Coupeville Sports

Ava Lucero racked up a game-high 18 points Friday. (Melanie Wolfe photo)

Ava Lucero was feelin’ it.

The Coupeville High School hoops hotshot accounted for all but one of her team’s points Friday night but a well-balanced Orcas Island squad proved to be too much to overcome for the Wolf JV girls.

Lucero banked in a game-high 18 points, hitting a pair of three-balls and tickling the twines on six of eight free throws, but the visiting Vikings had four players score eight or more as they captured a 45-19 victory.

The loss, coming in the first game for Coupeville’s JV since Jan. 12, drops the Wolf young guns to 0-5 in Northwest 2B/1B League action, 2-8 overall.

Alita Blouin’s squad had sat for a bit as neither Darrington nor Concrete — the last two CHS foes — have a JV team this season.

Orcas, which has been playing on a more consistent basis, jumped out to a 17-6 lead after one quarter of play Friday, then stretched the margin to 31-11 by the half and 41-14 through three frames.

Coupeville’s other point came courtesy 8th grader Anna Powers, who dropped in a free throw.

Cami Van Dyke, Emma Cushman, Zayne Roos, Olivia Hall, Taylor Marrs, Allie Powers, Finley Helm, Elizabeth Marshall, and Willow-Leedy Bonifas all saw floor time, bringing a fiery intensity to their defensive work.

The Wolves hit the road for two of their final three games this season, traveling to Mount Vernon Christian this coming Tuesday before hosting their home finale Friday, Jan. 30 against La Conner.

The final JV clash, set for Feb. 6, is set to go down on Friday Harbor.