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WIAA rankings favor Wolf boys

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Brad Sherman (right) has the Wolves clicking as they head into back-to-back games in Eastern Washington. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Currently just one of Whidbey’s six varsity high school basketball teams has a winning record.

That’s the Coupeville boys, who sit at 6-1 and are ranked #9 in 2B by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s RPI formula.

The “Rating Percentage Index,” a hotly debated topic, is “one of the tools utilized by the seeding committees to determine first round bracket pairings into the state tournaments.”

It’s also great for starting arguments, as when it puts Pacific Christian Academy (1-0) at #1 in 1B boys, over Cusick (8-0), Wellpinit (6-0), or Clallam Bay (6-0).

Especially since there’s virtually no info for PCA online, and its one supposed win, over South Eugene Dec. 15, is credited to an entirely different school — Pacifica Christian/Orange County — on MaxPreps.

But back to Coupeville, where the Wolves are a legit 6-1, with their only loss to Toledo, currently 2B’s #19 team.

Colfax (7-0) sits atop the 2B RPI, with Coupeville’s Northwest 2B/1B League mates La Conner at #25 and Friday Harbor at #31.

On the 1B side of things, Mount Vernon Christian is #29, Orcas Island #32, Concrete #36, and Darrington #50.

Whidbey’s other two high schools?

South Whidbey (1-5) is #57 in 1A, while Oak Harbor (2-6) is #67 in 3A.

In girls’ action, Rainier (7-0) and Neah Bay (5-1) are #1 in 2B and 1B respectively.

Coupeville (3-5) sits at #35 in 2B, with La Conner at #28 and Friday Harbor #49, though that number is skewed for the Wolves, as they are currently credited with a win they don’t actually own.

The score from the CHS vs. FH boys’ game, in favor of the Wolves, was entered twice, while in reality, Coupeville’s girls lost that night.

NWL top dog Mount Vernon Christian (8-1) is the highest-ranked team from the conference at #4 in 1B, with Concrete (#28), Darrington (#31), and Orcas Island (#61) following behind.

South Whidbey (2-5) is #51 in 1A, with Oak Harbor (3-4) at #24 in 3A.

This despite one of those Wildcat losses being to MVC, in a rare case of a 1B school bushwhacking a 3A institution.

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Scorchin’ nets and takin’ names

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 18, 2023| Leave a Comment »

“Put us in there and let us score!!” (Michelle Armstrong photo)

The nets keep flipping, and we keep tracking the numbers.

With the holidays coming up fast, Coupeville High School basketball squads are wrapping up the 2023 portion of the 2023-2024 hoops schedule.

All four Wolf squads play at home Tuesday against Forks, then the varsity teams hit the road to travel East for tournament-style games against Cle Elum and Kittitas.

After that, there’s a break before everyone gets back at it in early January.

Coming to your town to make your scoreboard overload. (Michael Davidson photo)

As we head down the stretch run of 2023, a current look at where scoring stats sit for the Wolves:

 

Varsity – Girls
(6 games)

Mia Farris – 48
Katie Marti – 46
Madison McMillan – 35
Lyla Stuurmans – 18
Jada Heaton – 14
Skylar Parker – 8
Teagan Calkins – 4

 

JV – Girls
(5 games)

Haylee Armstrong – 40
Tenley Stuurmans – 32
Bryley Gilbert – 16
Capri Anter – 12
Teagan Calkins – 9
Lexis Drake – 8
Brynn Parker – 6
Taylor Marrs – 4
Adie Maynes – 4
Chelsi Stevens – 2

**Missing 26 points​​**

 

Varsity – Boys
(6 games)

Logan Downes – 142
Cole White – 56
Ryan Blouin – 37
Chase Anderson – 34
Hunter Bronec – 19
Nick Guay – 15
Hurlee Bronec – 11
William Davidson – 6
Zane Oldenstadt – 2

 

JV – Boys:
(5 games)

Jack Porter – 59
Camden Glover – 49
Johnny Porter – 45
Aiden O’Neill – 35
Landon Roberts – 32
Riley Lawless – 17
Davin Houston – 10
Easton Green – 8
Jayden McManus – 6
Makai Myles – 4
Malachi Somes – 3

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Hoops stars give back to the kids

Posted in Basketball, Fundraisers, tagged , , , , on December 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »

CHS basketball players pose with some of the toys they collected for kids in need. (Photo courtesy Willie Smith)

They shoot, they score for the kids.

Coupeville High School basketball players collected more than 250 toys this winter for local youth in need.

In the end, the Wolf boys edged their female counterparts by seven toys to win the team competition.

It was the fourth year the CHS hoops stars have done the event, with the toys being dispersed by the Holiday Help House.

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Balls keep dribbling, standings ebb and flow

Posted in Basketball, standings, tagged , , , , on December 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School football coach Bennett Richter, daughter Adeline, and father-in-law Willie Smith are psyched for some hoops action. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

A busy week, then the break.

Coupeville High School basketball teams have their second-straight three-game set in the days ahead, before a two-week holiday shutdown arrives.

Both the Wolf girls and boys welcome Forks to town Tuesday, before climbing on a school bus and heading East for tournament-style action.

Coupeville’s girls square off with Cle Elum Wednesday and Kittitas Thursday, while the boys reverse things.

Brad Sherman’s squad rumble with Kittitas Thursday, then play Cle Elum Friday in the 2023 finale.

“A long trip on a school bus? Yay…”

After that, both CHS squads are off (from games at least) until the first week of January.

With that in mind, here are where things sit through Dec. 16:

 

Northwest League boys’ basketball:

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

 

Northwest League girls’ basketball:

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

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Stone on point, Ammerud struggles

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone crashes through the defense. (Photo property Erik Berglund)

It’s time for a break.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone and her Ammerud teammates have been running the gauntlet of late, and Saturday’s bout with co-league leader Ullern was another stern test.

The Queens, despite a 25-point, 10-rebound performance from their American assassin, fell 83-52, dropping to 3-7 on the season.

Ullern gets to 9-1, keeping even with Ulriken atop the standings.

Ammerud heads into the holiday break now, not returning to the floor until it plays back-to-back games Jan. 6-7.

Saturday’s rumble on the hardwood actually started in favor of the Queens, who powered out to a 17-13 lead after one quarter of back-and-forth action.

But after that Ullern asserted its dominance, putting four players into double digit scoring and steadily pulling away from its hosts.

The league leaders had a 40-31 advantage at the half, then pushed that out to 64-41 after three quarters.

While Stone added three assists and a blocked shot to her double-double, she was the lone Queen to mount much of an offensive challenge to Ullern, as no one else tallied more than seven points.

Now in her third season of professional overseas basketball, Andre’s sister has racked up 207 points, 118 rebounds, 34 assists, 30 steals, and seven blocks.

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