Willow Leedy-Bonifas rattled the rims for a season-high 20 points Thursday afternoon. (Alysabeth Leedy photo)
Three games, a tough foe, one win, and several breakout individual performances.
Thursday’s home middle school basketball clash between Coupeville and visiting Sultan had something for everyone, it seems.
How the day played out, while I was far away chasing chickens while my sister hugs penguins in Antarctica for her 50th birthday.
Level 1:
Wolf stars Tenley Stuurmans and Haylee Armstrong blistered the net, but a powerhouse Turks squad pulled away in the second half to notch a 42-24 victory.
Sultan jumped out to a 10-4 lead by the first break, before nudging its lead to 19-12 at the half.
After the break, the visitors continued to pad their lead, using 11-7 and 12-5 runs across the final two quarters to set the final score.
Stuurmans delivered her best shooting performance of the season, rattling the rims for a team-high 12 points while dropping a three-ball and netting three free throws, while Armstrong backed her up with eight points.
Lexis Drake and Tamsin Ward rounded out the Wolf attack, each banking in a bucket, with Adeline Maynes, Capri Anter, Sydney Van Dyke, Chelsi Stevens, and Rhylin Price also seeing floor time for CMS.
Level 2:
A defensive-minded game went to Sultan, which held Coupeville scoreless in both the second and fourth quarters en route to a 20-6 win.
The Wolves returned the favor, blanking the Turks in the third frame, but couldn’t generate enough offense to get back into the game.
Ari Cunningham, Melanie Wolfe, and Isa De Souza Oliveira McFetridge scored a bucket apiece for CMS, with Kennedy O’Neill, Izzy Bowder, Lina Shelly, Lillie Ketterling, Amaiya Curry, Taylor Marrs, and Ava Lucero bringing the heat on the defensive end of the floor.
Level 3:
You can’t stop her, you can’t control her, and you can’t beat her.
CMS 7th grader Willow Leedy-Bonifas went bonkers, knocking down a season-high 20 points, outscoring Sultan by herself and sparking the Wolves to a 25-13 win.
The younger sibling of former Coupeville athletic aces Ivy and Lily Leedy scored in three of four quarters, highlighted by an eight-point run in the second frame, when the Wolves cracked the game open with a 12-0 surge.
Allie Powers and Amelia Crowder both swished a bucket, while Sophia Batterman slipped a free throw through the net to cap Coupeville’s scoring effort.
Emma Cushman, KeeArya Brown, and Sage Stavros rounded out the active roster, with every player contributing to the crowd-pleasing win.
What’s next:
Coupeville closes its season with a pair of rumbles next week.
The Wolves hit the road Tuesday, Mar. 7 to travel to Lakewood for contests which were bumped from this week, then host South Whidbey in the season finale Thursday, Mar. 9.
Tip-off is 3:15 PM.
Coupeville Sports 
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