Scoreless stretch stings

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Scoreless stretch stings

January 20, 2023 by David Svien

Carlota Marcos-Cabrillo brings the ball up court. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The middle section was a killer.

After dropping some buckets early Friday, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad hit a 13-minute scoreless stretch from the start of the second quarter deep into the third frame.

That hurt the young Wolves, allowing host Mount Vernon Christian to pull away, with the Hurricanes eventually claiming a 42-17 win.

The loss drops Coupeville to 2-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-6 overall.

Kassie O’Neil’s squad will get a chance to bounce right back, however, with three games on next week’s schedule.

The Wolf JV travels with the varsity to Concrete Tuesday, then makes a solo jaunt back to Mount Vernon Thursday, when they’ll play the town’s 3A public school.

A home game next Friday night against Friday Harbor wraps a busy week of hardwood action.

Facing off with MVC, the Wolves got scoring from four different players in the opening quarter, though their hosts were red-hot and rolling, claiming a 19-7 lead.

Things got much more defense orientated after that, with the Hurricanes putting up the only six points scored in the second quarter.

By the time Coupeville got the rim to accept a gift, it was down 33-7 with a hair under three minutes to play in the third period.

Carlota Marcos-Cabrillo rolled inside hard for a bucket to break the team’s scoring drought, with a set-up pass from Reese Wilkinson, who snagged an offensive rebound.

The Wolves closed strongly, getting buckets from Skylar Parker and Marcos-Cabrillo down the stretch, while Kierra Thayer bounded into the air to pick off a Hurricane pass.

The Wolf bench watches the action in a recent game.

Marcos-Cabrillo paced the Wolves with a team-high eight points, while Wilkinson knocked down four, and Skylar Parker rattled the rims for three.

Teagan Calkins and Jada Heaton each slipped a free throw through the net to round out the scoring, while Bryley Gilbert, Brynn Parker, Kassidy Upchurch, Liza Zustiak, and Desi Ramirez-Vasquez also saw floor time.