Jack Porter (22) and Hurlee Bronec (2) form a deadly duo. (Chloe Marzocca photo)
Change the rules, they’ll still find a way to win.
Playing a shorter than normal game Saturday, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad swept to its fourth straight victory thanks to balanced scoring and feisty defense.
Playing deep on the road, the young Wolves stormed past host Neah Bay 39-28 in a contest made up of six-minute quarters instead of the usual eight-minute frames.
The decision to trim a quarter of the normal running time was made for several reasons.
The Wolves were a little late arriving, Neah Bay has only one court, and the schools needed to get three games, including two varsity bouts, played before Coupeville had to hightail it in hopes of catching the night’s last ferry.
Adjusting well to the compromise, the JV boys began to pull away in the second quarter en route to running their record to 5-3.
Coming off the non-conference win over Neah Bay, the Wolves face off with Northwest 2B/1B League rivals La Conner and Mount Vernon Christian next week.
Both games are on the road, but at locales much closer.
With their game up first — Neah Bay doesn’t have a JV girls’ team — Coupeville’s young guns battled to a 10-10 tie after an abbreviated first quarter.
Hunter Bronec banged away for seven of his team-high 13 points in the opening frame, while Aiden O’Neill popped the first of a pair of three-balls he hit against the Red Devils.
Coupeville took control of the game thanks to an 11-6 surge in the second quarter, with O’Neill swishing another trey, then pushed the lead out to 30-22 heading into the final six-minute stretch.
Pushing the momentum, Hunter Smith’s squad of attack-happy snipers poured in the first nine points in the fourth quarter, before Neah Bay netted a pair of late three-balls to trim the final margin down a bit.
But just a bit.
Landon Roberts swoops to the hoop. (Chloe Marzocca photo)
With his 13 points, Hunter Bronec led the way for a team which put nine guys into the scoring column.
O’Neill (6), Camden Glover (5), Jack Porter (4), Chase Anderson (4), Landon Roberts (2), Malachi Somes (2), Johnny Porter (2), and Hurlee Bronec (1) also kept the scorekeeper busy.
Carson Field and Yohannon Sandles also saw floor time for the Wolves, as Smith got minutes for everyone on the roster.
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