Basketball or volleyball? Cami Van Dyke is a soaring star in both. (Julie Wheat photos)
They brought their A-game.
Back on their home court for the first time in two weeks-plus Thursday, the Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball teams squared off with Cascade League heavyweight King’s and mostly held their own.
Both Wolf teams were within three points heading into the fourth quarter, and while the visitors escaped with two victories, the private school hoopsters had to scrap to get them.
“Both were great games and close till the last fourish minutes of the (fourth) quarter,” said Coupeville coach Brooke Crowder.
“Lots of shot attempts, could not get them drop in.”
Level 1:
Coupeville led by one after the first quarter (7-6) and went into the halftime locker room all knotted up at 15-15 but then hit a bit of a cold spell on offense across the game’s final 14 minutes.
That allowed King’s to creep ahead 21-18 through three quarters before putting the game on ice late in a 30-20 win.
The loss drops CMS to 1-3 on the season.
The Wolves spread out their offense, getting points from eight of the 11 players to hit the floor.
Laurel Crowder and Emma Green led the way with four apiece, while Kaleigha Millison (3), Finley Helm (2), Aubrey Flowers (2), Zayne Roos (2), Cami Van Dyke (2), and Bella Sandlin (1) also scored.
Millison earned her points courtesy a long-range three-ball, while Sabrina Judnich, Claire Lachnit, and Annabelle Cundiff rounded out the Wolf rotation.
Sophia Burley beats her defender.
Level 2:
This one was even closer, with King’s using a late run to pull out a 24-18 victory, dropping CMS to 0-4 on the season.
The teams were locked in a 6-6 battle through one quarter, before the visitors pulled ahead 13-12 heading into the half.
Abby Hunt splashed home a three-ball in the third to keep the Wolves within 17-16 exiting the quarter, but the visitors found just enough of a fourth-quarter spark to nail down the victory.
Hunt banked in five points to pace Coupeville’s scoring, with Halle Black (4), Juniper Dotson (2), Daisy Leedy-Bonifas (2), Sandlin (2), Cundiff (2), and Addison Jacobson (1) also keeping the scorebook keeper’s pencil busy.
Sophia Burley, Ava Alford, Arianna Vinson, and Reagan Green all saw floor time as well for CMS.
Level 3:
King’s only goes two teams deep, preventing Coupeville from getting to play a third game for the second time this week.
What’s next:
Coupeville hosts Lakewood Mar. 3 and Sultan Mar. 9, then hits the road for its final two rumbles of the campaign.
