops guru didn’t show it, and his players responded, with Downes dropping another 13 points in the third quarter.

Wolf coach Brad Sherman, back in Forks for the first time since he was a teenager. (Morgan White photo)

Ryan Blouin nailed a long three-ball to help out, keeping Coupeville ahead 37-35 heading into the final frame, before the Wolves closed like champs.

Cole White, Jonathan Valenzuela, Downes, and freshman Chase Anderson got big buckets down the stretch, with the Wolves also netting all four of their free throw attempts in the fourth.

Downes 33-point performance, fueled by six three-balls, is the most by a CHS player since Hawthorne Wolfe netted 38 twice during the 2020-2021 season.

The school single-game record of 48 was set by Jeff Stone in 1970, back before you got an extra point for hitting a shot from behind the arc.

Downes began Saturday’s game as the #79 scorer all-time in the 106-year history of Wolf boys’ basketball and finished it at #67.

He passed 12 former CHS players in one day, including highlight-reel dudes like Robin Larson, Ethan Spark, Glenn Losey, and JD Wilcox, and sits with 374 career points and counting.

Coupeville got scoring from seven other players Saturday, with White (4), Valenzuela (4), Blouin (3), Nick Guay (2), Dominic Coffman (2), Alex Murdy (2) and Anderson (2) getting their names in the book.

William Davidson and Zane Oldenstadt battled like beasts on the boards, with Coupeville once again proving it can go toe-to-toe with rough ‘n tumble foes.