Coupeville Sports

   Kailey Kellner hit for a game-high 13 in Wednesday’s Wolf JV win. (John Fisken photo)

Relentless.

Pouring it on in every quarter, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team thrashed visiting Chimacum 46-13 Wednesday night.

The squad’s fifth win in its last seven games, it lifted the young guns to 8-5 overall, 3-0 in Olympic League play.

And while she appreciates every win, the way it was earned made JV coach Amy King especially happy.

“Full team effort, full team win!,” she said. “It always starts with playing hard defense and the offense will come.

“Our defense was solid through the game, which was good, because we struggled on offense throughout the game,” King added. “We weren’t making smart passes or moving the ball well. Luckily we had a few steals and rebounds to get things going.”

The Wolves jumped out to an 11-2 lead after one quarter, stretched that to 18-6 at the break and broke things wide open with a 28-5 second half.

The fourth quarter belonged to Skyler Lawrence, who went for eight of her 10 points in the period.

“Skyler seemed to be open every time down the court. Pass it in and she put up four bank shots in a row,” King said. “It was great to see her patience, confidence and no rush, just took the shots and was rewarded.”

The Wolves got hustle and effort all the way down their eight-player roster, with King tossing extra compliments to a few.

“The Lauren’s (Rose and Grove) got after their point guard while Kailey (Kellner) anticipated passes, getting a steal or tapping the ball out of bounds,” King said. “She did a good job of forcing them to make turn overs.

“Allison (Wenzel) and Brisa (Herrera) were both moving really well and denying passes, looking for the chance to just latch onto the ball.”

Kellner paced Coupeville with 13 points, five rebounds and seven steals while Lawrence added eight rebounds and a steal to her 10 points.

Rose (10 points, two rebounds, six steals), Grove (eight points, five rebounds, four steals), Kyla Briscoe (two points, four rebounds, two steals), Tiffany Briscoe (two points, eight rebounds), Wenzel (one point, five rebounds) and Herrera (three rebounds) filled up the stat sheet.

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Kailey Kellner has led the Wolf JV in scoring this season. (John Fisken photos)

After missing several games with an injury, Tiffany Briscoe’s return to the floor has given the Wolves a spark on defense.

Something changed in the locker room.

Down by a bucket at the break, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad erupted in the third quarter Saturday, running host Mount Vernon Christian off the floor.

Using a 16-3 surge sparked by the deadly shooting of Kailey Kellner, the Wolves took a close game and blew it wide open, romping to a 42-25 win.

With four wins in their last six games, the young Wolves are now 7-5 on the season.

The key to the second half surge came when CHS took advantage of the openings in the MVC defense, said Wolf coach Amy King.

“There were a lot of gaps and we just weren’t seeing the open lanes or driving the ball well,” she said. “I challenged them to not get so caught up in running the plays that they missed the easy plays.

“Kailey came out on fire and took over. She anticipated their passes, stole the ball, drove it fast up the court and was able to find the openings to the basket over and over,” King added. “When their defense tried to stop her, both Lauren’s (Grove and Rose) and Kyla (Briscoe) did the same.

“Once our rampage started we just never looked back.”

Coupeville’s ability to kick-start its game and work as a unit impressed people on both sides of the ball.

“After our game, the athletic director from MVC paid the team a very high compliment,” King said. “He has not seen a team work so well together, listening to what their coach told them and doing what was asked of them.”

The Wolves got contributions from all seven of their active players, with Kellner pacing the offense with 13 points, five rebounds, four steals and a blocked shot.

Rose and Skyler Lawrence were hot on Kellner’s tail, pouring in eight apiece while Lawrence “made her presence known in the middle and took care of their tallest girl by just playing hard defense.”

“The entire team stepped up with help defense and just doing all that we practice,” King said. “The girls played a complete game. As a team.”

Grove pumped in five points, Allison Wenzel hit for four and the battlin’ Briscoes, Tiffany and Kyla, both swished a bucket apiece to round out the scoring.

Lawrence (six boards), Kyla Briscoe (five rebounds, six steals), Rose (three rebounds, five steals), Grove (four rebounds, four steals, two blocks) and Tiffany Briscoe (three rebounds, two steals) all filled up the stat sheet.

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