Coupeville Sports

Coupeville High School sophomore Teagan Calkins delivered a breakout performance Monday, fueling a big varsity win. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Some people eat chicken soup when they’re sick.

For Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball coach Megan Richter, the best (temporary) cure for her illness is seeing her sophomore sensation play like a wild woman.

Sparked by a breakout performance by Teagan Calkins, the Wolves rallied twice Monday, before burying visiting Auburn Adventist Academy 38-24.

The non-conference victory lifts CHS to 5-6 on the season, with a road trip to Orcas Island Friday up next on the schedule.

Coupeville has already beaten the Vikings once this year, but that game didn’t count in the league standings. Second time around, it most certainly does.

The Wolves will roll into that conference showdown carrying a two-game winning streak and with Calkins and Madison McMillan, who had 12 points Monday, coming off of season-best scoring performances.

Richter only went six players deep against Auburn and got strong work from everyone on the floor.

The Eagles were combative, however, jumping out to a 7-1 lead, before holding on to carry a 10-7 lead into the first break.

The wham-bam duo of Mia Farris and Jada Heaton hit the boards hard for Coupeville in the opening frame, helping keep the hometown squad in the game.

Farris put one of her boards right back up for a bucket, while yanking down another, spinning, and feeding Heaton for a quick two points off of another carom.

Auburn nailed a jumper to open the second quarter, then Coupeville claimed its first lead of the night thanks to an 11-0 tear.

McMillan drilled the bottom out of the net on a three-ball, while also making off with a steal she turned into a breakaway bucket, while Calkins shot up the gut, splitting defenders for another key score during the run.

Madison McMillan eyeballs the net before sending it a gift.

A late three-ball, coming on a pullup jumper from an Eagle gunner, cut Coupeville’s lead back to 18-15 at the half, but the Wolves never flinched.

They did give up seven straight points to open the third, falling behind 22-18, but then promptly went into lock-down mode on defense.

Coupeville closed the third on a 9-0 surge, and the game itself on a 20-2 explosion.

Key to the game-clinching rally was a play on which Farris ripped a ball free from a rival, then flicked a pass to McMillan, who rose to the skies and drained her second three-ball of the game.

CHS converted several offensive rebounds into buckets in the game’s waning minutes, with Calkins hitting a jaw-dropping turnaround jumper off of one.

Not content to stop there, the rising star smashed her way through the lane on back-to-back scoring runs, with McMillan setting up both on superb passes.

It was a night to remember for Calkins, who entered play having scored 16 career varsity points, then almost doubled that in one game.

With her and McMillan combining for 25 points, they outscored Auburn by themselves.

But just to make things safe, Marti banked in five, while Farris and Heaton slapped home four points each.

While Lyla Stuurmans didn’t score on this night, “The Franchise” was her usual nimble self on defense, springing around and putting the fear of God into any Eagle even slightly thinking about firing off a shot.