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Strong start, foul finish

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 12, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Malachi Somes (5) drives past his defender, who meets a brick wall known as Camden Glover. (Julie Wheat photo)

The road gets tougher from here.

Unable to hold on after jumping out to a 13-1 lead Thursday against host Friday Harbor, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad fell 44-42 in its District 1/2 playoff opener.

With the loss, the Wolves slip to 7-12 on the season, but they’re still alive in the double-elimination tourney.

Win three straight loser-out games, with the first one coming Feb. 17, and Brad Sherman’s hardwood warriors will be headed back to state.

Lose any of them, and it’s time for the Wolves to make plans for spring sports.

That next playoff rumble will send CHS on the road again, this time to face either Mount Vernon Christian or Orcas Island.

Check out the bracket here:

https://www.wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4987

Thursday’s game was Coupeville’s third against Friday Harbor this season, and the closest by far.

The Wolverines won the regular season bouts by 12 and 10 points, respectively, but this time around CHS led from opening tip until late in the fourth quarter.

All the momentum early belonged to Coupeville, which ripped off a 10-0 run to stake itself to a 13-1 lead late in the first quarter.

Chase Anderson led the way, slapping home eight points in the opening frame, and things were looking bright for the Wolves.

Then the road rims shrunk a size or two, and buckets were much harder to get the rest of the evening.

After scoring a basket in the waning seconds of the first to cut things to 13-3, Friday Harbor battled to a 15-13 advantage in the second quarter.

Still up 26-18 at the break, CHS hung tough through a cold-shooting third to maintain a (smaller) lead at 32-29 heading into the fourth.

But down the stretch Friday Harbor came up with some big-time buckets to flip the script.

The Wolverines claimed their first lead of the night at 37-36, before stretching it out to 39-36.

Coupeville rallied as the clock madly ticked down, tying things at 39-39 on an Aiden O’Neill free throw, only to have their rivals immediately answer with a three-ball and a field goal to ice things.

O’Neill hit a buzzer-beating trey to set the final score, but it wasn’t to be for the Wolves.

CHS won the three-ball battle 5-4, with Camden Glover and O’Neill each hitting a pair, while Friday Harbor edged Coupeville at the free throw line, netting six of 11 against a 3-5 performance from the Wolves.

The road warriors got all their scoring from four players Thursday, with Anderson rattling the rim for 13 and Glover banking in 12. O’Neill sank nine, while Davin Houston rounded things out with eight points.

Easton Green, Malachi Somes, Carson Grove, and Riley Lawless also saw floor time for Coupeville.

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Nail-biter goes wrong way

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 6, 2026| Leave a Comment »

River Simpson lets a free throw fly. (Aleksia Jump photo)

Tough finale, strong season.

Even with a narrow loss Friday in its last game, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad has the most wins of any Wolf hardwood team this winter.

Despite falling 49-48 at Friday Harbor, the CHS young guns finish 7-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 8-8 overall, boding well for the future of Cow Town hoops.

Friday’s furious finale took some wild swings, as the momentum shifted back and forth between the teams.

Up 18-5 after a blistering first quarter, the hosts suddenly started clanking everything in sight just as the Wolves found their groove, going off on a 19-2 tear across the second frame.

That staked Coupeville to a 24-20 lead at the half, and things remained tense during a 13-10 third quarter mini-run, before Friday Harbor surged one final time to ice the come-from-behind victory in the final frame.

CHS spread out its offensive attack, with 8th grader River Simpson, playing in just his second high school game, torching the nets for a team-high 19 points.

He was backed up by Kamden Ratcliff (9), Nathan Coxsey (7), Ayden Warren (5), Liam Lawson (4), Trey Stewart (2), and Khanor Jump (2).

Brian Thompson and Trent Thule rounded out the rotation in the finale.

Khanor Jump looks for an opening in the defense. (Duke Kutz photo)

 

Final season scoring stats:

Jayden McManus – 124
Josh Stockdale – 103
Liam Lawson – 96
Khanor Jump – 79
Nathan Coxsey – 72
Carson Grove – 49
River Simpson – 32
Ayden Warren – 26
Brian Thompson – 13
Kamden Ratcliff – 11
Trent Thule – 8
Diesel Eck – 4
Chris Zenz – 4
Jaden Flores Garcia – 2
Trey Stewart – 2

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Wolves run Braves off the floor

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Davin Houston works his way towards a rebound. (Jackie Saia photo)

Balance. All about the balance.

With eight players scoring Friday, and three hitting for double-digits, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad ran visiting La Conner off the floor.

With a 66-36 win on Senior Night, the Wolves get to 4-5 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 7-10 overall.

Next up is the regular season finale Feb. 6, on the road at Friday Harbor, then the start of the double-elimination District 1/2 tourney Feb. 12.

That royal rumble features seven schools fighting for two tickets to state, with the Wolves learning their path when the bracket is released the day after the regular season ends.

Friday night an old rivalry wrote a new chapter, and this tale featured Coupeville (almost) leading from start to finish.

Technically La Conner forged a pair of ties in the first quarter, knotting things up at 3-3 and 7-7, but the Braves never led and never really threatened to do so either.

Coupeville closed the opening quarter with back-to-back buckets from Chase Anderson and Camden Glover to shatter that last tie, before pulling away for good in the second quarter.

CHS senior Aiden O’Neill, a quiet warrior who has bravely fought through multiple injuries across the last four years, banked in a rebound to crack the 100-point career scoring club and set the Wolves off on their game-busting run.

From there, Glover and Anderson traded baskets, with the former shredding the defense in the paint and the latter rampaging from end to end, often after snagging key steals.

Up 33-16 at the half, Coupeville saw its advantage whittled down to 37-26 midway through the third but never blinked.

Davin Houston tickled the twines with a silky three-ball from the left side — Coupeville’s only trey on the night — and Brad Sherman’s squad closed the quarter on a 14-4 surge.

Included in that run was a bucket from Anderson which pushed him up and over the 900-point mark, making him just the ninth Wolf boy to do so across 109 seasons of CHS basketball.

The fourth quarter was an eight-minute highlight reel, as the Wolves continued to pour in buckets, with many of them set up by pinpoint passes.

Anderson was wheeling and dealing, while Glover launched a floor-length lob which hit O’Neill in mid-stride for a breakaway bucket.

Putting together the kind of balanced book every coach loves to see, Coupeville got a game-high 22 points from Glover, 20 from Anderson, and 10 from Houston.

O’Neill (6), Easton Green (4), Carson Grove (2), Malachi Somes (1), and Liam Blas (1) rounded out the attack, with Riley Lawless and Nathan Coxsey also seeing floor time for the Wolves.

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JV boys juggle roster, win again

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Jayden McManus powers to the hoop. (Duke Kutz photo)

The pieces may change, but the result remains the same.

Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball coaches Craig Anderson and Jon Roberts welcomed three 8th graders to the roster Friday, with the new hoops stars meshing with their veteran teammates to capture another victory.

Pulling away in the second half, the Wolves bounced visiting La Conner 52-38, claiming the program’s sixth win in its last eight games.

Now 7-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 8-7 overall, the JV wraps its season next Friday, Feb. 6 with a road trip to Friday Harbor.

Friday’s rumble with La Conner had a different look, as 8th graders Kamden Ratcliff, Diesel Eck, and River Simpson made their high school debuts, called up to counteract a roster which has taken a hit in numbers recently.

All three had an immediate impact, combining for 19 points in the win.

The first half of Friday’s showdown was an even battle, with La Conner carrying a 16-15 lead into the first break, before Coupeville knotted things up at 25-25 heading to the halftime locker room.

CHS began to pull away in the third, with six different players scoring during a 16-10 run, before putting the game on ice in the fourth.

Simpson led the way in the final frame, tossing in six of his 13 points, while fab frosh Liam Lawson paced the Wolves with a team-high 14, including hitting eight free throws.

Jayden McManus (8), Ayden Warren (4), Eck (4), Nathan Coxsey (4), Brian Thompson (3), and Ratcliff (2) also tallied points, with Khanor Jump and Trent Thule seeing floor time.

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Milestones notched, upset bid denied

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover is the 100th Wolf boy to score 300 or more career points. (Jackie Saia photo)

The offense ran hot and cold.

The Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad came out on fire Tuesday, jumping on host Mount Vernon Christian for 20 points across the game’s first eight minutes.

But after that, things slowed down considerably for the Wolves, as they watched an upset bid slip away during a 67-43 loss.

The defeat drops Coupeville to 3-5 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 6-10 overall, while MVC remains atop the conference at 7-0, a half-game up on Orcas Island (7-1).

The Wolves get a chance to bounce right back Friday, when they host winless La Conner (0-8, 0-17) on Senior Night, before they close the regular season Feb. 6 at Friday Harbor.

With the playoffs coming up fast, Coupeville once again demonstrated they can often outplay their win/loss record.

With Davin Houston and Camden Glover combining for 15 points, Brad Sherman’s squad jumped on MVC for a 20-15 lead heading into the first break.

But from there the Hurricanes used their size advantage, and some well-timed three-balls, to pull away from the scrappy Wolves.

Up 31-27 at the half, MVC pushed the lead out to 48-34 through three frames, before padding the final margin with a strong fourth quarter.

Coupeville almost matched the ‘Canes from long-range, with the hosts holding a narrow 7-6 lead on made treys, while Mount Vernon was a strong 8-9 at the free throw line.

CHS went 5-8 at the charity stripe.

The Wolves did put three players into double-digits, with Houston (13), Chase Anderson (12), and Glover (11) leading the way.

Aiden O’Neill banked in five points, while Malachi Somes knocked down a bucket to round out the scoring, with Riley Lawless, Liam Blas, Carson Grove, and Easton Green all seeing floor time.

Two Wolves reached personal milestones in the loss, as well.

With his 12 points, Anderson pushes his career scoring total to 883, passing his coach, Brad Sherman (874) to move into 9th place all-time for a CHS hoops program launched in 1917.

Meanwhile, Glover, a fellow senior, finishes the night with exactly 300 points, becoming the 100th Wolf boy to reach that mark across 109 seasons.

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