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MVC snaps Wolf win streak

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 29, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Chase Anderson looks for an opening in the defense. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

You know when it’s below freezing outside, and you leave the faucet to where it will drip all night long?

Watching Mount Vernon Christian slowly, surely pull away to beat the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball team Tuesday night was kind of like that.

The visitors didn’t do anything all that spectacular — their best dunk attempt would have generated a stifled yawn on a court in Seattle — but they were consistent in every facet of the game.

Drip, drip, drip, and, in the end, that equaled a 61-47 win over the Wolves.

The loss drops Coupeville to 5-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play with two games left and leaves it sitting behind MVC (7-0) and La Conner (7-1), which hosts the Wolves this Friday.

Now 6-11 overall after having a three-game winning streak snapped, Brad Sherman’s squad played its best ball Tuesday in the opening quarter.

With Hurlee Bronec and Camden Glover banging away down low and holding their own with a lanky group of Hurricane post players, the Wolves trailed 21-18 at the first break.

Along the way they claimed the lead four different times, with Landon Roberts drilling the bottom out of the bucket on a three-ball to earn the biggest roar from the crowd.

Hurlee Bronec almost matched the ovation, however, when he snagged a pass from Chase Anderson and whirled through a pack of Hurricanes to slap home a layup a half of a tick before the first quarter buzzer sang its song.

But while the Wolves held the lead at various points in the first frame, they couldn’t get even after that.

MVC stretched the margin out to 13 midways through the second, before CHS closed on a 5-1 min-tear.

Malachi Somes kicked off the surge by taking a charge on defense, with Glover punctuating things by snagging a rebound and converting it into a second-chance bucket.

Down 35-26 at the half, Coupeville got as close as six points in the third quarter and did it twice.

Hurlee Bronec drained a three-ball from the top the first time, while Anderson made a phenomenal save on a runaway ball, before flipping it over his head to Roberts for a breakaway bucket the second time.

Showcasing ice water in their veins to match the less-than-toasty temps outside the gym, the Hurricanes closed the quarter on a 9-2 tear, however, and the Wolves never got the deficit back to single-digits.

Hurlee Bronec, continuing his recent rise as a go-to scorer, rattled the rims for a team-high 14 points, and gained entrance to the 200-point club.

The Wolf senior has 213 career varsity points and counting as his final season begins to wind down.

Roberts (9), Glover (8), Anderson (8), Jack Porter (6), and Hunter Bronec (2) also tallied points, with Johnny Porter and Somes contributing on defense.

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Tough foe, tense battle

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Jayden Little clamps down on defense. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The final score doesn’t tell all.

While the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team fell 50-33 to visiting Mount Vernon Christian Tuesday, the game was closer than the scoreboard might have indicated.

The Wolves, who now sit at 4-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-6 overall, held tough until the fourth quarter.

That was when the high-powered Hurricanes used an 18-9 run to close the game with a bang and pad the lead.

Up until the final frame, things were much closer, with Coupeville playing particularly strong in the middle two quarters.

Down 11-5 at the first break, the Wolves played MVC to a 12-12 standstill in the second, then were nipped just 9-7 in the third.

Riley Lawless provided the lion’s share of the offense, scoring in all four quarters as he racked up a team-best 10 points.

Davin Houston (5), Carson Grove (4), Liam Blas (4), Mahkai Myles (3), Easton Green (3), Sage Arends (2), and Khanor Jump (2) also scored, with Green banging home a three-ball.

Nathan Coxsey, Jayden Little, Malachi Somes, and Kyle McCrimmon also saw floor time for the Wolves, who have two games left on their schedule.

The JV travels to La Conner this Friday, Jan. 31, before closing out the 2024-2025 campaign at home the following Friday, Feb. 7.

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Furious JV rally falls just short

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 24, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Mahkai Myles powers his way to the hoop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They almost made it all the way back.

Unfortunately for the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team, a furious fourth quarter rally Friday night couldn’t quite save the Wolves.

CHS slashed a double-digit deficit down to a single bucket on Orcas Island, but time ran out, allowing the Vikings to escape with a narrow 46-43 victory.

The loss drops the Wolves to 4-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-5 overall, with three games left on the 2024-2025 schedule.

Coupeville came out cold, falling behind 19-5 after one quarter of play, which left it scrambling all night.

The Wolves trimmed the Vikings lead down a bit, pulling within 27-17 at the half, before trailing 37-26 through three frames.

CHS hit both of its three-balls in the fourth, with Mahkai Myles and Carson Grove draining treys to spur a 17-9 rally.

Unlike the varsity game, where Orcas spent much more time at the free throw line, Coupeville got the benefit of the ref’s whistles in the JV rumble but failed to convert.

While the Vikings were just 4 of 13 at the free throw line, the Wolves were 11-26, letting way too many shots slide off the rim on a night where a handful of points would have changed their fate.

Davin Houston finished with a team-high 13 points to pace CHS, with Grove knocking down nine and Riley Lawless powering through the paint for seven.

Myles (5), Khanor Jump (4), Malachi Somes (2), Easton Green (2), and Sage Arends (1) also scored, with Liam Blas bringing the heat on the defensive side of the floor for the Wolves.

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Wolf boys continue late season surge

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 24, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover rumbles in the paint. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Now it’s a true winning streak.

Holding off a feisty, free throw-friendly Orcas Island squad Friday, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad claimed its third straight victory.

Led by an explosive game from senior big man Hurlee Bronec, the Wolves escaped with a 52-47 triumph on the road and a season sweep of the always-tough Vikings.

Now 5-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 6-10 overall, Brad Sherman’s squad heads into a huge week, with clashes against conference leaders Mount Vernon Christian and La Conner up next on the schedule.

The Wolves, who won despite suffering a huge disparity at the foul line — Orcas hit 21 of 26 free throws to Coupeville’s 5-10 performance — led from start to finish Friday night.

Hurlee Bronec, who has been playing like a beast in the paint in 2025, poured in 11 points in the first quarter to spark CHS to an 18-15 lead.

From there, Coupeville used a 12-2 surge in the second — this time powered by the other Battlin’ Bronec Brother, one Hunter — to push the lead out to 30-17 at the half.

While Orcas cut the deficit down to 43-35 through three quarters, the Vikings were never able to catch the Wolves.

Hurlee Bronec and Chase Anderson combined for all 13 of Coupeville’s points in the third frame, while Malachi Somes netted a huge three-ball in the fourth to keep Orcas at bay.

Malachi Somes hit a huge shot in the win over Orcas.

The Wolves got big contributions from all eight players to hit the hardwood, with Hurlee Bronec leading the way with a game-high 21 points.

That pushes him to 199 points for his CHS varsity career, leaving him one point shy of becoming the 141st Wolf boy to crack the 200-point club for a program which launched in 1917.

Anderson banked in nine, with Hunter Bronec (8), Landon Roberts (4), Camden Glover (4), Somes (3), and Jack Porter (3) also scoring.

Johnny Porter rounded out the rotation, bringing intensity to a fired-up Wolf defense.

While Hurlee Bronec is on the cusp of joining the 200-point club, Anderson, currently in his junior season, continues to work his way up the career scoring chart.

He stepped on to the floor Friday as the #50 scorer in CHS boys’ history and departed it at #46, having passed Cody Peters (518), JJ Marti (520), and Gary Faris (524), while tying Brad Miller (526).

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Balanced scoring fuels hardwood win

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 21, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Johnny Porter powers to the hoop. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

This is something new, in a good way.

Outscoring visiting Concrete in every quarter Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball team rolled to a 60-39 victory, capturing back-to-back W’s for the first time in the 2024-2025 season.

With the win, which comes on the heels of a recent triumph against Darrington, the Wolves get to 4-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-10 overall.

Sitting in third place in the seven-team conference, trailing Mount Vernon Christian (5-0) and La Conner (5-1), Brad Sherman’s squad will aim for a third-straight win when it travels Friday to Orcas Island.

If CHS can boast the same kind of balanced scoring it found Tuesday, odds will be in its favor.

The Wolves got 51 of their 60 points from the trio of Chase Anderson, Jack Porter, and Hurlee Bronec, which each taking over the game at times.

The latter two from that threesome both dropped in six points in the opening quarter, spurring Coupeville to a quick 19-8 lead after eight minutes of play.

Jack Porter rolls in for a bucket.

Jack Porter closed the frame with back-to-back buckets, one on a bank shot, the other off of a steal and breakaway, and things were crackling.

But then both teams hit a dry spell, as points were hard to come by in the second quarter.

Concrete held Coupeville scoreless for a solid four minutes, cutting the deficit back to 21-13, but the Wolves had an answer.

Anderson made off with consecutive steals, turning both into buckets, before Hurlee Bronec danced his way through the paint for a reverse layup a second before the halftime buzzer.

Holding a 27-13 advantage at the break, the Wolves continued to push, and the Lions crumbled a bit.

The Porter brothers teamed up for a highlight reel-worthy bucket, with Johnny’s pass setting up Jack’s jumper, before Landon Roberts zipped his own John Stockton-style assist to Jack Porter for the game-buster.

A three-ball from the right side of the floor, it staked CHS to a 20-point lead and effectively ended any comeback hopes for the visitors.

As the game’s final minutes played out, Coupeville stayed riled up on defense, however.

Davin Houston rejected a Concrete shot, while Camden Glover used and abused the Lions on a play where he snatched an offensive board, before promptly powering back up for the putback.

As noted before, Coupeville balanced the books, with Anderson (20), Jack Porter (19), and Hurlee Bronec (12) all notching double digit scoring.

Glover (4), Roberts (3), and Johnny Porter (2) also knocked down buckets, with Carson Field, Zander Pulliam, Houston, Hunter Bronec, and Easton Green seeing floor time.

It was Pulliam’s varsity debut.

Coupeville’s seniors are pushing for the best possible playoff seeding.

While the win, and the team-wide effort, was the true highlight, stats hounds will also note that two Wolves set personal milestones.

Jack Porter (115) cracked the 100-point club, while Anderson joined the 500-point club.

The Wolf junior, who sits with 517 career points and counting, also passed Jason Bagby (499) and David Lortz (502) Tuesday to become the #50 scorer in the 108-year history of CHS varsity boys’ basketball.

 

No JV rumble:

Concrete doesn’t have a second boys’ squad this season, so the Wolves were limited to one game.

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