Coupeville’s 8th graders pose with coaches Brooke Crowder (left) and Makana Stone. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Play for wins today, while building for bigger success tomorrow.
As the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams near the end of their season, the young Wolves continue to show great growth and promise.
Case in point, Thursday’s home clashes with Sultan, where CMS romped to one win and pushed the always-tough Turks very hard in the other two games.
How the day played out:
Level 1:
The game was tied after one quarter of action, before Sultan pulled away to claim a 27-10 win.
The Turks put together 8-1 and 8-2 runs across the middle two frames, busting open a game which had been knotted up at 4-4 at the first break.
Kennedy O’Neill pumped in all four of Coupeville’s points in the opening quarter, including netting a pair of free throws, and finished with a team-high five.
Aubrey Flowers (2), KeeAyra Brown (2), and Zayne Roos (1) rounded out the Wolf scoring, with Cameron Van Dyke, Emma Cushman, Sophia Batterman, Allison Powers, and Elizabeth Marshall also seeing floor time.
Level 2:
Finley Helm had the hot hand, sparking her squad to a runaway 29-16 victory.
The CMS 7th grader, who recently celebrated her 13th birthday, went off for a game-high 12 points, with 10 of those coming in the first half as the Wolves built a 13-10 advantage,
After the break, Coupeville stretched the margin out to 21-14 through three, then slammed the door shut on the Turks with a dynamic defensive stand.
Annaliese Powers torched the nets for eight points in support of Helm, with Emma Green (3), Savannah Coxsey (2), Bella Sandlin (2), and Flowers (2) also making the net bounce.
Annabelle Cundiff and Addison Jacobson completed the rotation for the Wolves.
Level 3:
One bad quarter killed the Wolves chance of a win, as the Turks used a 14-2 surge in the fourth quarter to claim the game.
Before that, it was a nailbiter, with Sultan clinging to 8-6, 12-11, and 16-14 leads at the conclusion of the previous three frames.
Laurel Crowder paced the Wolves with four points, while Emma Green (3), Ava Alford (2), Reagan Green (2), Emily Rains (2), Cundiff (2), and Abby Hunt (1) also filled up the scorebook.
Claire Lachnit, Milly Somes, Sophia Burley, Ruby Folkestad, Ari Vinson, and Sandlin also played for CMS.
Up next:
The season finale is at home Tuesday, with the Wolves welcoming South Whidbey to town for a 3:15 PM tipoff.
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