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Fourth quarter shooting woes derail JV boys

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 29, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Tucker Hall swooped in for eight points Tuesday as Coupeville’s JV battled at South Whidbey. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was a barn-burner for three quarters.

Unfortunately, high school basketball games run four quarters, and a shooting drought at the end Tuesday killed the Coupeville JV boys.

After battling to a 34-34 tie at South Whidbey, the Wolves couldn’t hit a single field goal over the game’s final eight minutes, eventually falling 52-38 to their Island rivals.

The loss drops the CHS young guns to 2-7 in North Sound Conference play, 6-10 overall, heading into their season finale Friday at Granite Falls.

Facing off with the Falcons Tuesday, Coupeville hung tough for 24 minutes.

Trailing 7-6 after one quarter, the Wolves rallied behind Xavier Murdy to claim a 21-19 lead at the half, before settling for the tie entering the fourth.

It was then that their shooting touch evaporated, as, other than four free throws from the hard-charging Tucker Hall, they couldn’t buy a score.

South Whidbey closed efficiently, racking up six field goals and six free throws of its own to end on an 18-4 surge.

“Great game until the fourth,” said Coupeville coach Chris Smith, before turning his attention to the next challenge.

Murdy paced the Wolves with a team-high 11 points, pouring in seven of those during the second quarter, while Hall knocked down eight and Cody Roberts slipped seven through the nets.

Daniel Olson and Grady Rickner rounded out the Wolf offense, banking in six points apiece, while Sage Downes, TJ Rickner, and Logan Martin also saw floor time.

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Stone injured in Whitman win

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on January 29, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Whitman College won again Tuesday night, but lost Coupeville grad Makana Stone to a high ankle sprain. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was a night of mixed emotions in Walla Walla.

On one hand, the Whitman College women’s basketball squad held off pesky Whitworth University 89-78 Tuesday, moving into sole-possession of first-place in the Northwest Conference, while giving coach Michelle Ferenz her 300th career win.

But, on a troubling note, Coupeville grad Makana Stone, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, ended the night on crutches after suffering a possible high ankle sprain.

Limited to just 13 minutes of action, the former Wolf had four points, six rebounds and an assist when she left the game.

Stone will definitely sit out this Friday, when Whitman (10-1 in league play, 16-4 overall) hosts Lewis & Clark College (1-9, 2-17).

After that, the Blues don’t play for a solid week, until George Fox (9-1, 16-3) comes to Walla Walla for a battle royal.

Tuesday night, Whitman overcame the loss of its junior leader by spreading the offensive love out among a number of players.

Taylor Chambers knocked down a team-high 18, while Maegan Martin (16), Kaelan Shamseldin (15), and Mady Burdett (13) joined her in notching double figures.

Down by a point after the first quarter, Whitman broke the game open with two runs, taking the second frame 19-12 and the third quarter 24-16.

Stone, a three-time league player of the week this season, sits with 297 points, 175 rebounds, 38 assists, 23 steals, and 17 blocks.

She’s hit on 124-246 field goal tries and 48-62 free throw attempts.

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Basketballs thunk, shoes squeak, cameras click

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 27, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Eyes always on the prize, Chelsea Prescott lofts a free throw. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Ryan Labrador is honored on Senior Night.

Gavin Knoblich has places to be, and he intends to get there quickly.

Jean Lund-Osen (left) and Koa Davison carve out some time for a modeling session.

Injured fingers? No big deal, as Lindsey Roberts is a one-armed rebounding beast.

Dane Lucero enjoys Senior Night festivities with mom and dad, some of his sisters and girlfriend Hope Lodell (far left).

Grady Rickner comes bearing gifts.

With no game to play on this night, Wolf hoops stars (l to r) Kiara Contreras, Kylie Van Velkinburgh, and Anya Leavell show up to root on their classmates.

If it’s a Friday night, there’s a good chance John Fisken’s cameras are clickin’.

The erstwhile paparazzi, having obtained a prime parking spot from which to promote his biz, snapped away through four games in two separate Coupeville gyms.

The pics above are pulled from girls varsity (Cedar Park doesn’t have a female JV squad), plus boys varsity, JV and C-Team bouts.

To see everything Fisken shot while in Cow Town, pop over to:

Girls:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Basketball-2018-2019-boys-and-girls/GBB-2019-01-24-vs-CPC/

Boys:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Basketball-2018-2019-boys-and-girls/BBB-2019-01-24-vs-CPC/

And, as always, a percentage of each purchase helps fund scholarships for deserving CHS senior student/athletes.

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One week to decide fate of the hoops universe

Posted in standings, tagged , , , , on January 27, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Izzy Wells is the highest-scoring of three freshman girls on a Coupeville hoops squad headed to the playoffs. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Five days from now, everything will be settled.

Maybe.

Friday, Feb. 1 is the final night of the regular season for high school basketball, but it might not be the absolute cut-off.

While the Coupeville girls know exactly what their postseason route will be, having clinched the #3 seed from the North Sound Conference, the fate of the Wolf boys is still up in the air.

Brad Sherman’s squad holds a one-game lead on Granite Falls in the chase for the #5 playoff spot on the boys side, but the week ahead looms large.

The Wolves travel to South Whidbey Tuesday, while Granite hosts Cedar Park Christian the same night.

Then comes the regular season finale Friday, with CHS on the bus to visit Granite.

A Coupeville win Tuesday would likely clinch a playoff berth, while one Friday will absolutely achieve that goal.

However, if Granite wins both games next week, and the Wolves lose both, there’s no postseason bid for Whidbey’s team.

And then there’s our final scenario, with a Granite win over Coupeville Friday leaving both schools with the same record in league play, having split the season series.

If that happens, the Tigers have to get on the bus and travel to Cow Town Saturday, Feb. 2 for a play-in game for the final postseason slot in the double-elimination district tourney.

Tip-off would be 5 PM in the CHS gym.

While the Wolf boys sweat out their fate, their female counterparts will host King’s Tuesday, then travel to Granite Friday, all while knowing they open districts Feb. 4 against Meridian.

Not that there’s nothing left to play for, as the CHS girls need another victory to clinch a winning record in league play, while seniors Lindsey Roberts and Ema Smith chase individual scoring marks.

With 418 career points, Roberts is just eight shy of passing Cassidi Rosenkrance (423), Mika Hosek (424), and Sarah Powell (425) to become the #20 scorer in Wolf girls hoops history.

Meanwhile, Smith is a single point shy of becoming the 55th CHS girl to record 200 points, and needs 18 to pass Beth Mouw and Lisa Roehl (216) for 50th place all-time.

As we head into the final week of the regular season, a look at where we are, through Jan. 27:

 

North Sound Conference girls basketball:

School League Overall
King’s 8-0 14-4
CPC-Bothell 7-2 11-6
Coupeville 5-3 7-8
Granite Falls 3-6 5-13
Sultan 2-6 6-12
South Whidbey 0-8 2-16

 

North Sound Conference boys basketball:

School League Overall
King’s 9-0 15-4
CPC-Bothell 5-3 9-9
South Whidbey 5-3 12-6
Sultan 5-4 6-13
Coupeville 1-7 2-13
Granite Falls 0-8 2-16

 

CHS girls basketball varsity scoring:

Lindsey Roberts – 120
Ema Smith – 105
Chelsea Prescott – 87
Scout Smith – 74
Avalon Renninger – 52
Hannah Davidson – 18
Nicole Laxton – 15
Tia Wurzrainer – 14
Izzy Wells – 9
Mollie Bailey – 8
Ja’Kenya Hoskins – 5
Anya Leavell – 4

 

CHS boys basketball varsity scoring:

Hawthorne Wolfe – 140
Sean Toomey-Stout – 88
Mason Grove – 86
Ulrik Wells – 64
Jered Brown – 62
Gavin Knoblich – 54
Jacobi Pilgrim – 23
Koa Davison – 11
Jean Lund-Olsen – 5
Dane Lucero – 4
Xavier Murdy – 3
Daniel Olson – 3

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Stone, Whitman rally for important win

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on January 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Makana Stone tossed in 13 points Saturday as Whitman College used a second-half surge to win in Oregon and stay in first-place in the Northwest Conference. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Always be closing, with a vengeance.

A slow start against a low-level team threatened to ruin Saturday for the Whitman College women’s basketball team, but, eventually, sanity prevailed.

Busting loose from a 30-30 tie at the half with host Pacific University, the Blues ruled the second half, eventually escaping with a 69-55 win.

The victory, coming against a team which was just 1-8 in league play, lifts Whitman to 9-1 in the Northwest Conference, 15-4 overall.

The Blues maintain a tie for first place with George Fox (9-1, 16-3), with both teams two games up on Puget Sound (7-3, 14-4) with six regular season games to play.

Whitman currently owns the tiebreaker, having beaten George Fox, the defending league champs, 73-54 back on Jan. 12.

After sweeping two games in two days this weekend in Oregon, the Blues now return to Walla Walla for a four-game home-stand.

Things kick off Tuesday, Jan. 29 against Whitworth, with George Fox coming to town Feb. 8 for a rematch.

Saturday, Whitman jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the game’s first 48 seconds, riding a three-ball from Taylor Chambers and a jumper from Coupeville’s Makana Stone, and things seemed perfectly normal.

Then they got weird for awhile, as Pacific, playing way above its pay grade, snatched the lead and dictated play through much of the first half.

Stone slipped a free throw through the net for the final point of the second quarter, knotting things at 30-30, but few in attendance expected arguably the league’s best and worst teams to be tied after 20 minutes.

But there they were, and then Whitman was back down 32-30 after Pacific slapped in a layup on the first play of the third quarter.

At which point the universe righted itself, with the Blues going on an 11-3 surge, capped by a Stone jumper, that pushed the lead back in favor of the visitors.

From there, the quicker, stronger, better-shooting team began to steadily pull away, forcing the lead out to as much as 21 points in the fourth quarter before Whitman pulled its starters.

Stone finished the night with 13 points, four rebounds, three assists, and a steal, while Mady Burdett paced the Blues with a game-high 20 points.

On the season, Coupeville’s former ace sits with 293 points, 169 rebounds, 37 assists, 23 steals, and 17 blocks.

Stone is shooting 123-240 (51.2%) from the field and 46-59 (77.9%) at the free-throw line.

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