Finley Helm shows off her hops while winning a jump ball. (Jerry Helm photo)
It was a wild week.
Enduring the loss of both coaches and several players to the wave of winter illnesses crawling through area classrooms and gyms, the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball squads still rallied to win three of five games against private school foes.
Playing at home Tuesday versus Northshore Christian Academy, before hitting the road Thursday to travel to Shoreline to face King’s, the young Wolves proved very resilient.
How things played out:
A clean sweep:
Coupeville kicked things off by taking both games against Northshore, which doesn’t field a third squad.
Team #1 held on for a 29-19 win, while Team #2 romped to a 42-6 victory, with both Wolf squads nailing down their first victories of the season.
Cameron Van Dyke had the hot hand for Coupeville’s first team, rattling the rims for a game-high 14 points, with eight of those coming during a game-clinching run in the fourth quarter.
The game had been knotted at 6-6 through one quarter and 10-10 at the half, before CMS pulled away in the second half.
Sophia Batterman and Zayne Roos each knocked down four points in support of Van Dyke, with Hazel Goldman (2), Emma Cushman (2), Cassandra Powers (2), and Kaleigh Millison (1) also netting points.
Kennedy O’Neill, Allison Powers, Aubrey Flowers, and Annaliese Powers rounded out the rotation.
Team #2 romped to its win, bolting out to a 12-2 lead before putting the hammer down by blanking Northshore in both the second and fourth quarters.
Emma Green torched the nets for 22 points, the biggest single-game offensive show by any Wolf this season, while Finley Helm and Annaliese Powers each added six.
Laurel Crowder (4), Ava Alford (2), and Sabrina Judnich (2) also scored, with Claire Lachnit and Addison Jacobson providing a spark on the defensive end of the floor.
Wolf coaches Makana Stone (left) and Brooke Crowder are guiding the program to success. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Strong road trip:
King’s has often been an overwhelming foe for Cascade League teams, but the Wolves pulled out a win in game #2 and almost made off with a victory in game #3.
The battle between the two school’s top teams was a one-sided affair, with the hosts securing a 55-4 victory, but that was the lone blowout of the day.
Cassandra Powers and O’Neill notched Coupeville’s buckets, with Van Dyke, Elizabeth Marshall, Cushman, Roos, Millison, Goldman, KeeAyra Brown, Batterman, and Annaliese Powers all seeing floor time.
Coupeville’s #2 team rebounded from an early 10-2 deficit, roaring back to life thanks to a 16-7 run in the second quarter fueled by eight points from a sweet-shooting Goldman.
Clinging to an 18-17 lead at the half, the Wolves held King’s to just two points in the second half.
Goldman’s eight points led CMS, with Annaliese Powers (6), Emma Green (4), Helm (4), and Flowers (3) scoring in support.
Judnich, Allison Powers, Millison, Savannah Coxsey, and Jacobson also contributed to the win.
Coupeville’s #3 squad almost got to 3-0 on the season, only to have King’s use a 9-4 surge in the fourth to pull out the 21-18 win.
The game had been tied at the half, with the Wolves up 14-12 heading into the final frame.
Crowder banked in eight points, with Bella Sandlin (6), Anabelle Cundiff (2), and Ari Vinson (2) also keeping the scorekeeper busy.
Abbey Hunt, Lachnit, Sophia Burley, Reagan Green, Ruby Folkestad, and Millie Somes were also in action.
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