Morgan Payne was one of four Wolf seniors to play their final game Thursday. (John Fisken photos)
Anthony Bergeron hit for a team-high 17 at Granite Falls.
An old enemy hurt the Wolves one final time Thursday night.
Too often this season third quarter blues derailed strong starts for the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball squad. Playing in their season finale at Granite Falls, it was more of the same.
Up by five at the half, the Wolves were outscored 22-7 coming out of the locker room and couldn’t recover, taking a 76-54 loss.
The defeat, coming in the squad’s final-ever Cascade Conference game — CHS leaves the 1A/2A league in the fall to join a new 1A-only division in the Olympic League — dropped Coupeville’s final record to 3-17 overall, 1-13 in league play.
With a league win at Lakewood and non-conference home victories over Mount Vernon Christian and Orcas Island, the Wolves tripled their win total from the past two seasons (1) combined.
The Wolves, who were led by Anthony Bergeron’s team-high 17, built a 35-30 lead through the first 16 minutes of play.
But the host Tigers, playing on their Senior Night, rallied to take control in the second half, rolling to a 46-19 advantage over the final two quarters.
Sophomore Wiley Hesselgrave poured in 15 to back Bergeron, while Nick Streubel pounded down low for 10. Gavin O’Keefe (5), Morgan Payne (3), Aaron Trumbull (2) and Matt Shank (2) rounded out the Wolf scorers.
It was the final game in the red and black for Coupeville’s four seniors — Bergeron, Streubel, O’Keefe and Payne.
