
Izzy Wells is the highest-scoring of three freshman girls on a Coupeville hoops squad headed to the playoffs. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Five days from now, everything will be settled.
Maybe.
Friday, Feb. 1 is the final night of the regular season for high school basketball, but it might not be the absolute cut-off.
While the Coupeville girls know exactly what their postseason route will be, having clinched the #3 seed from the North Sound Conference, the fate of the Wolf boys is still up in the air.
Brad Sherman’s squad holds a one-game lead on Granite Falls in the chase for the #5 playoff spot on the boys side, but the week ahead looms large.
The Wolves travel to South Whidbey Tuesday, while Granite hosts Cedar Park Christian the same night.
Then comes the regular season finale Friday, with CHS on the bus to visit Granite.
A Coupeville win Tuesday would likely clinch a playoff berth, while one Friday will absolutely achieve that goal.
However, if Granite wins both games next week, and the Wolves lose both, there’s no postseason bid for Whidbey’s team.
And then there’s our final scenario, with a Granite win over Coupeville Friday leaving both schools with the same record in league play, having split the season series.
If that happens, the Tigers have to get on the bus and travel to Cow Town Saturday, Feb. 2 for a play-in game for the final postseason slot in the double-elimination district tourney.
Tip-off would be 5 PM in the CHS gym.
While the Wolf boys sweat out their fate, their female counterparts will host King’s Tuesday, then travel to Granite Friday, all while knowing they open districts Feb. 4 against Meridian.
Not that there’s nothing left to play for, as the CHS girls need another victory to clinch a winning record in league play, while seniors Lindsey Roberts and Ema Smith chase individual scoring marks.
With 418 career points, Roberts is just eight shy of passing Cassidi Rosenkrance (423), Mika Hosek (424), and Sarah Powell (425) to become the #20 scorer in Wolf girls hoops history.
Meanwhile, Smith is a single point shy of becoming the 55th CHS girl to record 200 points, and needs 18 to pass Beth Mouw and Lisa Roehl (216) for 50th place all-time.
As we head into the final week of the regular season, a look at where we are, through Jan. 27:
North Sound Conference girls basketball:
| School |
League |
Overall |
| King’s |
8-0 |
14-4 |
| CPC-Bothell |
7-2 |
11-6 |
| Coupeville |
5-3 |
7-8 |
| Granite Falls |
3-6 |
5-13 |
| Sultan |
2-6 |
6-12 |
| South Whidbey |
0-8 |
2-16 |
North Sound Conference boys basketball:
| School |
League |
Overall |
| King’s |
9-0 |
15-4 |
| CPC-Bothell |
5-3 |
9-9 |
| South Whidbey |
5-3 |
12-6 |
| Sultan |
5-4 |
6-13 |
| Coupeville |
1-7 |
2-13 |
| Granite Falls |
0-8 |
2-16 |
CHS girls basketball varsity scoring:
Lindsey Roberts – 120
Ema Smith – 105
Chelsea Prescott – 87
Scout Smith – 74
Avalon Renninger – 52
Hannah Davidson – 18
Nicole Laxton – 15
Tia Wurzrainer – 14
Izzy Wells – 9
Mollie Bailey – 8
Ja’Kenya Hoskins – 5
Anya Leavell – 4
CHS boys basketball varsity scoring:
Hawthorne Wolfe – 140
Sean Toomey-Stout – 88
Mason Grove – 86
Ulrik Wells – 64
Jered Brown – 62
Gavin Knoblich – 54
Jacobi Pilgrim – 23
Koa Davison – 11
Jean Lund-Olsen – 5
Dane Lucero – 4
Xavier Murdy – 3
Daniel Olson – 3
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