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Young guns makin’ net magic

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on December 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Time to stop ‘n pop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Six down, two to play.

The Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball teams are 75% through their season, with matchups against Lakewood and South Whidbey still looming on the schedule.

As they prep for the home stretch, a look at individual scoring stats so far:

 

Les Queen – 72
Diesel Eck – 56
Chayse Van Velkinburgh – 31
Gracen Joiner – 26
Jonathan Kappes – 26
Kamden Ratcliff – 26
Calvin Kappes – 23
Cyrus Sparacio – 23
Darius Stewart – 21
Colton Ashby – 13
River Simpson – 10
Liam Stoner – 10
Trey Stewart – 9
Henry Jackson – 7
Xander Beaman – 6
Jacob Lujan – 4
Kion Tellery – 4
Aiden Wheat – 4
Trenton Thule – 3
Cole Van Dyke – 3
Jack Bailey – 2
Elijah Cole – 2
Talon Gamble – 2

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JV boys run away with win

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Freshman Liam Blas knocked down eight points Friday in a road win. (Photo courtesy Stephanie Blas)

Thrive, and then survive.

Using an inspired run across the middle two quarters Friday, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team built itself a fairly comfortable lead on host South Whidbey, then played keep-away long enough at the end to run the clock out.

Heading home with a 34-28 win, and a 1-1 record on the season, the young Wolves can look to those 16 minutes in the middle of the game as a true highlight.

Coupeville actually trailed 7-4 at the first break, before going on a big run in the second frame to carry a 20-11 lead into the half.

The Wolves, with freshman Carson Grove poppin’ three balls from the parking lot, then stretched the advantage out to 32-17 through three.

“We clamped down with good D and spread the ball around,” said CHS coach Jon Roberts.

“Our help defense and hedging really made a big difference.”

With Coupeville’s bench playing most of the fourth quarter, the Falcons made a run to shave the lead down from 15 to six but ultimately couldn’t keep the clock from hitting all zeroes.

The Wolves spread out their offense, with eight different players putting their name into the scorebook.

Grove led the way with nine points, while Liam Blas popped for eight and Easton Green banked in six.

Malachi Somes (4), Sage Arends (2), Mahkai Myles (2), Riley Lawless (2), and Davin Houston (1) also scored, with Jayden Little, Kyle McCrimmon, Khanor Jump, and Nathan Coxsey all seeing floor time.

While Coupeville’s varsity plays Saturday, Clallam Bay doesn’t have a JV, so the Wolf young guns will be off until a Monday road trip to the wilds of Forks.

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Slow start, strong finish

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »

CHS coach Brad Sherman is looking for some answers. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Game #2 shared too many characteristics with game #1.

Despite a late rally Friday, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball team came up short in Langley, falling 45-37 to South Whidbey.

The non-conference loss, which drops the Wolves to 0-2 on the young season, was marked by poor free throw shooting and having to spend most of the game playing from behind.

That was a bad combo against Mount Baker in the opener, and it was a bad combo again.

In both games Coupeville was aggressive and got to the free throw line far more often than its opponent, but then watched way too many charity shots slide off the rim.

The Wolves made just 15 of 30 from the stripe in the opener, and went 7-22 Friday in a game where those shots could have changed the outcome.

Relegated to playing in a ramshackle side establishment while South Whidbey continues to finish work on its destroyed-by-a-flood main gym, the Wolves came out cold against the Falcons.

Down 11-4 after one quarter, things got worse in the second frame, as the Falcons used a hail of three-balls from Cody Redford to build a 35-12 lead.

Something clicked coming out of halftime, however, as the Wolves went on an 18-7 run in the third.

Jack Porter went off for six of his team-high 12 in the frame, with Chase Anderson and Hurlee Bronec adding four apiece, and the lead was down to 42-30.

Clamping down on defense, Coupeville shaved off four more points from the deficit over the game’s final eight minutes but couldn’t find enough buckets of its own to get all the way back.

Chase Anderson and a Falcon battle for the opening tip. (Tammy Glover photo)

While Jack Porter’s 12 was tops, he got support from Hurlee Bronec (8), Camden Glover (5), Hunter Bronec (5), Anderson (4), Johnny Porter (2), and Landon Roberts (1).

With his bucket Johnny Porter becomes the 424th Wolf boy (across 108 seasons) who I’ve been able to document as having scored in a varsity game.

Malachi Somes and Carson Field both saw floor time as well for Coupeville, while Redford topped South Whidbey with 14 points.

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Young Wolves “challenging themselves in every game”

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , on December 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Trenton Thule lets fly. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Growth over scores.

While the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball teams were swept in three games at Sultan Thursday, Wolf coaches headed back to the bus in a positive mood.

“The amount of smiles and laughs we had before, during, and after the games is enough of a win for us coaches!” RayLynn Ratcliff said.

“These boys are working hard, they’re engaged and learning, they’re challenging themselves in every game and having fun while doing it!”

Coupeville wraps up four straight on the road with a trip to Lakewood Monday, before closing the season at home against South Whidbey Dec. 16.

How Thursday played out:

 

Level 1:

Diesel Eck rumbled in the paint for a team-high 13 points, while Kamden Ratcliff knocked down eight in support.

River Simpson (5), Jonathan Kappes (3), and Xander Beaman (2) also scored, with Trenton Thule, Maverick Walling, Calvin Kappes, Gracen Joiner, Darius Stewart, and Colton Ashby rounding out the roster.

 

Level 2:

Darius Stewart was high man for the Wolves, popping for nine points, with Aiden Wheat, Joiner, and Cyrus Sparacio each adding a bucket.

Also seeing floor time were Jacob Lujan, Mario Martinez, Ashby, Cole Van Dyke, Xander Flowers, and Jonah Meek.

 

Level 3:

Les Queen, who leads all CMS scorers this season with 72 points, banked in 10, with Henry Jackson rippling the nets for five, including netting a three-ball.

Liam Stoner and Talon Gamble added a bucket apiece, with Gamble becoming the 23rd Wolf to score this season.

Kion Tellery, Jack Bailey, Carson Marley, and Oliver Miller also played.

Ferry Life 24/7/365. (RayLynn Ratcliff photo)

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Sweet sweep in rivalry rumble

Posted in Boys Basketball, Middle School, tagged , , , , , on December 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Liam Stoner is a dangerous man in the open court. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Round one in the hardwood rivalry wars goes to Cow Town.

Traveling to South Whidbey Tuesday, the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball teams snagged three wins in as many games, firing a dramatic opening shot.

Next up in the battle for Island superiority are high school games Friday in Langley, before the middle school programs reunite in Coupeville Dec. 16 for their season finales.

How Tuesday played out:

 

Level 1:

Winning its second straight game, Coupeville’s top squad rolled to a 37-27 victory.

The Wolves, now 2-3 on the season, got balanced scoring, with seven different players scorching the nets in Langley.

Jonathan Kappes knocked down a team-high eight points to pace the attack, with Kamden Ratcliff and Diesel Eck hot on his heels with seven apiece.

Calvin Kappes (4), Chayse Van Velkinburgh (4), Xander Beaman (4), and River Simpson (3) finished the scoring, with Beaman notching his first points of the season.

Rounding out the roster were Trey Stewart, Trenton Thule, Darius Stewart, Maverick Walling, and Colton Ashby.

Darius Stewart makes it rain.

 

Level 2:

Claiming their first victory in five games, the Wolves romped to a 27-18 advantage by game’s end.

Cyrus Sparacio and Gracen Joiner had the hot hands, contributing eight and seven points to the cause, respectively.

Ashby (6), Darius Stewart (4), and Cole Van Dyke (2) also made the net jump, with Jacob Lujan, Mario Martinez, Xander Flowers, Aiden Wheat, and Jonah Meek seeing floor time for CMS.

 

Level 3:

Les Queen was on a rampage, burning down the gym with a torrid 27-point performance as Coupeville thunked South Whidbey 37-10.

Queen, who leads all CMS scorers this season with 62 points, went off for 13 in the first quarter, before coasting in with six more in both the second and third frames.

With the win, the Wolf third team, which has played one less game than its counterparts, gets to 2-2 on the season.

Liam Stoner rattled the rims for six points in support of Queen, while Jack Bailey and Henry Jackson dropped in their first buckets of the year.

With three first-time scorers Tuesday, the number of Coupeville players who have tallied a basket in 2024 rises to 22 and counting.

Talon Gamble, Kion Tellery, Carson Marley, and Oliver Miller also hit the hardwood for the Wolves as they ran away with the win.

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