Mikayla Elfrank, Coupeville’s leading scorer, could miss 4-6 weeks after suffering an avulsion fracture. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
The Year of the Injury at Coupeville High School just keeps getting worse and worse.
Following on the heels of a football campaign in which most of the team’s top play-makers were lost to season-ending injuries, now basketball has taken a substantial hit of its own.
Wolf senior Mikayla Elfrank, the leading scorer on the girls hoops squad, went down midway through the third quarter Friday against Orcas Island.
She landed awkwardly, grabbed at her ankle and had to be eventually assisted off the floor by CHS coach David King.
A doctor’s visit confirmed Elfrank has an avulsion fracture, an injury where a tendon or ligament pulls off a piece of the bone.
Surgical intervention is generally not required, but she’ll be on crutches and most likely wearing a boot. Recovery time is usually pegged at four to six weeks.
There are five weeks left in regular-season play for the Wolves.
Currently sitting at 2-8 overall, 0-1 in Olympic League play, Coupeville has 11 games remaining on its schedule, with the final one, Senior Night against Chimacum, set for Feb. 3.
The district playoffs run Feb. 9-17.
While it’s likely she won’t be on the court for much of the stretch run as CHS makes a bid for a fourth-straight league title, Elfrank is determined to suit up again.
“I’m hoping to be back towards the end of the season,” she said. “It sucks, but I tend to heal fast.”
Elfrank, who gives the Wolves an electric presence on both ends of the floor, has tossed in a team-high 99 points in the first 10 games.
She has 227 for her career, putting her #47 all-time in Wolf girls hoops history.
With Elfrank absent, juniors Lindsey Roberts (67 points), Ema Smith (41) and Sarah Wright (38) will likely shoulder more of the scoring duties.
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