Capri Anter cranks up the power. (Jackie Saia photos)
If you’re on the floor, you’re on the floor.
The Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad played with the minimum six players Thursday, with everyone in uniform bringing big effort.
While the Wolves, who had five freshmen among their active players, couldn’t topple visiting Orcas Island, they did push the Vikings in a 25-18, 25-18 loss.
The conference defeat drops Coupeville to 0-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 1-3 overall, with a trip to La Conner Sept. 26 next up on the schedule.
The young Wolves battled hard in the opening set, building an early lead thanks to back-to-back aces from Capri Anter.
The fab frosh cracked one of those winners off of a Viking player’s arm, the ball hitting bone and making the sound of a melon dropped off the Empire State Building.
Myra McDonald goes low for a shot.
Myra McDonald collected her own ace shortly after, but on a ball which caught the net, hung in the air for an eternity, then flopped over the other side, burrowing its way into the ground as several Orcas players swung and missed.
That staked Coupeville to a 6-4 advantage, but despite some strong work at the net from Anter, the Vikings pulled away, reclaiming the lead and stretching it out.
The second set, played quickly as Orcas prepared to ankle it to the ferry, proceeded in much the same style.
Coupeville sparkled early, this time with McDonald lashing a winner and Chloe Marzocca crushing a nasty service ace, before the Vikings used a deeper roster and older players to seize the advantage.
The Wolves got stellar all-around play from Lexis Drake and Haylee Armstrong, while Anter soared high for a tip winner and Dakota Strong killed the dreams of an Orcas rival by stuffing her shot at the net.
Thursday stats:
Capri Anter — 3 kills, 3 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 4 assists, 1 ace
Lexis Drake — 1 kill
Chloe Marzocca — 1 dig, 2 aces
Myra McDonald — 1 kill, 2 aces
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