Nick Laska led CMS basketball in scoring this season. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Put the bus back in the barn and start getting ready for track season.
The Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball teams reached the end of the road Wednesday, vying with ultra-tough Lakewood on the road.
While the Wolves, who were without several players due to illness, dropped all three games, they finished strongly.
After the program went winless a year ago, coaches Alex Evans, RayLynn Ratcliff, and Jaylen Nitta combined to lead their squads to five victories in 2023.
While the 8th graders move on up to high school ball next season, a pack of feisty 6th and 7th graders will be back, and the next generation is already hankering to join them on the court.
Jaylen Nitta keeps a watchful eye on the young Wolves.
How things played out Wednesday:
Level 1:
CMS 8th grader Nick Laska capped a season in which he led all Wolf scorers, dropping in seven more against a stingy defense.
Kamden Ratcliff scorched the net with a three-ball to provide Coupeville’s only other points on the day.
Carson Grove, Nathan Niewald, Calvin Kappes, Khanor Jump, and Jackson Sollars also saw floor time for the Wolves, while Liam Lawson and Chayse Van Velkinburgh finished the campaign on the couch.
Level 2:
River Simpson, a hard-charging defensive dynamo, paced the Wolves with three points in the finale.
Joining him in the scorebook were Roger Merino-Martinez (2), Diesel Eck (2), Jump (1), and Jayden Little (1).
Lincoln Wagner, Xander Beaman, Treyshawn Stewart, Trent Thule, and Maverick Walling also pulled on the uniform and waged hardwood havoc for Coupeville.
Level 3:
Deacon Frost finished the season on a rampage, dumping in a game-high 16 points at Lakewood.
That carried him all the way to #3 on the scoring list, while Aiden Wheat hit a three-ball for the second-straight game.
Johnathan Jacobsen banked in a bucket and Jacob Lujan slipped a free throw through the net to complete the afternoon’s offensive output.
William Tierney, Simpson, Mario Martinez, Wagner, Beaman, and Jonah Weyl were also in action one more time.
Khanor Jump comes in hot.
Final individual scoring stats:
Nick Laska – 83
Chayse Van Velkinburgh – 51
Deacon Frost – 42
Johnathan Jacobsen – 30
Xander Beaman – 29
Diesel Eck – 25
Carson Grove – 24
Calvin Kappes – 22
Khanor Jump – 21
Roger Merino-Martinez – 18
Lincoln Wagner – 18
Kamden Ratcliff – 17
Jayden Little – 16
River Simpson – 14
Treyshawn Stewart – 10
Maverick Walling – 8
Aiden Wheat – 8
Nathan Niewald – 6
Jacob Lujan – 5
Trenton Thule – 4
William Tierney – 4
Mario Martinez – 2
Jonah Weyl – 2
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