Cousins burn nets in narrow loss

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Cousins burn nets in narrow loss

December 10, 2023 by David Svien

Haylee Armstrong (left) and Capri Anter (middle) combined to rattle the rims for 22 points Saturday in Sultan. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Pretend the second quarter didn’t happen.

In that scenario, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team would have left Sultan Saturday night with a win.

Unfortunately for the Wolves, the scorebook keepers insist on following the rules, and that leaves Cow Town’s hardcourt warriors on the short end of a 38-31 score.

The non-conference road loss drops CHS to 1-1 on the season, with a busy week ahead.

The young Wolves, who played three 8th graders Saturday, vie at home twice in the next six days, while hopping on the bus once.

Wednesday night they host Orcas Island, then it’s off to Friday Harbor on Friday, before a return visit to the CHS gym Saturday to square off against South Whidbey.

That night the Wolf JV will be part of the 50th anniversary of their school’s girls’ hoops program.

Saturday in Sultan, Kassie O’Neil’s squad came out sharp, jumping to an 8-3 lead at the first break.

Freshman Haylee Armstrong had the hot hand, banking in four of her game-high 15 points in the first frame, while Lexis Drake and Bryley Gilbert added buckets.

Kassie O’Neil’s hardcourt warriors play at home twice this coming week.

The second quarter didn’t go quite as well, however, as the host Turks used a 17-6 surge to snatch the lead back.

Down 20-14 at the break, the Wolves kept things close in the second half.

Capri Anter scored all five of her team’s points in the third, as CHS hung tough in a 6-5 defense-first frame, before the teams put together a 12-12 donnybrook in the finale.

Cousins accounted for 22 of Coupeville’s 31 points, with Anter popping for seven to back Armstrong’s 15.

8th grader Tenley Stuurmans rippled the nets for five, while Drake (2) and Gilbert (2) rounded out the scoring attack.

Desi Ramirez-Vasquez, Ari Cunningham, and Chelsi Stevens also saw floor time, with the latter two in that group being 8th graders who are playing up this winter.