Coupeville Sports

Ava Lucero had the hot hand Saturday night. (Julie Wheat photo)

Give her one more minute.

Ava Lucero went bonkers in the fourth quarter Saturday and almost shot the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad to a stunning come-from-behind win against host Morton-White Pass.

Unfortunately for the Wolves the clock ran out on them, allowing the Timberwolves to narrowly escape with a 33-29 win despite being outscored 17-2 across the game’s final eight minutes.

The non-conference loss, coming in their first game since Dec. 16, drops the CHS young guns to 1-5 on the season.

Lucero and Co. will be back in front of their home fans Tuesday for a rumble with Friday Harbor, where they’ll look to continue their torrid play.

Saturday’s game featured a slow start for the Wolves, as they scraped out just five points in the first half.

Down 6-3 after a defensive-minded first quarter, Coupeville slipped behind 19-5 at the break, before going down 31-12 through three frames.

That was when things really began to click for the road warriors, however, with Lucero splashing in a pair of three-balls as she scored 13 of her team-high 17 points in crunch time.

Zayne Roos and Olivia Hall also chipped in with buckets, while a fired-up Wolf defense limited their hosts to just two free throws in the final quarter.

Coupeville, which was missing several key players, got points from six of the eight players in uniform.

Roos (4), Cami Van Dyke (2), Anna Powers (2), Taylor Marrs (2), and Hall (2) backed up Lucero, with Allie Powers and Emma Cushman also seeing floor time.