Gwen Gustafson drills a jump shot. (Karen Carlson photo)
The standings matter, and they don’t.
Case in point — while the La Conner boys currently have a slightly better conference record overall than Coupeville, it’s the Wolves who would be the Northwest League’s top seed to the 2B playoffs.
That’s because of the split nature of a 2B/1B league, where three schools are from the former, and four from the latter.
When the postseason begins, seeding is only based on games between schools at the same level.
That’s why Coupeville’s boys, who beat La Conner the first time out, are 1-0 in the three-team, four-game rumble which matters the most.
The Braves are 1-1, with Friday Harbor at 0-1.
On the girls side of things, La Conner is 2-0, with Coupeville and Friday Harbor sitting on 0-1.
Two of the three 2B schools earn a playoff ticket, with plenty of big games between now and the regular season finales Feb. 10.
The week ahead offers a mix of games for Coupeville, with the Wolves travelling to Concrete Tuesday, Jan. 24, before hosting Friday Harbor Jan. 27.
With three weeks left in the regular season, a look at current win/loss records:
Northwest League boys basketball:
| School | League | Overall |
| MV Christian | 5-0 | 13-5 |
| La Conner | 3-1 | 7-7 |
| Orcas Island | 3-1 | 12-6 |
| Coupeville | 2-2 | 9-6 |
| Friday Harbor | 1-2 | 2-11 |
| Concrete | 1-5 | 3-11 |
| Darrington | 0-4 | 3-11 |
Northwest League girls basketball:
| School | League | Overall |
| MV Christian | 5-0 | 16-2 |
| La Conner | 4-0 | 11-3 |
| Orcas Island | 3-1 | 6-8 |
| Friday Harbor | 1-2 | 3-8 |
| Coupeville | 1-3 | 5-8 |
| Darrington | 1-3 | 8-5 |
| Concrete | 0-6 | 1-13 |
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