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She’s money in the bank

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on April 27, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Right back where she belongs. (Photo illustration by FocusHoops)

Stop me if you’ve heard this story before.

Take Makana Stone, give her a basketball, and great things happen.

Yep, the Coupeville grad, coming off another standout performance Saturday in England, is once again the … focus … of FocusHoops writers.

After narrowly missing a triple double for the second-straight week, Stone has again landed on the Women’s National Basketball League Team of the Week.

The former Wolf went off for a team-high 14 points, while adding a game-best 11 rebounds and eight steals Saturday, sparking Loughborough University to a crucial 73-60 win over Cardiff Met.

With the victory, the Riders sit at 11-4 (or 11-2 with Stone in the lineup) and hold on to second-place in the 10-team league, trailing defending champ Ipswich, who they meet this weekend.

The first time the NBL’s top two teams clashed, Coupeville’s progeny banked in the game-winner to propel Loughborough to an upset win.

Stone has been tabbed to the Team of the Week eight times during her debut British campaign, winning Player of the Week three times.

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Wolves return to hardwood

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on April 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Izzy Wells snags a rebound. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Hawthorne Wolfe is the top active scorer for CHS basketball, boys or girls, with 410 points through his first two seasons.

Basketball is back.

Or, at least it will be when we hit May, barring any pandemic-related shenanigans.

Winter sports, which is girls and boys basketball in Coupeville — and we’ll thank you not to ask for anything else — are going last during this off-kilter 2020-2021 school year.

The first practice is set for next Monday, May 3, the first games for May 18, and Senior Night caps things June 17.

The season will be shorter than normal, with 12-game schedules (instead of 20) and no playoffs.

That’ll give the Wolves a chance to play home-and-away contests with their six rivals in the Northwest 2B/1B League.

Hopefully.

Friday Harbor sat out fall sports completely after Covid cases spiked in the San Juans, and the one thing we’ve learned during the Age of Coronavirus is no schedule is safe.

Ever. At any point.

But, with our fingers crossed, we move forward with the hope we’ll witness Hawthorne Wolfe and Xavier Murdy raining three-balls, while Ja’Kenya Hoskins dominates in the paint.

The schedules as of 4:45 PM, April 26, 2021, with JV start times listed first (even when they don’t play first), and varsity second.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL:

Tues-May 18 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (4:30/7:30)
Thur-May 20 — Orcas Island — (3:30/5:00)
Sat-May 22 — @ Friday Harbor — (11:30/1:00)
Tues-May 25 — Concrete — (5:15/7:00)
Thur-May 27 — La Conner — (5:15/7:00)
Fri-May 28 — @ Darrington — (4:30/7:30)
Thur-June 3 — Mount Vernon Christian — (5:15/7:00)
Sat-June 5 — @ Orcas Island — (3:30/5:00)
Tues-June 8 — Friday Harbor — (3:00/5:00)
Thur-June 10 — @ Concrete — (TBD/7:30)
Mon-June 14 — @ La Conner — (4:30/7:30)
Thur-June 17 — Darrington — (5:15/7:00)

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

Tues-May 18 — @ Mount Vernon Christian — (3:00/6:00)
Thur-May 20 — Orcas Island — (5:00/3:30)
Sat-May 22 — @ Friday Harbor — (1:00/11:30)
Tues-May 25 — Concrete — (7:00/5:15)
Thur-May 27 — La Conner — (7:00/5:15)
Fri-May 28 — @ Darrington — (3:00/6:00)
Thur-June 3 — Mount Vernon Christian — (7:00/5:15)
Sat-June 5 — @ Orcas Island — (5:00/3:30)
Tues-June 8 — Friday Harbor — (5:00/3:00)
Thur-June 10 — @ Concrete — (TBD/6:00)
Mon-June 14 — @ La Conner — (3:00/6:00)
Thur-June 17 — Darrington — (7:00/5:15)

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Stone sizzles, Riders rule

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone came close to a triple-double Saturday, sparking her British hoops squad to another win. (Photo property of Loughborough University)

Another game, another almost triple-double.

Sparked by a 14-point, 11-rebound, eight-steal performance from Coupeville grad Makana Stone, the Loughborough University women’s basketball team held off Cardiff Met 73-60 Saturday in England.

The win lifts the Riders to 11-4 on the season (11-2 with their American assassin in uniform) and keeps them firmly lodged in second-place in the National Basketball League standings.

Loughborough has three regular-season games left, including a rematch with league leader Ipswich, which it beat earlier this season.

Saturday’s tilt, coming against the NBL cellar dwellers, seemed like it might be prime fodder for a blowout.

And it was … at first.

Up 19-11 after one quarter of play, Loughborough turned on the jets and busted out a 24-8 run in the second frame to carry a 43-19 advantage to the halftime break.

But something flipped in the third quarter, as Cardiff not only fought back, but did so with bravado.

Using a somewhat-shocking 28-11 tear across the 10 minutes, the Archers cut the margin back to seven, then got even closer early in the fourth frame.

Loughborough, and Stone, were too tough down the stretch, however, as the Riders stopped the bleeding and held on for the win.

The former Wolf topped her team in scoring — with Lauren Dabbs adding 13 points — while also taking game-best honors for rebounds and steals.

On the season, Stone had tallied 199 points, 188 rebounds, 27 assists, 52 steals, and seven blocked shots.

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Another week, another honor

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on April 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Makana being Makana. (Photo illustration by FocusHoops)

Right back where she belongs.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone has been almost a fixture on the National Basketball League Team of the Week in her first season playing basketball in England, a proper reward for her titanic two-way play.

And boom, another Tuesday rolls around, and there is she again.

This time out Stone, who reps Loughborough University these days, is being honored for a near triple-double thrown down this past Saturday in a win over Thames Valley.

The former Wolf racked up 13 points, 15 rebounds, and nine steals, while hitting a big bucket late to seal the victory for a Rider squad which is 10-4 overall, 10-2 with Stone in the lineup.

In a nice twist, one of the other honorees is sweet-shooting Mady Burdett, Stone’s former running mate for four sizzlin’ seasons at Whitman College.

Burdett now plays for Nottingham Trent and rippled the nets for 26 points, including six three-balls.

On the season, Stone sits with 185 points, 177 rebounds, 26 assists, 44 steals, and seven blocks.

Loughborough, which has four regular-season games left on its schedule, returns to action this Saturday, April 24, when it scraps with league cellar-dweller Cardiff Met.

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Still a Stone-cold savage

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 17, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone racked up 13 points, 15 rebounds, and nine steals Saturday in England. (Photo property Loughborough University)

She put on a show.

Falling just a single steal shy of recording a triple double Saturday, Makana Stone tore up the blue hardwood at Uxbridge College.

With the Coupeville grad going off for 13 points, 15 rebounds, and nine steals, Loughborough University held on for a crucial 72-66 road win over Thames Valley, keeping the Riders in sole possession of second-place in England’s National Basketball League.

Now 10-4 on the season, 10-2 with Stone on the floor, Loughborough trails just Ipswich (13-2) with four games left in the regular season.

The Riders beat the league leaders the first time they met, and the two squads face off again May 1.

Saturday, Loughborough rode the inside/outside combo of Stone, who controlled the paint, and sharpshooting Robyn Ainge, who strafed Thames Valley from behind the arc.

Dropping four long-range three-balls, Ainge torched the nets for a game-high 28 points, while her running mate slashed through the defense with a bound to her step.

Loughborough held the advantage early, taking a 20-14 lead after one quarter, before stretching the margin to 44-35 at the half.

Thames Valley rallied in the third frame, however, using a 23-16 run to cut its deficit all the way back to a single bucket.

After lighting up the scoreboard through the first three quarters, the two teams turned the final 10 minutes into a defensive battle.

The game was still in doubt deep into the English afternoon (otherwise known as way too early in the morning in America), before Loughborough dropped the hammer.

Stone’s final bucket, a twisting banker in the paint, staked the Riders to a 68-63 lead, before Lauren Dabbs drilled a game-busting trey from the right corner to answer a Thames Valley three-ball.

Ainge closed the game out with a free throw, sending her squad home happy.

On the season, Stone sits with a tidy 185 points, 177 rebounds, 26 assists, 44 steals, and seven blocked shots.

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