Diesel Eck powers in for a bucket. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
The first road trip is in the books.
Having opened the season with three consecutive games at home, Monday brought a new wrinkle to the lives of the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball players.
The Wolves clambered on the bus, endured a trek to the wilds of Granite Falls, and now head into the Thanksgiving break.
CMS will reemerge Dec. 3, when it travels to South Whidbey to kick off the back half of its eight-game schedule.
After that comes trips to Sultan (Dec. 5) and Lakewood (Dec. 9), before the home finale Dec. 16 against South Whidbey.
How Monday’s mission to Granite played out:
Level 1:
Coupeville’s top team snagged its first win of the campaign, polishing off the Tigers 33-26.
The Wolves rippled the nets from distance, drilling four three-balls to claim the victory.
Two of those bombs came off the fingertips of Trey Stewart, while Calvin Kappes and Chayse Van Velkinbergh each netted one of their own.
Overall, Stewart and Van Velkinburgh paced the Wolves, each netting nine points, with Diesel Eck powering through the paint for six.
Calvin Kappes (5) and Jonathan Kappes (4) rounded out the scoring attack, while Xander Beaman, Maverick Walling, River Simpson, Trenton Thule, and Kamden Ratcliff also saw floor time for the Wolves, who sit at 1-3 on the year.
Level 2:
A lower scoring affair, with Coupeville (0-4) coming up just short in an 18-11 defensive thriller.
Gracen Joiner knocked down a team-high four points, with Jacob Lujan (2), Darius Stewart (2), Cyrus Sparacio (2), and Cole Van Dyke (1) also scoring.
Colton Ashby, Xander Flowers, Liam Stoner, Mario Martinez, Jonah Meek, and Aiden Wheat rounded out the CMS roster on this day.
Ready to rumble.
Level 3:
Les Queen continued his torrid scoring pace, accounting for 11 of his team’s 13 points in a loss to Granite.
Kion Tellery banked in the Wolves (1-2) other bucket, with Oliver Miller, Carson Marley, Jack Bailey, Braxton Beshear, Stoner, and Talon Gamble also in uniform.
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