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Hannah Davidson has tossed in 41 points this season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Who will be #3?

Two Coupeville High School basketball players have topped 100 points so far this season, and they both play for the varsity boys squad.

Sophomore Hawthorne Wolfe (158) and senior Mason Grove (108) are already in triple digits, but there’s a pack of Wolves coming up fast.

With just under half the regular season left to play, it’s a pretty sure bet others will crack the barrier.

For now, Daniel Olson (90), Scout Smith (84), Grady Rickner (83), and Sean Toomey-Stout (83) are the closest.

Olson technically has 92, having netted a basket for the varsity squad, while ringing up most of his points on the JV level.

As we wait for the 100-point duo to become a trio, a look at up-to-the-moment scoring stats for all five CHS hoops teams:

 

Varsity Girls
(10 games):

Scout Smith – 84
Chelsea Prescott – 72
Maddie Georges – 47
Hannah Davidson – 41
Avalon Renninger – 37
Izzy Wells – 30
Carolyn Lhamon – 15
Tia Wurzrainer – 13
Kylie Van Velkinburgh – 10
Anya Leavell – 8
Audrianna Shaw – 6
Mollie Bailey – 4
Nezi Keiper – 2

 

Varsity Boys
(10 games):

Hawthorne Wolfe – 158
Mason Grove – 108
Sean Toomey-Stout – 83
Jacobi Pilgrim – 49
Ulrik Wells – 49
Jered Brown – 38
Gavin Knoblich – 34
Koa Davison – 33
Jean Lund-Olsen – 10
Tucker Hall – 6
Xavier Murdy – 4
Daniel Olson – 2

 

JV Girls
(8 games):

Alita Blouin – 56
Gwen Gustafson – 50
Ella Colwell – 38
Ryanne Knoblich – 37
Jessenia Camarena – 16
Abby Mulholland – 12
Savana Allen – 10
Natalie Castano – 9
Morgan Stevens – 7
Samantha Streitler – 2
Heidi Meyers – 1

 

JV Boys
(9 games):

Daniel Olson – 90
Grady Rickner – 83
Sage Downes – 76
Alex Murdy – 44
Logan Martin – 35
Cody Roberts – 30
Alex Jimenez – 26
Miles Davidson – 15
Xavier Murdy – 14
TJ Rickner – 12
Andrew Aparicio – 8
Chris Cernick – 6
Chris Ruck – 5

 

C-Team Boys
(5 games):

Ty Hamilton – 34
Dominic Coffman – 23
Alex Wasik – 13
Ben Smith – 11
Brayden Coatney – 10
Chris Cernick – 6
Josh Upchurch – 4
Simon Shelley – 3
Andrew Aparicio – 2
Nick Armstrong – 2
Coen Killian – 2
Alex Murdy – 2

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Avalon Renninger wheels and deals. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Now, we’re in the thick of it.

With winter break firmly in the rear view mirror — though maybe not winter itself — the basketball race is heating up.

Both Coupeville High School varsity hoops squads currently sit in third place in the six-team North Sound Conference, with plenty of games left to play.

The week ahead offers both Wolf squads a pair of games, weather permitting.

The CHS girls are scheduled to travel to Granite Falls Tuesday, then take a shorter trip down Island Friday to face next door neighbor South Whidbey.

Meanwhile the Coupeville boys get to spend the entire week on The Rock, with Cedar Park Christian set to come to town Tuesday, followed by a Friday trip to Langley with the girls.

As we prep for those games, and the possibility Mother Nature might once again mess around with the plans of basketball fans, a look at where things currently sit:

 

North Sound Conference girls basketball:

School League Overall
CPC-Bothell 4-0 10-4
King’s 1-0 9-2
Coupeville 2-1 7-3
South Whidbey 2-2 7-7
Granite Falls 0-3 2-11
Sultan 0-3 3-7

 

North Sound Conference boys basketball:

School League Overall
King’s 3-0 7-7
South Whidbey 2-1 10-3
Coupeville 1-1 4-6
CPC-Bothell 2-2 7-6
Granite Falls 1-3 3-9
Sultan 1-3 2-10

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Makana Stone and Whitman are 12-1 after dismantling Willamette. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

One big test passed, one to go.

Paced by a 19-point, 8-rebound performance from Coupeville’s Makana Stone, the Whitman College women’s basketball team shredded visiting Willamette University 74-54 Saturday afternoon.

A matchup between two of the three previously undefeated teams in the Northwest Conference, it’s a huge boost for the Blues, who are ranked #12 in NCAA D-III play.

Now 4-0 in league, 12-1 overall, Whitman sits in a first-place tie with Pacific University (4-0, 10-3), a game up on Willamette (3-1, 9-4) atop the nine-team conference.

And that second big test? It arrives in six days.

The Blues travel to Oregon next weekend, hitting Forest Grove Friday and Newberg Saturday.

The first night will be a battle with Pacific for sole possession of first place, while the second pits Whitman against always-tough George Fox University.

Saturday’s showdown with Willamette, coming on “Bring A Girl to the Game Night,” left a ton of happy fans at the Sherwood Athletic Center in Walla Walla.

While the visiting Bearcats scored the first bucket of the game, after that it was all Whitman, all the time.

Stone helped kick off a 10-0 run by knocking down a jumper, then coming back around to make off with a steal and feed teammate Kaelan Shamseldin for an electric three-ball.

From there, the Blues never looked back and never slowed down, steadily stretching the lead out, quarter by quarter.

Up 24-12 at the first break, Whitman moved the margin to 43-24 at the half and 58-37 after three quarters of play.

Stone poured in points in all four quarters, and got plenty of backup as Mady Burdett popped for 16, Shamseldin rattled the rims for 10, and Kaylie McCracken just missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.

Saturday’s performance continues a very-strong season for the former Wolf star.

On the year, Stone sit with 201 points, 110 rebounds, 16 assists, 18 steals, and 12 blocked shots.

She’s hit 81-151 (53.6%) from the field and 37-46 (80.4%) from the line.

After scoring 1,158 points during her high school career — third-best in CHS hoops history, girl or boy — Stone has poured in 1,129 during her collegiate run.

That puts her #7 all-time in Whitman women’s basketball history, just 17 points away from passing former teammate Casey Poe to claim 6th place.

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Makana Stone answered the call one more time Friday, going off for 19 points and 10 rebounds in a Whitman win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The appetizer course? Delicious.

Kicking off a big weekend of hoops action, the Whitman College women’s basketball team routed visiting Lewis & Clark College 78-47 Friday night behind 19 points and 10 rebounds from Coupeville’s Makana Stone.

Now, the Blues, 3-0 in Northwest Conference play, 11-1 overall, get a stiffer challenge Saturday, when they welcome Willamette University (3-0, 9-3) to town.

The winner will move into a first-place tie with Pacific University (4-0, 10-3), a team Whitman travels to play January 17.

Friday’s game was a bit of a potential trap for the Blues, who are ranked #12 in NCAA D-III play.

Lewis & Clark entered the night with a 1-9 record, and might have looked like easy pickings.

Instead, the Pioneers came out strongly, trailing just 16-13 at the first break, then knotting things up 25-25 at the half.

Whitman was a different team after the break, however, with Stone going off for 15 of her 19 points during a 28-15 third-quarter surge.

Once they had the game back in hand, the Blues closed like savages, blowing Lewis & Clark off the floor to a 25-7 tune in the final frame.

Stone, who led Whitman in both points and rebounds, also made off with three steals and handed off an assist during a crisp 20 minutes of action.

On the season, the former Wolf sits with 182 points, 102 rebounds, 15 assists, 17 steals, and 12 blocked shots, while shooting 73-136 (53.7%) from the floor and 34-42 (81%) at the free throw line.

Friday’s game included another milestone for Stone, as she became just the seventh player in Whitman women’s basketball history to top 1,100 career points.

With 1,110 and counting, the Blues senior is just 35 points shy of catching former teammate Casey Poe for 6th on the all-time Blues scoring chart.

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Bennett Boyles (center)

Marty and June Mazdra

Two key members of the Coupeville High School basketball community will be honored Friday, as the Wolf hoops squads host Coaches vs. Cancer games.

CHS is set to play Sultan, with games at 5:00 and 6:45.

The Wolves will pay tribute to Bennett Boyles and June Mazdra, while the Turks will also have an honoree.

Donations will be accepted at the game, as well as online, with proceeds from the night going to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Boyles is a member of the CHS Class of 2022 who lost a courageous battle at age 12 with Glioblastoma Multiforme, a form of brain cancer.

He played basketball alongside many of the current Wolf players on SWISH teams, and a seat will be left open on the Coupeville boys bench for him.

Mazdra, when she’s not doing her day job as a custodian at Coupeville Middle School, is the woman with the magic pencil.

She keeps the most beautifully written, precise basketball scorebooks in the biz, and has done so for decades, beginning when she was still a student at CHS.

Diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Mazdra continues to stand tall in her fight, surrounded by family, friends, and fans.

If you can’t make it to Friday’s games in person, donations can be made online.

 

Bennett Boyles — Project Violet at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/research/divisions/clinical-research-division/research/project-violet.html

 

June Mazdra — The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

https://www.lls.org/

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