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Chase Anderson splashes home another bucket. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“The boys played with so much heart all night.”

Kicking off Northwest 2B/1B League play with a bang Friday, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad survived a wild one, holding off visiting Orcas Island 72-67 in two overtimes to take an early advantage in the conference standings.

The win lifts the Wolves, who host non-league foe Morton-White Pass Saturday, to 2-3 overall, 1-0 in NWL play, and earns the stamp of approval from CHS hoops guru Brad Sherman.

“It was a great game,” he said, then headed off to bed to dream about more wins.

Friday’s rumble featured Wolf junior Chase Anderson banking in a career-high 42 points — just six off of Jeff Stone’s school-record 48, which has stood since 1970 — and nerve-wracking plays from both teams down the stretch.

Coupeville shot out to a 16-10 lead after one quarter, only to see Orcas trim the deficit back down to 29-26 at the half.

Up 49-45 after three, the Wolves still had a 58-55 lead up until Joe Stephens drilled his fourth, and final, three-ball with just 10 seconds left in regulation.

With the ball in its hands, Coupeville got multiple shots up in the frantic final seconds, but none would drop.

Enter the refs, who whistled Orcas for a foul, sending the Wolves to the line with 0:00 on the clock, holding two opportunities to win the game.

The first freebie hit the front of the rim, the second slid off the side, and fans got extra action, whether they wanted it or not.

In the first overtime, the call went the other way, but the result was eerily similar.

With the game knotted at 63, Orcas was handed two charity shots with seven seconds on the clock and promptly clanked both.

It was fitting, as the Vikings, who netted eight of nine free throws in regulation, were just 3-9 across the two extra periods. In contrast, Coupeville was 8-16 in regulation but rebounded to go 8-10 at the line in overtime.

While a wild Wolf shot at the buzzer failed to break the tie in the first overtime, the second extra four-minute stretch decisively belonged to the hometown hoops heroes.

Anderson and Hunter Bronec netted huge buckets in the second overtime, while Hurlee Bronec iced the win with precision free throw shooting in the final moments.

Jack Porter finished with nine points, while both Battlin’ Bronec Brothers netted six.

Landon Roberts knocked down five, Camden Glover banked in four, and Johnny Porter, Easton Green, and Malachi Somes all saw floor time in the thriller.

For Anderson, it was a career-making night.

Scoring four points in the first, 12 in the second, 16 in a torrid third, four in the fourth, and six more in overtime, he joins a very short list of Wolves to crack 40 in a varsity game, players such as Jeff Stone, Allen Black, and Logan Downes.

In one night, Anderson jumps from 312 career points to 354, moving from #96 to #77 on the school’s career scoring chart, which has been compiled across 108 seasons.

Among the all-timers he passes are Nick StreubelDavid Ford, Bob Rea, Utz Conard, Robin Larson, and Aaron Trumbull.

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Capri Anter slices to the hoop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The odometer is clicking along.

Coupeville High School basketball players have combined to score 551 points across the first 14 games.

While there are early leaders, no one is running away with a scoring title just yet.

On to this weekend, with four home games against Orcas Island Friday, and four more against Morton-White Pass Saturday.

The nets keep poppin’, and the scorekeepers keep recordin’.

 

Varsity – Girls
(4 games)

Teagan Calkins – 34
Mia Farris – 22
Katie Marti – 22
Haylee Armstrong – 17
Danica Strong – 17
Madison McMillan – 10
Lyla Stuurmans – 9
Tenley Stuurmans – 9
Jada Heaton – 5
Capri Anter – 4

 

JV – Girls
(3 games)

Adeline Maynes – 28
Haylee Armstrong – 19
Tenley Stuurmans – 15
Ava Lucero – 13
Ari Cunningham – 10
Chelsi Stevens – 4
Lexis Drake – 3
Capri Anter – 3
Sydney Van Dyke – 2

 

Varsity – Boys
(4 games)

Chase Anderson – 52
Jack Porter – 41
Camden Glover – 34
Hurlee Bronec – 33
Hunter Bronec – 21
Landon Roberts – 12
Johnny Porter – 10
Carson Field – 2
Malachi Somes – 2

 

JV – Boys
(3 games)

Davin Houston – 22
Carson Grove – 19
Easton Green – 16
Liam Blas – 10
Riley Lawless – 8
Malachi Somes – 8
Sage Arends – 7
Nathan Coxsey – 6
Mahkai Myles – 2

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Hunter Bronec storms to the basket. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s a 226-mile trip from Coupeville to Forks and back.

And while Monday’s trek to Ron Bagby’s hometown didn’t produce a win for the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad, the hope is that lessons were learned.

Lessons that will pay off down the road for Brad Sherman’s squad, which is 1-3 but a few plays away from being 3-1.

Monday’s mashup mirrored the majority of Coupeville’s games thus far — a slow start, a hot finish, but a clock which runs out too soon.

Despite charging back in the second half, the Wolves, a team with very little varsity experience, fell 55-47 in the non-conference clash.

It wasn’t for lack of effort, as Coupeville hit five of its six three-balls in the second half, while outscoring the Spartans 14-13 and 16-11 across the final two quarters.

Unfortunately for the Wolves, they came out of the break trailing 31-17, after Forks used a 19-9 run in the second quarter to take control of things.

The Spartans nailed four of their six shots from behind the three-point arc during that frame to put the Wolves on their heels.

While the two squads matched each other on shots from the parking lot, Coupeville convincingly won the free throw shooting part of the night.

The Wolves netted 11 of 20 shots, tying their best performance of the season, while Forks went a godawful 2-14 from the charity stripe.

Chase Anderson slices past a defender.

CHS spread its offense out between seven players Monday, with junior Chase Anderson netting a season-high 21 to lead the attack.

That scoring outburst propels him from 291 career points to 312 and moves him into the top 100 scorers in the 108-year history of Wolf boys’ basketball.

Anderson, sitting at #96 all-time with home games against Orcas Island and Morton-White Pass set for Friday and Saturday, slips past John Beasley (293), Noel Criscuola (298), Blake Day (299), Noah Roehl (301), Allen Black (305), and Ben Hayes (306).

Jack Porter (7), Camden Glover (6), Hunter Bronec (5), Hurlee Bronec (4), Landon Roberts (2), and Johnny Porter (2) also scored at Forks.

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Coupeville’s seniors flex into a new season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Monday night was the Neapolitan ice cream of basketball games for the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball team.

By that I mean the Wolves non-conference rumble with visiting Mount Baker was divided into three distinctive sections, all with their own flavors.

Except, unlike said ice cream, which is pretty much nirvana thanks to a mix of vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate, the hardwood showdown between the Wolves and Mountaineers was sour, then sweet, then sour.

End result?

A 69-47 Coupeville loss which wasn’t really as lopsided as the score may read and yet was only really close for a matter of minutes.

Having lost nine seniors to graduation from last year’s Bi-District champs, the Wolf squad which debuted Monday is most definitely not the same one which made it to the 2024 state tourney.

Only three Wolves — Hunter Bronec, Chase Anderson, and Hurlee Bronec — return from that unit, while Baker has a team that is largely in place from a year ago.

And it showed in the early going, as the visitors jumped out to a back-breaking 15-0 lead.

Anderson and Hurlee Bronec finally broke the scoreless streak with back-to-back buckets, but Baker led 19-4 heading into the second period and seemed in control.

And that’s when we begin the sweetest portion of this dessert discussion, as the Wolves came out like a different team after the break.

With a big boost of energy from high-flying Jack Porter, and a gorgeous long-range three ball from big man Camden Glover, Coupeville went on a rampage.

Steadily chipping away at Baker’s lead, the Wolves got the deficit down to just 27-24 by halftime and did it with a well-crafted, explosive play.

Landon Roberts went on a ramble under the hoop, drew the defense to himself, then flicked a precision pass to Anderson, who was lurking out behind the three-point arc.

Catching and shooting the ball in one smooth motion, the Wolf junior capped the half and brought the assembled fans to their feet, awash in hope.

That hope lived large through most of the third quarter, as well.

Coupeville made it all the way back, claiming its first lead at 34-33 with just under four minutes to play in the frame, the go-ahead bucket splashing home off of the fingertips of a sky-walking Roberts.

Unfortunately, that would be the Wolves one, and only lead, of the night.

Baker regained the advantage, but CHS kept it close, and was still down just three with under a minute to go in the frame, before Baker rippled the net on six consecutive free throws.

In a bit of an oddity, those were actually the first charity shots the Mountaineers had taken in the game, and they would finish a perfect 7-7 at the line.

Coupeville, by contrast, went 15-30 on free throws and couldn’t capitalize, even with the visitors picking up two technical fouls along the way.

Trailing 47-39 after three, the Wolves cut it down to 50-43 on a strong bucket in the paint from Hunter Bronec.

But then the bottom fell out. The tale turned sour. The ice cream curdled. Or whatever metaphor you prefer.

Using a 19-4 run to end the game, Baker made the final score a bit deceptive, but also awfully decisive.

The new-look Wolves got scoring from six players, with three of those players recording their first varsity points.

Anderson topped Coupeville with 14 while Jack Porter knocked down 12 to lead the way.

Roberts (7), Hurlee Bronec (7), Hunter Bronec (4), and Glover (3) kept scorekeeper June Mazdra busy, while Carson Field, Johnny Porter, Malachi Somes, and Easton Green also hit the floor.

The Wolves get two chances to bounce back this week, with a road trip to South Whidbey Friday, Dec. 6, followed by a home game Saturday against Clallam Bay.

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Chase Anderson swoops to the hoop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The chase begins again.

Last season was capped by Coupeville High School senior Logan Downes finishing his run as the #1 career male scorer in Wolf basketball’s 107-year history.

A record which had been untouched for close to two decades has been surpassed, but time moves on, and a different batch of Wolves is ready to make their own run at the record.

Of the 420 boys I’ve recorded as having scored in a CHS varsity hoops game — the ’30s and ’40s are still a vast, but likely low-scoring, unknown — four are still students at the school.

Junior Chase Anderson, who has racked up 260 points while playing with Downes, is the leading active scorer, and is just 39 points away from cracking the top 100 all-time.

A little further back are senior brothers Hunter and Hurlee Bronec, and junior Aiden O’Neill, though the latter is sidelined after a football injury required serious surgery.

So, questions abound.

How many new Wolves will register a varsity bucket this season and join the club? And how high can Anderson soar as he climbs the career scoring ladder?

Only time, and the scorebooks, will tell.

 

CHS varsity boys’ basketball career scoring chart (1917-2024):

Logan Downes – 1305
Jeff Stone – 1137
Mike Bagby – 1137
Randy Keefe – 1088
Mike Criscoula – 1031
Jeff Rhubottom – 1012
Bill Riley – 934
Pete Petrov – 917
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 SEASON**)
Chris Good – 688
Gavin Keohane – 677
Virgil Roehl – 674
Foster Faris – 668
Pat Bennett – 659
Wade Ellsworth – 659
Jason McFadyen – 654
Rich Morris – 637
Kramer O’Keefe – 636

Wiley Hesselgrave – 632
John O’Grady – 611
Greg White – 604
Denny Zylstra – 602
Joe Whitney – 601
Brian Miller – 597
Mike Syreen – 594
Gabe McMurray – 592
Pat Clark – 583
Randy Duggan – 552

Roy Marti – 551
Jim Syreen – 550
Marc Bissett – 549
Gary Hammons – 533
Jerry Zylstra – 527
Brad Miller – 526
Gary Faris – 524
JJ Marti – 520
Cody Peters – 518
David Lortz – 502

Jason Bagby – 499
Xavier Murdy – 482
Pat O’Grady – 472
Harold Buckner – 469
Sean Dillon – 469
Frank Marti – 462
Alex Murdy – 448
Del O’Shell – 440
Tony Ford – 432
Caleb Powell – 421

Mason Grove – 414
Ben Biskovich – 407
Casey Clark – 407
Nick Sellgren – 406
Cole White – 405
Blaine Ghormley – 393
Tom Logan – 385
James Smith – 382
Don Cook – 377
Chad Gale – 373

Mike Millenbach – 373
JD Wilcox – 373
Ty Blouin – 369
Caesar Kortuem – 369
Ray Harvey – 368
Pat Brown – 355
Dick Smith – 352
Ethan Spark – 352
Glenn Losey – 350
Timm Orsborn – 345

Robin Larson – 342
Byron Fellstrom – 340
Kevin Faris – 339
Michael Vaughan – 337
Jim Yake – 331
Aaron Trumbull – 330
Brad Brown – 328
Charlie Tessaro – 328
Utz Conard – 326
Ian Smith – 324

David Ford – 323
Bob Rea – 320
Chris Marti – 319
Gabe Wynn – 316
Nick Streubel – 314
Ben Hayes – 306
Allen Black – 305
Noah Roehl – 301
Blake Day – 299
Noel Criscoula – 298

John Beasley – 293
Risen Johnson – 291
Brian Fakkema – 290
Matt Frost – 290
Mike Mallo – 282
Keith Jameson – 277
Terry Roberts – 277
Kit Manzanares – 275
Boom Phomvongkoth – 275
Zepher Loesch – 274

Alex Evans – 272
Aaron Curtin – 271
Tyler King – 270
Joe Tessaro – 270
Eric Hopkins – 265
Harvey Wainio – 265
Chase Anderson – 260
Rick Keefe – 259
Troy Blouin – 256
Sean Callahan – 256

Greg Fellstrom – 248
Richard Hammons – 248
Casey Larson – 247
Don Schreiber – 247
Brandon Huff – 245
Grady Rickner – 245
Brad Haslam – 235
Sean Toomey-Stout – 235
Geoff Hageman – 227
Curt Youderian – 226

Rich Vaughan – 219
Ed Wood – 219
Joel Walstad – 217
Richard Cook – 216
Ryan Keefe – 214
Nick Guay – 213
Jordan Ford – 210
Andrew Mouw – 204
Vance Huffman – 203
Tim Quenzer – 202

Alan Hancock – 198
Shawn Ryan – 197
Mitch Aparicio – 195
John Engstrom – 195
Trevor Tucker – 194
Roy Mattox – 191
Dale Sherman – 188
Scott Stuurmans – 188
Ryan Blouin – 185
Pat Millenbach – 181

Caleb Meyer – 179
Wayne Hardie – 178
Chris Cox – 177
Evan Tingstad – 177
Jerry VandWerfhorst – 177
Anthony Bergeron – 176
Mike Ankney – 173
Ron Naddy – 172
Dale Libbey – 169
Roger Sherman – 168

Tim Walstad – 168
Randy Blindauer – 166
Mark Bepler – 165
Chad Brookhouse – 163
Jered Brown – 156
Monty Moore – 155
Geoff Wacker – 154
Bill Baas – 153
Ulrik Wells – 152
Jim Faris – 151

Steve Konek – 149
Gavin O’Keefe – 149
Ryan McManigle – 148
Ryan Griggs – 147
Hugh Abell – 145
George Libbey – 142
Sandy Roberts – 134
Craig Anderson – 132
Scott Franzen – 129
Ben Etzell – 127

Gavin Knoblich – 126
Len Buckner – 125
Brian Shank – 125
Joey Lippo – 121
Jessie Smith – 119
Scott McGraw – 116
Christian Townsdin – 116
Mitch Pelroy – 115
Taylor Ebersole – 114
Eric Taylor – 112

Jim Casey – 111
Jacobi Pilgrim – 111
Jonathan Valenzuela – 110
Brian Barr – 108
Joe Donellon – 101
Jason McManigle – 101
Bryan Hamilton – 99
Brian Knoll – 98
Morgan Payne – 96
Christian Lyness – 95

Koa Davison – 94
Ted Weber – 91
Hunter Downes – 89
James Meek – 89
Dan Miller – 89
Steve Bissett – 87
Hunter Bronec – 87
Andrew Cashen – 87
Carson Risner – 86
John Sinema – 86

Nick Morris – 83
Dominic Coffman – 81
Logan Martin – 81
Roy Armstrong – 80
Cameron Toomey-Stout – 80
Caleb Valko – 78
Ross Buckner – 77
Matt Shank – 77
JJ Johnson – 76
Duane Score – 76

Quinten Farmer – 75
Matt Ortega – 75
Mike Ellsworth – 74
Don Spangler – 72
John Zimmerman – 72
Joe Bruzas – 71
Jason Fisher – 71
Tony Prosser – 70
Les Jacobson – 69
Tom Conard – 68

Dean Grasser – 68
Matt Bepler – 67
Zack Swerdfeger – 66
Ron Lanphere – 65
Sage Downes – 64
Ben Hancock – 63
Randy Stone – 63
Mike Brown – 62
Jason McDavid – 62
Jeremy Staples – 62

Brian Hageman – 61
Erik King – 61
David Davis – 60
Tom Mueller – 59
Brandy Ambrose – 58
Sam Kieth – 58
Steve Smith – 58
Martin Walsh – 58
Matt Helm – 57
Dennis Terrell – 57

Drew Chan – 56
DeAndre Mitchell – 56
Daniel Olson – 56
Ellis Schultz – 56
Dave Stoddard – 56
CJ Smith – 54
Larry Zylstra – 54
Asa Owensby – 52
Marc Aparicio – 51
Chris Chan – 51

Joe Kelley – 51
Marvin Darst – 50
Troy Hurlburt – 49
Stanley Bruzas – 48
Dalton Engle – 48
Jerry Helm – 48
Dalton Martin – 47
Eddie Fasolo – 45
Doug Speers – 45
Banky Fisher – 44

Keith Dunnagan – 42
Zane Oldenstadt – 42
Gaylord Stidham – 41
Erick Harada – 40
James Jorgensen – 40
Nevin Miranda – 40
Jeff Thomas – 40
John Wyatt – 40
John Moskeland – 39
Hurlee Bronec – 37

Danny Bonacci – 36
Chuck Ruthford – 36
Charlie Toth – 36
Jim Marti – 35
Zeb Williams – 35
Robert Cushen – 34
Dante Mitchell – 34
Sid Mudgett – 34
Dave Brandt – 33
Ryan Kelley – 33

Brian Roundy – 32
Richard Barber – 31
Joe Libbey – 31
Ray Cook – 29
Tim Leese – 29
Ralph Lindsay – 29
Kyle Rockwell – 29
Rick Marti – 28
Toby Martinez – 28
Daniel McDonald – 28

Joe Rojas – 28
Todd Smith – 28
Scott Sollars – 28
Richard Benson – 27
Mike Duke – 27
John Holmes – 26
Lewis Berry – 25
Mark Short – 25
Tim Youderian – 25
Jared Helmstadter – 24

Trent Diamanti – 23
Trevor Mueller – 22
Dan Schleiffers – 22
William Davidson – 21
Jay Roberts – 21
Dustin Van Velkinburgh – 21
Matt Douglas – 20
Jordan Emerson – 20
Dane Lucero – 20
Dean Strom – 20

Scott Fisher – 19
Scott Losey – 19
Bud Merryman – 19
Matt Petrich – 19
Jason Raymond – 19
Rob Blouin – 18
Rick Keith – 18
Marvin Mitchell – 18
Guy Walker – 18
Gary Boyke – 17

Jim Keith – 17
Jean Lund-Olsen – 17
Cedric McIntosh – 17
TJ Rickner – 17
Rick Frieze – 16
Frank Nelson – 16
Chad Nixon – 16
Josh Wilsey – 16
Steven Cope – 15
Eric Dyer – 15

Mike Lester – 15
Brad Rogers – 15
Henry Edwards – 14
Todd Brown – 13
DJ Kim – 13
LaVerne Arnold – 12
Mike Eaton – 12
Guy George – 12
Kole Kellison – 12
Glen Lanphere – 12

Desmond Bell – 11
Bill Hamilton – 11
Howard Libbey – 11
Ken Pickard – 11
Jon Roberts – 11
Chris Squires – 11
Ben Winkes – 11
Jermiah Copeland – 10
Ron Edwards – 10
Travis Hooker – 10

Mikey Robinett – 10
Daniel Graham – 9
Kyle King – 9
Bruce Seiger – 9
Jimmy Sullivan – 9
Fred Wyatt – 9
Erik Anderson – 8
Dave Bowers – 8
Rob Fasolo – 8
Kraig Gordon – 8

Cody Roberts – 8
Robert Shafer – 8
Dave Wells – 8
Charlie Cook – 7
Bobby Engle – 7
Brian Folkestad – 7
Wayne Hesselgrave – 7
Aiden O’Neill – 7
Ed Cook – 6
Tucker Hall – 6

Chuck Hardee – 6
Kevin King – 6
Robert Kirkwood – 6
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim – 6
George Smith – 6
Nic Anthony – 5
Ariah Bepler – 5
Scott Davidson – 5
JD Myers – 5
Timothy Nitta – 5

Nate Steele – 5
Ron Zylstra – 5
Andrew Bird – 4
Bill Boze – 4
Miles Davidson – 4
Ralph Engle – 4
Jason Legat – 4
Morgan Roehl – 4
Rusty Bailey – 3
Luke Currier – 3

Frank Mueller – 3
Tracy Wilson – 3
Teo Benson – 2
Norm Enders – 2
Chris Locke – 2
Jeremy McCormick – 2
Rich McCormick – 2
Fred Meadors – 2
Denny Moss – 2
Tony Sherman – 2

Marion Sill – 2
Stephen Stietenroth – 2
Robbie Wanamaker – 2
Paul Baher – 1
Bill Engle – 1
Robert Engle – 1
Bob Franzen – 1
Meryl Gordon – 1
Oscar Liquidano – 1
Raleigh Sherman – 1

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