Coupeville Sports

Tenley Stuurmans is off to the races. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Rough first quarter, super-close final three frames.

Continuing a trend which seemed to affect every Coupeville team Monday night, the Wolf JV girls’ basketball team stumbled out of the gate, before turning on the intensity.

Ultimately, an early 10-1 deficit was a bit too much to overcome for the CHS young guns, who fell to 1-2 on the season with a 39-26 loss.

But hanging tough for the game’s final 24 minutes was a victory in itself.

“We fought a tough battle against a well-prepared Forks JV,” said Coupeville coach Scout Smith.

“Overall, it was a good game, and I was very proud of how we played.

“I never questioned our belief as a team that we could come back.”

The deficit was never more than two points in any of the final three quarters for Coupeville.

The Wolf offense was led by swing player Tenley Stuurmans, as the fab frosh exploded for a game-high 15 points while being limited to just two quarters of action.

Adeline Maynes (6), Chelsi Stevens (2), Ari Cunningham (2), and Capri Anter (1) also tallied points, with Marin Winger, Amelia Crowder, Lexis Drake, Willow Leedy-Bonifas, Sydney Van Dyke, Jeann Nitta, and Ava Lucero seeing floor time.

Smith praised her entire roster, from Cunningham and Maynes, who “were troopers playing every minute of the second half” to a duo who came up big on defense.

“Sydney did well defensively. She was disciplined in her role and protected the paint,” Smith said.

“Lexis brought a lot of energy defensively and forced a lot of turnovers towards the end of the game.”