Coupeville Sports

Finley Helm fires a pass. (Julie Wheat photo)

Two teams, two different game plans.

There wasn’t a high school JV girls’ basketball game originally on the schedule for Saturday, as Eastside Prep initially said it only had a varsity.

But the Eagles changed their minds late, giving Coupeville’s second unit some unexpected, and appreciated, floor time.

How did Eastside Prep swing the change? By basically playing its varsity in both games.

Almost everyone on the Eagles roster crossed over, with several key varsity players sparking a game-busting 18-0 run in the second quarter in a game eventually won 40-30 by the visitors.

Coupeville, which has no players currently swinging between varsity and JV, and features multiple 8th graders on its JV, got off to a strong start, jumping to a 12-5 lead by the first break.

But the second quarter tsunami swamped the Wolves.

Despite fighting back to outscore their private school rivals 18-17 in the second half, Alita Blouin’s squad fell to 0-2 with the non-conference loss.

Coupeville’s girls, repping a 2B school, have opened with back-to-back games against 1A opponents, and will get a third one Tuesday when East Jefferson comes to Cow Town.

The Wolf JV spread out its offense between four hot shooters, with middle school ace Cameron Van Dyke leading the way with 11 points.

Fellow 8th graders Anna Powers and Finley Helm added eight and four points respectively, while sophomore sparkplug Ava Lucero poured in seven.

Willow Leedy-Bonifas, Olivia Hall, Emma Cushman, Zayne Roos, Taylor Marrs, Elizabeth Marshall, and Allie Powers also saw floor time for the Wolves.