Daniel Olson knocked down 27 points Thursday to spark Coupeville to a rout of Chimacum. (John Fisken photo)
The view from the ferry. (Bob Martin photos)
CMS 7th grade coach Randy King is not putting up with any shenanigans today.
They dropped the hammer.
Scoring in big bunches Thursday, both of the Coupeville Middle School boys’ basketball squads rolled to blowout wins at Chimacum.
The 8th graders rode a season-high 27 points from gunner Daniel Olson to capture a 71-50 victory, while the 7th graders were brutally efficient on defense en route to a 44-18 romp.
The wins lift the Wolf 7th graders to 5-3 and the 8th graders to 2-6 on the season.
The young guns jumped out to a 13-8 lead after one quarter, then held Chimacum to four or less points in every period after that.
Spreading their offense out between eight players, the 7th graders were led by Hawthorne Wolfe (12 points) and Connor Barton (11), who combined to outscore the Cowboys on their own.
Grady Rickner tossed in six, while Joseph Starr and Xavier Murdy both knocked down four points apiece.
Caleb Meyer (3), Gabe Shaw (2) and Logan Martin (2) rounded out the scoring, while Cody Roberts, Tony Garcia, Logan Wertz and Aiden Burdge also saw floor time for CMS.
When Coupeville’s 8th grade unit took the floor in the nightcap, they matched the 7th grade, grabbing a 13-8 lead after one quarter.
But then they ramped up the offense, big time, raining down 22 in the second and another 23 in the third to put the game on ice.
Olson and Sage Downes took turns raining down pain on the Cowboys, combining for 49 points on the afternoon.
Downes got all 22 of his points in the first three quarters, capped by a 10-point explosion in the third, while Olson scored in every quarter.
After starting with just a quiet bucket in the first, Olson threw down nine in the second, another six in the third, then wrapped things with 10 in the fourth.
Jake Mitten gave the Wolves three players in double digits, banging home 14 in support of his team’s long range gunners, while Ben Smith and Alex Jimenez dropped in four apiece.
With just five of their normal seven players available, the 8th graders called up Roberts, Rickner and Meyer for a quarter apiece to give the starters a brief blow.
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