Coupeville Sports

Ryan Blouin brings his three-ball shootin’ fingertips to the floor. (Michelle Glass photo)

Win big games, get big props.

The Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad dismantled Auburn Adventist Academy Monday, winning 69-57 in a game the Wolves controlled almost start to finish.

Knocking off a previously undefeated Eagles team propels CHS to 9-2 on the season, with immediate dividends in the rankings.

Coupeville lands #7 among 2B schools in a chart compiled by SB Live, which was released Tuesday afternoon.

Brad Sherman’s squad also bounces up to #8 in the RPI rankings produced by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

Though, since the WIAA recently had a nonexistent program ranked #1 in 1B for three weeks, we all need to take that into consideration.

The most powerful and revered of the number crunchers, Evans Rankings, will update its own list in the near future, at which point the Wolves are likely to crash the top 10 after crunching Auburn.

But, as those Eagles can tell you after being upset in Cow Town, it’s ultimately about what happens on the floor and not what the computers think.

With that in mind, Coupeville gets back at it (weather permitting) Friday with a trip to the outer islands to square off with Orcas.