Wyatt Fitch-Marron and company made big strides during a middle school basketball season which ended Thursday in Shoreline. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
They’ve reached the end of the road. For now.
The Coupeville Middle School boys basketball teams put a cap on things Thursday, playing their season finale in Shoreline against always-strong King’s.
The Wolves entered the season with a huge chunk of the roster having little to no experience, and eight games later the CMS coaches exit with hope for the future.
“Excellent progress by the team over the short, but challenging year,” said Jon Roberts, who teamed with Craig Anderson to lead Coupeville through the campaign.
How Thursday’s finales played out:
Varsity:
Even missing its go-go sixth man, banger Jayden McManus, the Wolves hung tough in a 41-29 loss.
Coupeville, which had only three veterans on its roster, finished 3-5, with a play or two being the difference between being 5-3.
The biggest problem Thursday was an unforgiving basket, which gave the visitors the cold shoulder for much of the game.
“The rim rejected everything we tossed at it like Charles Barkley was sitting on it!,” Roberts said.
Chase Anderson paced the Wolves in the finale, pouring in a team-high 13 points, including a three-ball to kick things off.
Camden Glover banked home eight in support, with Aiden O’Neill tossing in six, and Riley Lawless rounding out things with a bucket.
As they have all season, valuable role players Easton Green and Malachi Somes brought big energy on the defensive side of the floor.
JV:
Coupeville’s very-inexperienced second unit wasn’t able to nab a win this season, but the Wolves were tenacious, and often surprising in their improvement.
Thursday’s finale was a 50-6 loss, with Carson Grove, Lawless, and Jacob Schooley finding the bottom of the net on successful shots.
Also seeing floor time were Jonah Weyl, Matthew Kuzma, George Spear, Zach Blitch, Kenny Jacobsen, Dylan Robinett, and Joshua Stockdale.
They were joined by Captain Teuscher, Ethan Walling, Jackson Waterbury, Wyatt Fitch-Marron, Max Ohme, Mahkai Myles, and Beckett Green.
