Makana Stone is netting nine a night so far. (John Fisken photos)
Amanda Fabrizi waits to trigger a play in her team’s thumping of arch-rival South Whidbey.
They are the pride of the Island.
Seriously. There’s no contest, whatsoever.
If you take a look at hoops on Whidbey Island so far in the 2013-2014 season, there is one good team and five whose records make you say “yikes.”
The Coupeville High School girls’ basketball squad, with balanced scoring and a ball-hawking defense, is 3-2 and perched in a tie with Archbishop Thomas Murphy for second place in the Cascade Conference at 2-1.
The other five varsity squads — the Coupeville boys, Oak Harbor boys and girls and South Whidbey boys and girls, are a combined 2-27.
And one of those wins came locally, as the Falcon boys nipped the Wolf boys in an inter-Island duel.
Already this season the Oak Harbor girls have lost 75-16 and the South Whidbey girls were stomped 55-4.
But then there are the Wolf girls, with a dominating win over 2A Lakewood and slap-downs to Meridian and South Whidbey.
They had a very close loss to Cedar Park Christian and have only stumbled badly once, when they ran into a brick wall in highly-ranked 2A power Cedarcrest.
With all six Island teams on hiatus right now for winter break, there’s the hope they will find that missing key to success during a stretch of practices. That they will come roaring back in the new year and make a trip to Whidbey something other schools dread.
But for now, there’s only one local squad already there, in the winning groove.
They wear red and black, and while their roster may be dotted with cheerleaders, they are tough to the core. They are Wolves and they are howlin’.
Unofficial scoring stats:
Madeline Strasburg (46)
Makana Stone (45)
Amanda Fabrizi (26)
Hailey Hammer (26)
Breeanna Messner (16)
Kacie Kiel (13)
Julia Myers (8)
Monica Vidoni (6)
Wynter Thorne (3)
McKayla Bailey
