Coupeville Sports

Riley Lawless powers to the hoop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The first three chapters? Great.

The finale? Not as much fun.

Giving up a late run to visiting Sultan Friday, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team fell 47-37 in its last game before winter break.

Now 2-4 on the season after the non-conference loss, the Wolf young guns don’t return to action until Jan. 7, when they travel to Friday Harbor.

Friday’s fracas with Sultan was a back-and-forth affair, with CHS leading much of the way.

Up 13-7 after one quarter, the Wolves were still on top at 21-18 heading into halftime.

While Sultan used a 13-10 mini-run in the third to knot things up at 31-31, the game was right there for the grabbing.

Unfortunately for Coupeville, it was the Turks who did the grabbing, powering to the finish line with a 16-6 tear across the game’s final eight minutes.

While they lost, the Wolves did have balanced scoring, with seven different players hitting the bottom of the net.

Riley Lawless led the way with a team-high nine points, with Davin Houston (8), Mahkai Myles (5), Liam Blas (5), Carson Grove (5), Malachi Somes (3), and Kyle McCrimmon (2) also scoring.

It was McCrimmon’s first points of the season.

Nathan Coxsey, Jayden Little, Sage Arends, and Khanor Jump also hit the floor for the Wolves.