Aiden O’Neill (grey hoodie) and Johnny Porter (black hoodie) combined to score 20 Saturday in a road win. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
It all started with defense.
Clamping down on Sultan’s shooters Saturday, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad ran away with a 52-40 win.
The non-conference road victory lifts the Wolves to 2-1 heading into a busy week.
Coupeville’s young guns travel to Granite Falls (Tuesday) and Friday Harbor (Friday), before finally getting their first home game of the season Saturday, Dec. 16 against South Whidbey.
The Wolves have proven adept at staring down rowdy road crowds, and they did it again in Sultan.
Trailing 13-11 after the opening quarter, CHS surged in the second frame.
Getting nine points from the Porter twins (Johnny nipping Jack 5-4), the Wolves used an 11-3 run to claim the lead for good.
Up 22-16 at the half, Coupeville put together its strongest offensive run in the third, pushing the advantage all the way out to 39-24.
Four different Wolves banged home points in the quarter, with Aiden O’Neill leading the way with six.
Flexin’ on fools.
While Sultan stayed competitive in the final frame, the Turks never had a chance to rally, as Landon Roberts and crew closed out things strongly in crunch time.
CHS co-coaches Jon Roberts and Craig Anderson liked a lot of what they saw, though there are areas the Wolves still need to work on.
“We played a good pressure defense game,” Jon Roberts said. “It was scrappy and wild at times.”
Coupeville spread its scoring out, with eight players recording points.
Jack Porter knocked down a team-high 13, with O’Neill (12), Landon Roberts (9), Johnny Porter (8), Camden Glover (4), Easton Green (2), Makai Myles (2), and Riley Lawless (2) also scoring.
It was the first buckets for Myles and Green.
Malachi Somes, Davin Houston, and Jayden McManus also saw floor time for Coupeville.
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