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Welcome to the big beat-down

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 16, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Chase Anderson scored a season-high 36 points Friday as Coupeville blew out a solid Darrington squad. (Melanie Wolfe photo)

Darrington came to town as high rollers. It exited as roadkill.

With the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball team playing its most complete game of the season Friday, the Wolves proved win/loss records can be deceptive.

While Brad Sherman’s squad is fighting to get back to .500 and the visiting Loggers carried a 9-4 record onto the floor, the game fully belonged to the home team, which led by as many as 34 points en route to a 75-57 victory.

With the win, its fourth in its last six games, Coupeville gets to 2-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-7 overall.

The Wolves also move from sixth to fourth in the seven-team NWL, and are third best among the 2B schools, with conference clashes on the schedule next week against Concrete and Orcas Island.

Before that CHS will get another stern test, hosting non-conference foe Napavine (10-3) Saturday, with tipoff set for 2:00 PM.

Fear will not be a factor, as the Wolves showed against Darrington, which began the night in second place in the Northwest League.

After exchanging early buckets, Coupeville seized the momentum with a 15-8 tear to close the first quarter with a 22-14 lead.

Senior sniper Aiden O’Neill, who knocked down five three-balls on the night, nailed back-to-back treys to kickstart the run, with Malachi Somes and Chase Anderson contributing buckets to keep things hopping.

Anderson, enjoying his best shooting performance of the season, went off for 12 points in the opening frame, then tossed in 15 more in the second quarter as CHS stretched the lead out to 45-26.

Slashing to the bucket for layups, spinning past defenders and leaving them grasping at air, or calmly converting free throws, the Wolf senior outscored Darrington by himself across the first 16 minutes.

Anderson’s final two points of the half came with no time left on the clock, after the refs issued a technical foul to a chippy Logger.

Darrington’s fans got loud in response, then quieted down just as quickly as both charity shots barely rippled the net as they gracefully dropped through.

Camden Glover fights through the defense. (Jackie Saia photo)

The third quarter was a master class for the Wolves, as senior big man Camden Glover began to rampage through the paint for buckets while Anderson and O’Neill continued to slice ‘n dice.

Coupeville moved the ball effectively, with precision passes setting up buckets, and very few CHS shots popping back out.

Davin Houston zipped an especially nice set-up pass into the hands of the waiting Glover on one play, while rough ‘n ready duo Liam Blas and Riley Lawless, playing like the rampaging forces of nature they are, threw Darrington players out of their way in pursuit of rebounds.

Up 70-37 after three quarters, Coupeville had the look of a team that could score 100, but Sherman smartly rested his starters in the fourth, keeping them as fresh as possible for Napavine on a fast turn-around.

Darrington came hard in the fourth quarter, closing the game on a 17-1 surge across the final six minutes, but it was academic at that point.

Anderson finished with a season-high 36 points in three quarters of action, cracked the 800-point club, and continued his march up the CHS boys’ basketball career scoring chart.

Now sitting with 813 points, the Wolf senior passed Hawthorne Wolfe (800) and Corey Cross (811) Friday to move into 14th place all-time for a program launched way back in 1917.

He had plenty of support against Darrington, as O’Neill rattled the rims for 17 points and Glover banked in 13.

Houston (4), Somes (4), and Lawless (1) rounded out the attack, with Easton Green, Nathan Coxsey, and Blas also seeing floor time for the Wolves.

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Rally kings capture road thriller

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Davin Houston slices ‘n dices the defense. (Jackie Saia photo)

They saved the best for last.

Capping a long day of hoops far from home Saturday, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad stormed from behind late to topple host Morton-White Pass 47-41.

The non-conference win gives the Wolves back-to-back victories for the first time this season and lifts them to 3-5 heading into an important week.

Brad Sherman’s squad has two Northwest 2B/1B League clashes on the schedule, hosting Friday Harbor Tuesday before traveling to La Conner Friday.

With those two teams a combined 0-19 on the season, the time is ripe for the Wolves to take care of business and get a true hot streak going.

Saturday’s game was a nice gut check for Coupeville, and it passed the test.

Missing three players, including #2 scorer Camden Glover, the Wolves spent a lot of time sitting as they waited for their game, the fourth of the day, to tip off.

Once on the floor, that showed a bit, as CHS fell behind 11-5 at the first break.

Second-quarter three-balls from Riley Lawless and Aiden O’Neill kept the Wolves close, within 20-13 at the half, before things began to change in the second half.

That was when senior Chase Anderson caught fire, throwing down 20 of his game-high 26 points to fuel the comeback.

Coupeville cut the deficit down to a single point at 30-29 heading into the fourth, then put the game away with a 18-11 surge across the final eight minutes.

Anderson dropped in 11 of his points in the fourth, including hitting six of seven free throws to ice the win.

While the Wolves didn’t set any records at the charity stripe, hitting just 50% of their shots at 12-24, they got there a whole lot more than MWP, which was just 4-6 on freebies.

CHS also won the three-ball war 5-3, with Anderson and Davin Houston joining Lawless and O’Neill in torching the net.

While Anderson’s 26 provided the bulk of the offense, Coupeville spread out its other 21 points between six players, with Lawless (5), Houston (5), O’Neill (4), Carson Grove (4), Malachi Somes (2), and Easton Green (1) scoring.

Liam Blas rounded out Sherman’s rotation, providing strong work on the defensive side of the ball.

Chase Anderson (20) and Hawthorne Wolfe compare their career scoring totals. (Julie Wheat photo)

With his 26 points, Anderson moves from #22 to #19 on the Wolf boys’ career scoring chart, which was launched back in 1917.

He has 735 points and counting, passing Tom Sahli (719), Dan Nieder (729), and Steve Whitney (730) Saturday, with Hunter Hammer (755), Barry Brown (769), Jack Elzinga (770), and Hawthorne Wolfe (800) next up.

Though, as I always like to point out, Sahli — the only Coupeville grad to play against NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor in college — is still being shortchanged.

His 719 points reflect his junior and senior seasons at CHS, but his scoring totals from his sophomore season are still AWOL, with the missing scorebook from the 1951-1952 season being my personal holy grail.

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Anderson joins exclusive club

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 23, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Chase Anderson makes it rain. (Julie Wheat photo)

It’s a milestone reached by very few.

Coupeville High School boys’ basketball debuted in 1917, with the Wolf girls finally getting to claim their share of the hardwood in 1974.

During that 109-year span, only 28 players have cracked the 700-point club — 22 boys and six girls — with the newest member joining the inner circle Tuesday night.

CHS senior Chase Anderson tallied 20 points during a win in Concrete, pushing him to 709 for his career, with more than half of his final campaign remaining to be played.

How rare is entry in the 700 Club?

So far, I’ve been able to document 687 Wolves who scored in a varsity game — 432 boys and 255 girls — with just 4% of those players reaching the mark.

While there is still a chunk of (really) old-school CHS boys (think the 1920’s through the 1940’s) whose scoring contributions are lost to time, no one back in that time period remotely scored at the kind of clip needed to amass 700 points.

Barring a pile of ancient scorebooks being discovered in a barn loft someday, we’ll never have a 100% complete record, but our count of 28 players seems pretty set in stone — at least until the next great scorer comes along.

Who will that be?

Likely no one currently playing at the high school level, as the next leading active scorers are Teagan Calkins (281 points) and Camden Glover (195), who are both seniors.

After that comes junior Haylee Armstrong (148) and sophomore Tenley Stuurmans (103), who would both need to ramp up their pace considerably.

Getting to 700 (or more) takes skill, but it also takes luck.

Injuries alter careers, the pandemic threw everything asunder, and playing time is a tricky beast.

For every player who hits varsity on day one as a freshman, has a green light to shoot, and plays for teams which make long state runs each season, there’s an equally talented scorer caught in a number’s game who doesn’t get let loose until their senior season.

Hello, Allen Black.

While we wait for that 29th player to emerge — and they will at some point, likely when we least expect it — what about Anderson?

Now that he’s in the 700-Point Club, there are still higher rungs to reach.

The 800-Point Club has 21 members, while the 900-Point Club goes 13 deep. Get really hot over the remainder of the season and the 1,000-Point Club, home to just 10 Wolves, beckons.

Let the nets bounce!

 

CHS Basketball 700-Point Club:

Brianne King – 1549
Logan Downes – 1305
Zenovia Barron – 1270
Makana Stone – 1158
Mike Bagby – 1137
Jeff Stone – 1137
Randy Keefe – 1088
Megan Smith – 1042
Mike Criscoula – 1031
Jeff Rhubottom – 1012

Bill Riley – 934
Ann Pettit – 932
Pete Petrov – 917
Ashley Ellsworth-Bagby – 892
Brad Sherman – 874
Denny Clark – 869
Arik Garthwaite – 867
Bill Jarrell – 855
Hunter Smith – 847
Corey Cross – 811

Hawthorne Wolfe – 800
Jack Elzinga – 770
Barry Brown – 769
Hunter Hammer – 755
Steve Whitney – 730
Dan Nieder – 729
Tom Sahli – 719 (*Missing stats for his sophomore season in 1951-1952*)
Chase Anderson – 709 (*Active*)

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They’re on the hunt for buckets

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 14, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Willow Leedy-Bonifas beats her defender. (Julie Wheat photos)

The buckets are starting to pile up.

With Coupeville High School boys’ basketball teams having played five times, and their female counterparts four, the Wolves have combined to torch the nets.

The scoring meter sits at 697 points and counting as we head into a new week of action.

Where things are through Dec. 14:

 

GIRLS:

Varsity
(4 games):

Tenley Stuurmans – 40
Haylee Armstrong – 38
Teagan Calkins – 34
Kennedy O’Neill – 13
Danica Strong – 11
Adeline Maynes – 7
Ari Cunningham – 3
Capri Anter – 2
Lexis Drake – 2
Sydney Van Dyke – 2

 

JV
(4 games):

Ava Lucero – 41
Cami Van Dyke – 25
Willow Leedy-Bonifas – 20
Anna Powers – 20
Finley Helm – 10
Elizabeth Marshall – 3
Emma Cushman – 2

 

Chase Anderson comes bearing gifts.

 

BOYS:

Varsity
(5 games):

Chase Anderson – 77
Camden Glover – 61
Aiden O’Neill – 31
Davin Houston – 27
Malachi Somes – 22
Mahkai Myles – 12
Easton Green – 9
Sage Arends – 8
Riley Lawless – 4
Carson Grove – 3

 

JV
(5 games):

Carson Grove – 39
Josh Stockdale – 39
Nathan Coxsey – 26
Liam Lawson – 23
Jayden McManus – 23
Trent Thule – 7
Khanor Jump – 6
Ayden Warren – 4
Chris Zenz – 2
Brian Thompson – 1

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First win a crowd pleaser

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 10, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover can torch the net from inside or outside. (Julie Wheat photo)

They needed this.

After playing three hotly contested games to open the season, while coming up on the short end of each rumble, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball team led from (almost) start to finish Tuesday to capture its first victory.

Beating visiting East Jefferson 64-47, the Wolves, who rep a 2B school, crushed the Rivals, a 1A program which combines two former CHS Olympic League foes – Port Townsend and Chimacum.

Now 1-3 after the non-conference win, Brad Sherman’s squad hits the road Friday to travel to Orcas Island for the first Northwest 2B/1B League game of the year.

If the Wolves play like they did Tuesday, they’ll stand a strong shot at sitting atop the (very early) conference standings.

Coupeville, playing once again without a full roster as various players work through early season injuries, jumped right on East Jefferson.

The Rivals notched the game’s first bucket, and held one last lead at 4-3, but then the Wolves tore their foes to shreds for the rest of the opening frame.

CHS big man Camden Glover, who owned the paint all night, took a dish from Chase Anderson and rolled past his defender to slap home a bucket, and Coupeville was launched on a game-busting 20-1 eruption.

The Wolves attacked from all angles, with Anderson going off for 15 points in the first quarter, mixing a pair of three-balls with breakaway buckets in which he simply outran the defense before elevating and delivering gifts to the hoops gods.

Fellow seniors Glover and Aiden O’Neill combined for eight points during the tear, forcing East Jefferson to try and account for multiple incoming bogeys, while missing out on stopping any of them.

The Rivals did claw back, a bit, cutting a 23-7 deficit at the first break back down to 25-17 midway through the second quarter.

Coupeville’s answer?

More Anderson, slashing to the hoop on give-and-go plays.

More Glover, asserting his dominance down low every time he touched the ball.

And a bit of razzle-dazzle from Davin Houston, taking a break from terrorizing the Rivals on defense to hit a swooping layup which had highlight reel written all over it.

Up 35-22 at the half, Coupeville kept up the pressure in the third quarter.

Glover grabbed center stage, with eight more points in the frame, but Houston also returned for another swooping bucket which showed off his high-energy hops, and then Easton Green made his presence known.

A largely unsung role player who embraces doing the kind of dirty work which warms a coach’s heart, the Wolf senior got his biggest offensive showcase Tuesday night.

Green slipped a pair of free throws through the net, bounced outside to drill the bottom of the net out on a three-ball, then came around later in the game to slash to the hoop and knock down a layup off a perfect entry pass.

Everything was rosy at 55-35 heading into the fourth, at which point the Wolves decided to give their coach a brief burst of angina.

East Jefferson hit back-to-back three-balls to key an 11-0 surge which cut the lead back to single-digits and make the always-calm Brad Sherman ever so slightly hunch his shoulders.

Not to worry, however, as the Wolves stiffened up on defense, holding the Rivals to just a single point over the game’s final four minutes, stretching the final margin back to 15 and assuring they would not be running lines from now until Friday.

For the first time this season, CHS had two players top 20 points in the same game, with Anderson banking in 25, and Glover powering his way to 21.

With his season-best performance, Glover joins the 150-point career club (he’s actually sitting at 160), while his running mate continues to move up into rarefied air.

Anderson, now with 663 career points, bounces from #29 all-time to #26 on the Wolf boys’ scoring chart, passing Jason McFadyen (654), Wade Ellsworth (659), and Pat Bennett (659) and moving within five of #25 Foster Faris (668).

Green and O’Neill each popped for seven Tuesday, while Houston knocked down four, and Malachi Somes and Liam Blas saw floor time.

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