A day after wrapping her high school soccer season, Lauren Grove, seen here in an earlier game, was back hard at work on the court. (John Fisken photo)
Roundball guru Sherry Roberts (red shirt) fires up her troops. (Amy King photo)
Let’s mix it up.
Bringing an end to the fall ball season Sunday, Coupeville High School girls’ basketball players had a wild day.
First they got a win without taking the court, after Bellingham failed to show for the opener of what was supposed to be a doubleheader.
With time on their hands, and anxious to see some action, the Wolves instead teamed up with Sedro-Woolley, which was low on players.
With five Cubs and (eventually) six Wolves operating as a joint hoops squad, they held off a feisty, deep Anacortes squad, running and gunning to a 47-41 win.
Despite a few hurdles — neither team knew the others style of play for one — Sedroville clicked well, with the Wolves shining on the boards and clamping down on defense.
Junior gunner Kailey Kellner was money in the bank, banging away for 10 points, including a long-range trey.
She kept it easy on the statskeeper elsewhere, putting down a three under steals, assists and rebounds.
Mia Littlejohn (six points), Lindsey Roberts (five points, two rebounds), Lauren Grove (four points, two rebounds), Kalia Littlejohn (two points, three rebounds) and Sarah Wright (two rebounds and a steal she took coast-to-coast) rounded out the Wolf contingent.
After a brief break, the Wolves ended the day by facing off with their temporary teammates, pushing 2A Sedro to the end in a narrow 26-18 loss.
Coupeville was stellar on defense in the first half, but came out cold on offense after halftime. Battling through tired legs, the Wolves went scoreless for the first five minutes.
Taking a moment to regroup, and fired up by some words of wisdom from coaches Sherry Roberts and Aimee Bishop, CHS emerged from a timeout much more aggressive and rallied throughout the remaining time on the clock.
Kellner hit the boards like the reincarnation of Dennis Rodman, the Littlejohn sisters and Grove turned up the heat in the back court and the Wolves got steal-happy in the waning moments.
While it wasn’t quite enough to complete the comeback, the second-half surge greatly pleased Coupeville coaches and fans alike.
Mia Littlejohn paced the Wolves in the finale, popping for eight points, snaring three boards and pilfering two steals.
Kellner (six points, six rebounds, five steals), Grove (two points, four rebounds), Roberts (two points, seven rebounds), Kalia Littlejohn (four rebounds, two steals) and Wright (five rebounds) all chipped in as well.
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