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The fight for league dominance rages. (Julie Wheat photo)

The schedule is full to the brim.

As we wade into the heart of January, Northwest 2B/1B League basketball teams will stay busy, with 31 varsity games on the slate for next week.

Of those, 16 are conference clashes, which will bring things into focus a bit more.

Coupeville hits the road Monday to play non-conference foe Auburn Adventist Academy, before returning home Friday to host NWL rival Darrington.

Action continues Saturday, but just for the Wolf varsity boys, as they welcome non-league foe Napavine to town for a royal rumble.

As things heat up, here’s where everything sits through Jan. 11:

 

Northwest League boys’ basketball:

School League Overall
MV Christian 3-0 8-4
Orcas Island 3-0 7-3
Darrington 1-1 6-4
Friday Harbor 1-1 1-11
Coupeville 1-3 4-6
Concrete 0-2 3-8
La Conner 0-2 0-11

 

Northwest League girls’ basketball:

School League Overall
MV Christian 3-0 9-1
Concrete 2-0 8-2
La Conner 2-0 7-4
Friday Harbor 1-1 3-8
Orcas Island 1-2 5-6
Darrington 0-2 3-5
Coupeville 0-4 2-9

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Olivia Hall comes bearing gifts. (Melanie Wolfe photo)

They’re keeping the scorebook operators busy.

Coupeville High School basketball players have combined to rattle the rims for 1,457 points this winter so far, with that number stretched across varsity and JV contests.

Two Wolves — Chase Anderson and Haylee Armstrong — have cracked 100 points, with two more — Tenley Stuurmans and Camden Glover — a single bucket away from hitting triple digits.

As Coupeville preps for a busy week ahead, with games against Auburn Adventist Academy, Darrington, and Napavine on the slate, here’s a look at where things sit through Jan. 10:

 

GIRLS:

 

Varsity
(11 games):

Haylee Armstrong – 120
Tenley Stuurmans – 97
Teagan Calkins – 85
Danica Strong – 44
Kennedy O’Neill – 28
Arianna Cunningham – 23
Adeline Maynes – 22
Lexis Drake – 3
Capri Anter – 2
Sydney Van Dyke – 2

 

JV
(8 games):

Ava Lucero – 74
Cami Van Dyke – 32
Anna Powers – 30
Willow Leedy-Bonifas – 25
Olivia Hall – 10
Finley Helm – 10
Zayne Roos – 10
Taylor Marrs – 8
Elizabeth Marshall – 3
Emma Cushman – 2

 

BOYS:

 

Varsity
(10 games):

Chase Anderson – 166
Camden Glover – 98
Aiden O’Neill – 63
Davin Houston – 52
Malachi Somes – 40
Carson Grove – 22
Easton Green – 15
Riley Lawless – 15
Mahkai Myles – 12
Sage Arends – 10
Liam Blas – 5

 

JV
(9 games):

Jayden McManus – 65
Josh Stockdale – 62
Liam Lawson – 53
Carson Grove – 49
Nathan Coxsey – 42
Khanor Jump – 33
Ayden Warren – 9
Trent Thule – 8
Brian Thompson – 4
Jaden Flores Garcia – 2
Chris Zenz – 2

Khanor Jump looks for an open teammate. (Jackie Saia photo)

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The number worn by Taylor Marrs (and Haylee Armstrong and Larry Bird) is the goal. (Teagan Calkins photo)

The hunt goes on, season after season, game after game.

Five of the six scoring records for Coupeville High School varsity basketball players have been in place for 20+ years, with three of them set BEFORE the three-point shot was added to the prep game.

During my time writing about Wolf athletics (1990-2026), I have seen exactly one new milestone set, when Logan Downes claimed the boys’ career scoring mark, passing the duo of Jeff Stone and Mike Bagby during his senior season in 2024.

That he did so even after having the start of his high school run affected by a pandemic which erased games is remarkable, and a testament to Logan’s burning passion to overcome every obstacle.

As we plow through the 2025-2026 hoops season, questions linger.

Who is the next great scoring star for Wolf Nation? Or, for that matter, will any of these marks ever fall?

Only time will tell, though I like to dream there’s a little Coupeville kid out there right now, in the rain, shooting buckets until the net shrinks in the moisture and darkness finally drives them inside.

Dream big, shoot better.

 

Coupeville High School’s current basketball scoring records:

 

GIRLS:

Game — Judy Marti (32) — 1983

Season — Brianne King (446) — 2000-2001

Career — Brianne King (1,549) — 1999-2003

 

Most recent run at history:

Makana Stone scored 427 points during her senior season in 2015-2016.

 

BOYS:

Game — Jeff Stone (48) — 1970

Season — Jeff Stone (644) — 1969-1970

Career — Logan Downes (1,305) — 2021-2024

 

Most recent run at history:

Logan Downes torched the nets for 554 points as a junior in 2022-2023. The next season, he dropped in 527.

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Ayden Warren knocks down a bucket. (Julie Wheat photo)

We’ve crossed over into four-digit territory.

With the high school basketball season now firmly locked into the 2026 portion of the 2025-26 season, Wolf players have combined to rattle the rim for 1,138 points.

Senior Chase Anderson leads all scorers, despite not playing in the season opener, while junior Haylee Armstrong currently tops all girls in delivering presents to the hoops gods.

With home games coming up Tuesday against Friday Harbor, here’s where things sit through Jan. 5:

 

GIRLS:

Varsity
(9 games):

Haylee Armstrong – 95
Tenley Stuurmans – 80
Teagan Calkins – 69
Danica Strong – 29
Kennedy O’Neill – 22
Adeline Maynes – 17
Arianna Cunningham – 15
Lexis Drake – 3
Capri Anter – 2
Sydney Van Dyke – 2

 

JV
(6 games):

Ava Lucero – 62
Cami Van Dyke – 31
Willow Leedy-Bonifas – 23
Anna Powers – 22
Finley Helm – 10
Olivia Hall – 5
Zayne Roos – 4
Elizabeth Marshall – 3
Emma Cushman – 2
Taylor Marrs – 2

 

BOYS:

Varsity
(8 games):

Chase Anderson – 136
Camden Glover – 80
Aiden O’Neill – 46
Davin Houston – 45
Malachi Somes – 36
Easton Green – 15
Riley Lawless – 13
Mahkai Myles – 12
Sage Arends – 10
Carson Grove – 7

 

JV
(7 games):

Josh Stockdale – 52
Carson Grove – 49
Nathan Coxsey – 36
Liam Lawson – 35
Jayden McManus – 34
Khanor Jump – 15
Ayden Warren – 9
Trent Thule – 7
Chris Zenz – 2
Brian Thompson – 1

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The CHS gym will be loud once more. (Jackie Saia photo)

Everything revs back up to 100% after this.

With the holidays in the rearview mirror, Coupeville High School basketball teams head into the thick of league play and also return to play on their home court for the first time in three weeks.

There are two sets of games on the schedule for the week ahead, with the Wolves hosting Friday Harbor Tuesday, followed by a Friday road trip over to La Conner.

As the 2026 portion of the 2025-26 season powers up, here’s a look at where things sit through Jan. 4:

 

Northwest League boys’ basketball:

School League Overall
Orcas Island 2-0 6-2
MV Christian 1-0 5-3
Concrete 0-0 2-5
Darrington 0-0 4-3
Friday Harbor 0-0 0-10
La Conner 0-1 0-9
Coupeville 0-2 3-5

 

Northwest League girls’ basketball:

School League Overall
La Conner 1-0 6-4
MV Christian 1-0 7-1
Orcas Island 1-1 4-5
Concrete 0-0 4-1
Darrington 0-0 2-3
Friday Harbor 0-0 2-7
Coupeville 0-2 2-7

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