Madison McMillan, destroyer of worlds. (Jackie Saia photo)
Madison McMillan blew the joint up.
Having made her varsity basketball debut earlier in the evening Friday, the Coupeville High School sophomore dominated play in the girls JV game.
Throwing down a season-high 23 points, McMillan outscored visiting Orcas Island by herself, sparking the Wolf young guns to a 52-17 win.
The victory, coming in Coupeville’s league opener, lifts the JV to 4-3 overall, 1-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play.
While McMillan and company were scorching the nets, they were also clamping down on defense.
After surrendering 10 points in the opening quarter, the Wolves held Orcas to just a single basket in each of the next three quarters.
That allowed CHS to turn an early 17-10 advantage into a solid 31-12 lead at the half, before bumping the margin to 43-15 through three quarters.
McMillan was an equal opportunity warrior, banging home buckets in all four frames.
She opened with a torrid nine-point performance in the first quarter, tacked on six more before halftime, then banked in four apiece in the third and fourth.
“I promise you, Maddie’s only going to hurt them a little bit … maybe.” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
McMillan got plenty of help, with nine different Wolves scoring for Kassie O’Neil’s squad.
Carlota Marcos-Cabrillo knocked down eight points, with Teagan Calkins and Kierra Thayer each chipping in with six.
Kassidy Upchurch (2), Reese Wilkinson (2), Liza Zustiak (2), Desi Ramirez-Vasquez (2), and Jada Heaton (1) also scored, while Kayla Arnold brought intensity to her defensive efforts.
It was Upchurch’s first points of the season.
Coupeville returns to action next week, with a home game Tuesday, Jan. 10 against Mount Vernon Christian kicking things off.
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