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Coupeville’s seniors flex into a new season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Monday night was the Neapolitan ice cream of basketball games for the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball team.

By that I mean the Wolves non-conference rumble with visiting Mount Baker was divided into three distinctive sections, all with their own flavors.

Except, unlike said ice cream, which is pretty much nirvana thanks to a mix of vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate, the hardwood showdown between the Wolves and Mountaineers was sour, then sweet, then sour.

End result?

A 69-47 Coupeville loss which wasn’t really as lopsided as the score may read and yet was only really close for a matter of minutes.

Having lost nine seniors to graduation from last year’s Bi-District champs, the Wolf squad which debuted Monday is most definitely not the same one which made it to the 2024 state tourney.

Only three Wolves — Hunter Bronec, Chase Anderson, and Hurlee Bronec — return from that unit, while Baker has a team that is largely in place from a year ago.

And it showed in the early going, as the visitors jumped out to a back-breaking 15-0 lead.

Anderson and Hurlee Bronec finally broke the scoreless streak with back-to-back buckets, but Baker led 19-4 heading into the second period and seemed in control.

And that’s when we begin the sweetest portion of this dessert discussion, as the Wolves came out like a different team after the break.

With a big boost of energy from high-flying Jack Porter, and a gorgeous long-range three ball from big man Camden Glover, Coupeville went on a rampage.

Steadily chipping away at Baker’s lead, the Wolves got the deficit down to just 27-24 by halftime and did it with a well-crafted, explosive play.

Landon Roberts went on a ramble under the hoop, drew the defense to himself, then flicked a precision pass to Anderson, who was lurking out behind the three-point arc.

Catching and shooting the ball in one smooth motion, the Wolf junior capped the half and brought the assembled fans to their feet, awash in hope.

That hope lived large through most of the third quarter, as well.

Coupeville made it all the way back, claiming its first lead at 34-33 with just under four minutes to play in the frame, the go-ahead bucket splashing home off of the fingertips of a sky-walking Roberts.

Unfortunately, that would be the Wolves one, and only lead, of the night.

Baker regained the advantage, but CHS kept it close, and was still down just three with under a minute to go in the frame, before Baker rippled the net on six consecutive free throws.

In a bit of an oddity, those were actually the first charity shots the Mountaineers had taken in the game, and they would finish a perfect 7-7 at the line.

Coupeville, by contrast, went 15-30 on free throws and couldn’t capitalize, even with the visitors picking up two technical fouls along the way.

Trailing 47-39 after three, the Wolves cut it down to 50-43 on a strong bucket in the paint from Hunter Bronec.

But then the bottom fell out. The tale turned sour. The ice cream curdled. Or whatever metaphor you prefer.

Using a 19-4 run to end the game, Baker made the final score a bit deceptive, but also awfully decisive.

The new-look Wolves got scoring from six players, with three of those players recording their first varsity points.

Anderson topped Coupeville with 14 while Jack Porter knocked down 12 to lead the way.

Roberts (7), Hurlee Bronec (7), Hunter Bronec (4), and Glover (3) kept scorekeeper June Mazdra busy, while Carson Field, Johnny Porter, Malachi Somes, and Easton Green also hit the floor.

The Wolves get two chances to bounce back this week, with a road trip to South Whidbey Friday, Dec. 6, followed by a home game Saturday against Clallam Bay.

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Carson Grove, seen here last year, scored Monday in his high school basketball debut. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s pretty much a fresh start for the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball program.

With just a few exceptions, the squad which tore up foes last year has moved up as a group to varsity, opening new opportunities for those willing to grab them.

The potential is great, but that also means there will be a learning curve as Wolf coaches Jon Roberts and Craig Anderson shake things out.

So, not surprisingly, Monday’s season opener, a 43-26 loss to visiting Mount Baker in a non-conference clash, had its high moments and low moments.

The positives including the Wolves battling the Mountaineers virtually even in the second half and seeing seven of 11 players score on the night.

Areas where Coupeville needs to do some work include sharpening its aim at the free throw line, after a 2-17 showing at the charity stripe derailed any comeback hopes.

Easton Green paced CHS with eight points, while Malachi Somes, Davin Houston, and Riley Lawless each added four.

Carson Grove, Nathan Coxsey, and Liam Blas rounded out the offensive attack with a bucket apiece, while Jayden Little, Mahkai Myles, Khanor Jump, and Kyle McCrimmon also saw floor time.

The young Wolves get back at it Friday, Dec. 6 when they travel to Langley to square off with arch-rival South Whidbey.

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Kion Tellery lines up a shot. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’ll be back.

The holiday season has put a brief pause in the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball season, but the Wolves return to the floor next Tuesday, Dec. 3.

They’ll travel to South Whidbey that day, kicking off the second half of their eight-game schedule.

Until then, a photographic reminder of who is playing this year.

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Chase Anderson swoops to the hoop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The chase begins again.

Last season was capped by Coupeville High School senior Logan Downes finishing his run as the #1 career male scorer in Wolf basketball’s 107-year history.

A record which had been untouched for close to two decades has been surpassed, but time moves on, and a different batch of Wolves is ready to make their own run at the record.

Of the 420 boys I’ve recorded as having scored in a CHS varsity hoops game — the ’30s and ’40s are still a vast, but likely low-scoring, unknown — four are still students at the school.

Junior Chase Anderson, who has racked up 260 points while playing with Downes, is the leading active scorer, and is just 39 points away from cracking the top 100 all-time.

A little further back are senior brothers Hunter and Hurlee Bronec, and junior Aiden O’Neill, though the latter is sidelined after a football injury required serious surgery.

So, questions abound.

How many new Wolves will register a varsity bucket this season and join the club? And how high can Anderson soar as he climbs the career scoring ladder?

Only time, and the scorebooks, will tell.

 

CHS varsity boys’ basketball career scoring chart (1917-2024):

Logan Downes – 1305
Jeff Stone – 1137
Mike Bagby – 1137
Randy Keefe – 1088
Mike Criscoula – 1031
Jeff Rhubottom – 1012
Bill Riley – 934
Pete Petrov – 917
Brad Sherman – 874
Denny Clark – 869

Arik Garthwaite – 867
Bill Jarrell – 855
Hunter Smith – 847
Corey Cross – 811
Hawthorne Wolfe – 800
Jack Elzinga – 770
Barry Brown – 769
Hunter Hammer – 755
Steve Whitney – 730
Dan Nieder – 729

Tom Sahli – 719 (**MISSING SEASON**)
Chris Good – 688
Gavin Keohane – 677
Virgil Roehl – 674
Foster Faris – 668
Pat Bennett – 659
Wade Ellsworth – 659
Jason McFadyen – 654
Rich Morris – 637
Kramer O’Keefe – 636

Wiley Hesselgrave – 632
John O’Grady – 611
Greg White – 604
Denny Zylstra – 602
Joe Whitney – 601
Brian Miller – 597
Mike Syreen – 594
Gabe McMurray – 592
Pat Clark – 583
Randy Duggan – 552

Roy Marti – 551
Jim Syreen – 550
Marc Bissett – 549
Gary Hammons – 533
Jerry Zylstra – 527
Brad Miller – 526
Gary Faris – 524
JJ Marti – 520
Cody Peters – 518
David Lortz – 502

Jason Bagby – 499
Xavier Murdy – 482
Pat O’Grady – 472
Harold Buckner – 469
Sean Dillon – 469
Frank Marti – 462
Alex Murdy – 448
Del O’Shell – 440
Tony Ford – 432
Caleb Powell – 421

Mason Grove – 414
Ben Biskovich – 407
Casey Clark – 407
Nick Sellgren – 406
Cole White – 405
Blaine Ghormley – 393
Tom Logan – 385
James Smith – 382
Don Cook – 377
Chad Gale – 373

Mike Millenbach – 373
JD Wilcox – 373
Ty Blouin – 369
Caesar Kortuem – 369
Ray Harvey – 368
Pat Brown – 355
Dick Smith – 352
Ethan Spark – 352
Glenn Losey – 350
Timm Orsborn – 345

Robin Larson – 342
Byron Fellstrom – 340
Kevin Faris – 339
Michael Vaughan – 337
Jim Yake – 331
Aaron Trumbull – 330
Brad Brown – 328
Charlie Tessaro – 328
Utz Conard – 326
Ian Smith – 324

David Ford – 323
Bob Rea – 320
Chris Marti – 319
Gabe Wynn – 316
Nick Streubel – 314
Ben Hayes – 306
Allen Black – 305
Noah Roehl – 301
Blake Day – 299
Noel Criscoula – 298

John Beasley – 293
Risen Johnson – 291
Brian Fakkema – 290
Matt Frost – 290
Mike Mallo – 282
Keith Jameson – 277
Terry Roberts – 277
Kit Manzanares – 275
Boom Phomvongkoth – 275
Zepher Loesch – 274

Alex Evans – 272
Aaron Curtin – 271
Tyler King – 270
Joe Tessaro – 270
Eric Hopkins – 265
Harvey Wainio – 265
Chase Anderson – 260
Rick Keefe – 259
Troy Blouin – 256
Sean Callahan – 256

Greg Fellstrom – 248
Richard Hammons – 248
Casey Larson – 247
Don Schreiber – 247
Brandon Huff – 245
Grady Rickner – 245
Brad Haslam – 235
Sean Toomey-Stout – 235
Geoff Hageman – 227
Curt Youderian – 226

Rich Vaughan – 219
Ed Wood – 219
Joel Walstad – 217
Richard Cook – 216
Ryan Keefe – 214
Nick Guay – 213
Jordan Ford – 210
Andrew Mouw – 204
Vance Huffman – 203
Tim Quenzer – 202

Alan Hancock – 198
Shawn Ryan – 197
Mitch Aparicio – 195
John Engstrom – 195
Trevor Tucker – 194
Roy Mattox – 191
Dale Sherman – 188
Scott Stuurmans – 188
Ryan Blouin – 185
Pat Millenbach – 181

Caleb Meyer – 179
Wayne Hardie – 178
Chris Cox – 177
Evan Tingstad – 177
Jerry VandWerfhorst – 177
Anthony Bergeron – 176
Mike Ankney – 173
Ron Naddy – 172
Dale Libbey – 169
Roger Sherman – 168

Tim Walstad – 168
Randy Blindauer – 166
Mark Bepler – 165
Chad Brookhouse – 163
Jered Brown – 156
Monty Moore – 155
Geoff Wacker – 154
Bill Baas – 153
Ulrik Wells – 152
Jim Faris – 151

Steve Konek – 149
Gavin O’Keefe – 149
Ryan McManigle – 148
Ryan Griggs – 147
Hugh Abell – 145
George Libbey – 142
Sandy Roberts – 134
Craig Anderson – 132
Scott Franzen – 129
Ben Etzell – 127

Gavin Knoblich – 126
Len Buckner – 125
Brian Shank – 125
Joey Lippo – 121
Jessie Smith – 119
Scott McGraw – 116
Christian Townsdin – 116
Mitch Pelroy – 115
Taylor Ebersole – 114
Eric Taylor – 112

Jim Casey – 111
Jacobi Pilgrim – 111
Jonathan Valenzuela – 110
Brian Barr – 108
Joe Donellon – 101
Jason McManigle – 101
Bryan Hamilton – 99
Brian Knoll – 98
Morgan Payne – 96
Christian Lyness – 95

Koa Davison – 94
Ted Weber – 91
Hunter Downes – 89
James Meek – 89
Dan Miller – 89
Steve Bissett – 87
Hunter Bronec – 87
Andrew Cashen – 87
Carson Risner – 86
John Sinema – 86

Nick Morris – 83
Dominic Coffman – 81
Logan Martin – 81
Roy Armstrong – 80
Cameron Toomey-Stout – 80
Caleb Valko – 78
Ross Buckner – 77
Matt Shank – 77
JJ Johnson – 76
Duane Score – 76

Quinten Farmer – 75
Matt Ortega – 75
Mike Ellsworth – 74
Don Spangler – 72
John Zimmerman – 72
Joe Bruzas – 71
Jason Fisher – 71
Tony Prosser – 70
Les Jacobson – 69
Tom Conard – 68

Dean Grasser – 68
Matt Bepler – 67
Zack Swerdfeger – 66
Ron Lanphere – 65
Sage Downes – 64
Ben Hancock – 63
Randy Stone – 63
Mike Brown – 62
Jason McDavid – 62
Jeremy Staples – 62

Brian Hageman – 61
Erik King – 61
David Davis – 60
Tom Mueller – 59
Brandy Ambrose – 58
Sam Kieth – 58
Steve Smith – 58
Martin Walsh – 58
Matt Helm – 57
Dennis Terrell – 57

Drew Chan – 56
DeAndre Mitchell – 56
Daniel Olson – 56
Ellis Schultz – 56
Dave Stoddard – 56
CJ Smith – 54
Larry Zylstra – 54
Asa Owensby – 52
Marc Aparicio – 51
Chris Chan – 51

Joe Kelley – 51
Marvin Darst – 50
Troy Hurlburt – 49
Stanley Bruzas – 48
Dalton Engle – 48
Jerry Helm – 48
Dalton Martin – 47
Eddie Fasolo – 45
Doug Speers – 45
Banky Fisher – 44

Keith Dunnagan – 42
Zane Oldenstadt – 42
Gaylord Stidham – 41
Erick Harada – 40
James Jorgensen – 40
Nevin Miranda – 40
Jeff Thomas – 40
John Wyatt – 40
John Moskeland – 39
Hurlee Bronec – 37

Danny Bonacci – 36
Chuck Ruthford – 36
Charlie Toth – 36
Jim Marti – 35
Zeb Williams – 35
Robert Cushen – 34
Dante Mitchell – 34
Sid Mudgett – 34
Dave Brandt – 33
Ryan Kelley – 33

Brian Roundy – 32
Richard Barber – 31
Joe Libbey – 31
Ray Cook – 29
Tim Leese – 29
Ralph Lindsay – 29
Kyle Rockwell – 29
Rick Marti – 28
Toby Martinez – 28
Daniel McDonald – 28

Joe Rojas – 28
Todd Smith – 28
Scott Sollars – 28
Richard Benson – 27
Mike Duke – 27
John Holmes – 26
Lewis Berry – 25
Mark Short – 25
Tim Youderian – 25
Jared Helmstadter – 24

Trent Diamanti – 23
Trevor Mueller – 22
Dan Schleiffers – 22
William Davidson – 21
Jay Roberts – 21
Dustin Van Velkinburgh – 21
Matt Douglas – 20
Jordan Emerson – 20
Dane Lucero – 20
Dean Strom – 20

Scott Fisher – 19
Scott Losey – 19
Bud Merryman – 19
Matt Petrich – 19
Jason Raymond – 19
Rob Blouin – 18
Rick Keith – 18
Marvin Mitchell – 18
Guy Walker – 18
Gary Boyke – 17

Jim Keith – 17
Jean Lund-Olsen – 17
Cedric McIntosh – 17
TJ Rickner – 17
Rick Frieze – 16
Frank Nelson – 16
Chad Nixon – 16
Josh Wilsey – 16
Steven Cope – 15
Eric Dyer – 15

Mike Lester – 15
Brad Rogers – 15
Henry Edwards – 14
Todd Brown – 13
DJ Kim – 13
LaVerne Arnold – 12
Mike Eaton – 12
Guy George – 12
Kole Kellison – 12
Glen Lanphere – 12

Desmond Bell – 11
Bill Hamilton – 11
Howard Libbey – 11
Ken Pickard – 11
Jon Roberts – 11
Chris Squires – 11
Ben Winkes – 11
Jermiah Copeland – 10
Ron Edwards – 10
Travis Hooker – 10

Mikey Robinett – 10
Daniel Graham – 9
Kyle King – 9
Bruce Seiger – 9
Jimmy Sullivan – 9
Fred Wyatt – 9
Erik Anderson – 8
Dave Bowers – 8
Rob Fasolo – 8
Kraig Gordon – 8

Cody Roberts – 8
Robert Shafer – 8
Dave Wells – 8
Charlie Cook – 7
Bobby Engle – 7
Brian Folkestad – 7
Wayne Hesselgrave – 7
Aiden O’Neill – 7
Ed Cook – 6
Tucker Hall – 6

Chuck Hardee – 6
Kevin King – 6
Robert Kirkwood – 6
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim – 6
George Smith – 6
Nic Anthony – 5
Ariah Bepler – 5
Scott Davidson – 5
JD Myers – 5
Timothy Nitta – 5

Nate Steele – 5
Ron Zylstra – 5
Andrew Bird – 4
Bill Boze – 4
Miles Davidson – 4
Ralph Engle – 4
Jason Legat – 4
Morgan Roehl – 4
Rusty Bailey – 3
Luke Currier – 3

Frank Mueller – 3
Tracy Wilson – 3
Teo Benson – 2
Norm Enders – 2
Chris Locke – 2
Jeremy McCormick – 2
Rich McCormick – 2
Fred Meadors – 2
Denny Moss – 2
Tony Sherman – 2

Marion Sill – 2
Stephen Stietenroth – 2
Robbie Wanamaker – 2
Paul Baher – 1
Bill Engle – 1
Robert Engle – 1
Bob Franzen – 1
Meryl Gordon – 1
Oscar Liquidano – 1
Raleigh Sherman – 1

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Diesel Eck powers in for a bucket. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The first road trip is in the books.

Having opened the season with three consecutive games at home, Monday brought a new wrinkle to the lives of the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball players.

The Wolves clambered on the bus, endured a trek to the wilds of Granite Falls, and now head into the Thanksgiving break.

CMS will reemerge Dec. 3, when it travels to South Whidbey to kick off the back half of its eight-game schedule.

After that comes trips to Sultan (Dec. 5) and Lakewood (Dec. 9), before the home finale Dec. 16 against South Whidbey.

How Monday’s mission to Granite played out:

 

Level 1:

Coupeville’s top team snagged its first win of the campaign, polishing off the Tigers 33-26.

The Wolves rippled the nets from distance, drilling four three-balls to claim the victory.

Two of those bombs came off the fingertips of Trey Stewart, while Calvin Kappes and Chayse Van Velkinbergh each netted one of their own.

Overall, Stewart and Van Velkinburgh paced the Wolves, each netting nine points, with Diesel Eck powering through the paint for six.

Calvin Kappes (5) and Jonathan Kappes (4) rounded out the scoring attack, while Xander Beaman, Maverick Walling, River Simpson, Trenton Thule, and Kamden Ratcliff also saw floor time for the Wolves, who sit at 1-3 on the year.

 

Level 2:

A lower scoring affair, with Coupeville (0-4) coming up just short in an 18-11 defensive thriller.

Gracen Joiner knocked down a team-high four points, with Jacob Lujan (2), Darius Stewart (2), Cyrus Sparacio (2), and Cole Van Dyke (1) also scoring.

Colton Ashby, Xander Flowers, Liam Stoner, Mario Martinez, Jonah Meek, and Aiden Wheat rounded out the CMS roster on this day.

 

Ready to rumble.

Level 3:

Les Queen continued his torrid scoring pace, accounting for 11 of his team’s 13 points in a loss to Granite.

Kion Tellery banked in the Wolves (1-2) other bucket, with Oliver Miller, Carson Marley, Jack Bailey, Braxton Beshear, Stoner, and Talon Gamble also in uniform.

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