Skyler Lawrence notched her first-ever varsity points in her team’s huge win Tuesday night. (John Fisken photo)
It is the coach’s lot in life to see greatness, and know there can be more.
So, even though the Coupeville High School girls’ basketball squad thrashed host Chimacum 55-28 Tuesday, David King could appreciate the win, but still hope for improvement.
Especially when the Wolves (9-3 overall, 3-0 in 1A Olympic League play) have to immediately hit the road again in less than 24 hours to play a non-conference game.
That opponent? Bellevue Christian, which sits at 12-1.
“Tomorrow is going to be a test for us,” King said. “To compete with them our defense will have to be better than tonight and we will have to be efficient on offense.”
Facing off with a Cowboy squad that was missing two top players, the Wolves were able to run wild, even when they might not have seemed to be clicking on all cylinders.
Having sat for nine days, and smack-dab in the middle of Finals week, King’s players “came out slow to start the game.”
Not that the scoreboard reflected that, as the Wolves roared out to a 15-4 bulge after one quarter, then stretched that to 29-11 at the half and 43-15 after three quarters.
Coupeville has never lost a varsity girls game in the short history of their current league, and the Wolves seem intent on repeating last year’s flawless 9-0 mark.
Senior Makana Stone, the defending league MVP, continued her torrid pace, throwing down 18 of her game-high 22 in the first half.
The rest of her stat sheet?
17 boards, five steals, four assists, a block and one more opponent that weeps at the sight of her taking the court.
Stone had plenty of help, with all nine Wolves who were healthy enough to play (Lauren Rose was ill and left home) getting their names in the scoring column.
The third quarter was the most well-rounded of the night, with six different CHS players scoring.
Sweet-shooting gunner Kailey Kellner worked the nets for 11, while Mia Littlejohn banged home seven and Lauren Grove and Skyler Lawrence added four apiece.
They were the first varsity points for the always hard-working Lawrence.
Tiffany Briscoe (2), Kyla Briscoe (2), Allison Wenzel (2) and Lindsey Roberts (1) rounded out the scoring attack.
The Wolves hit the boards hard, and, when Stone didn’t snag the carom, Tiffany Briscoe collected seven, while Roberts ripped down six.
Kellner had three steals while Littlejohn handed out three assists.
