Coupeville Sports

Willow Leedy-Bonifas clamps down on the ball during a tense moment. (Jackie Saia photos)

The record is deceptive.

While the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad finished with a 2-11 record, many of their games were like the barnburner played Friday night in the season finale.

Squaring off with host Friday Harbor, the young Wolves were a shot away from forcing overtime, but had the clock run out on them in a 32-29 loss.

That speaks well for a team which featured multiple 8th graders and showed steady progress all season long for coaches Alita Blouin and Lark Gustafson.

Friday’s finale featured the return of red-hot gunner Ava Lucero, who has been battling illness.

Back on the floor, the Wolf sophomore went off for a game-high 18 points to pace her team, with Cami Van Dyke nailing a pair of three-balls en route to six points of her own.

Anna Powers and Willow Leedy-Bonifas rounded out the attack with a bucket apiece, with Olivia Hall, Emma Cushman, Elizabeth Marshall, Zayne Roos, and Taylor Marrs also seeing floor time.

Elizabeth Marshall (23) and Anna Powers move in for the rebound.

Final season scoring stats:

Ava Lucero – 122
Cami Van Dyke – 56
Anna Powers – 45
Willow Leedy-Bonifas – 37
Zayne Roos – 22
Taylor Marrs – 20
Olivia Hall – 12
Finley Helm – 12
Emma Cushman – 4
Elizabeth Marshall – 3