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Burn the nets to the final bucket!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Hurlee Bronec sticks a jumper. (Morgan White photo)

They would not be denied.

Fighting from behind in the fourth quarter Friday, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team ended its season with a stirring 56-51 win at Friday Harbor.

The victory was the 10th straight for the high-flying Wolves, who finish 11-3 on the season.

It was a wild ‘n woolly campaign, with Craig Anderson and Jon Roberts taking the coaching reigns for the final three games after head coach Hunter Smith left to start fire school.

Along the way, swing player Chase Anderson moved up full-time to varsity, and big man Mikey Robinett moved out of state with his family.

But no matter who was on the floor, this pack of Wolves was a ferocious one, attacking on defense and spreading the love on offense.

Three different JV players topped 100 points, while a fourth one missed by just a three-ball.

That willingness to share the ball was on full display Friday, as seven different Wolves hit the bottom of the net with at least one shot.

Freshman Camden Glover led the way, torching Friday Harbor for 23 points, while Jack Porter knocked down 13.

Aiden O’Neill (8), Hunter Bronec (4), Johnny Porter (4), Hurlee Bronec (2), and Landon Roberts (2) also scored, with Malachi Somes putting the fear of God into his rivals while scrambling on defense.

The bright future of Wolf basketball. (Photo courtesy Morgan White)

Friday Harbor opened the game strongly, jumping out to a 20-12 lead after one quarter, but Coupeville took control after that, moment by moment, quarter by quarter.

A 17-13 surge in the second frame, fueled by eight points from Glover and a big three-ball off the electric fingertips of O’Neill, cut the deficit to 33-29.

From there, the Wolves narrowed things to 42-41 heading into the fourth, before closing the night on a 15-9 tear.

Jack Porter poured in nine of his 13 points in the final frame, while Coupeville, which was 0-4 at the free-throw line previously, went 5-8 in the waning moments.

 

Final season scoring stats:

Aiden O’Neill – 108
Jack Porter – 105
Hunter Bronec – 102
Camden Glover – 97
Chase Anderson – 71
Johnny Porter – 59
Hurlee Bronec – 46
Malachi Somes – 43
Landon Roberts – 38
Mikey Robinett – 6
Carson Field – 4
Yohannon Sandles – 2

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He ain’t heavy, he’s my point-scoring brother

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on February 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Alex (left) and Xavier Murdy are one of the most-successful brother duos in CHS basketball history. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Alex Murdy made some more history Friday night.

The high-flying Coupeville High School senior knocked down 15 points against Friday Harbor, cracking the 400-point club for his varsity career.

While that’s a nice personal accomplishment, there’s actually more to it than that.

With the help of older brother Xavier, who graduated last year, the Murdy boys become just the eighth pair of brothers to top 400 points in the 106-year history of Wolf basketball.

Of those dynamic duos, four actually went a step further, with both brothers netting 500+ points, while the Whitney boys, Steve and Joe, are the only Wolf bros to both top 600.

And they accomplished that even though Joe didn’t finish his prep career at CHS, instead transferring to Lynden for his senior season, where he led the Lions to a state title.

 

The great eight, in order by combined points:

 

Bagby – 1636

Mike – 1137
Jason – 499

 

Whitney -1331

Steve – 730
Joe – 601

 

Faris – 1192

Foster – 628
Gary – 524

 

Syreen – 1144

Mike – 594
Jim – 550

 

Zylstra -1129

Denny – 602
Jerry – 527

 

O’Grady – 1083

John – 611
Pat – 472

 

Marti – 1013

Roy – 551
Frank – 462

 

Murdy – 889*

Xavier – 482
Alex – 407 … and counting

 

PS — In the 49-year history of CHS girls basketball, there’s only one sister combo where both players topped 400 points.

 

Black – 1124

Lexie – 622
Brittany – 502

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Baby, baby – they’ve got next!

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Mia Littlejohn and her assistant coach plot strategy. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Their baby game is as strong as their hoops game.

A number of former Coupeville High School basketball players have added to Wolf Nation in the past couple of years, with some of the offspring featured in the pics seen above and below.

Little CHS uniforms for them all!

Avis Mitchell’s granddaughter knows grandma is a hoops legend. Pops wasn’t too bad, either.

Rhiannon Ellsworth’s daughter came out to support Suzan Georges’ daughter.

Ema Smith shows her daughter the court where she scored all those points.

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Caleb Meyer has (autograph) moves

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on February 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Caleb Meyer, international man of mystery. (Photo courtesy Molly McPherson)

I knew him before he was big time.

Caleb Meyer is a Coupeville High School grad, current college basketball player, and owner of the most-luxurious naturally curly hair in the Northwest.

But a long time ago, before he got his growth spurt and became a tower of power, he was Videoville royalty, a wee tot hanging out in grampa and grandma’s store.

Caleb guarded the giant gumball machine next to the front door with a righteous passion, and his skills juggling the round candies were a sign of what was to come when he became a basketball whiz kid.

Seeing him return to Coupeville last year for his senior year and play a vital role for a Wolf hoops team which had its best season in three decades-plus, was a personal thrill.

And now Caleb is signing autographs for Skagit Valley College hoops fans who gaze at him like he’s a blend of Harry Styles and Damian Lillard.

Couldn’t happen to a better guy.

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Books or tackles, “Torpedo” killin’ it

Posted in Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on February 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »

The muscles? Sean Toomey-Stout got them by lifting books.

He’s a heavy hitter on the football field and in the classroom.

Coupeville grad Sean Toomey-Stout was one of 32 University of Washington football players named Thursday to the Pac-12’s 2022 Fall Academic Honor Roll.

It’s the second-straight year “The Torpedo” has been honored by the conference for his academic excellence.

To make the Pac-12 honor roll, an athlete needs a cumulative grade-point average of 3.3 or better and has to have attended the school for a minimum of a year.

Toomey-Stout, a two-time Athlete of the Year during his CHS days — back when he was vying for weight room superiority with siblings Cameron and Maya — played in six games for the Huskies this past fall, including appearing in the Alamo Bowl.

He collected seven tackles for a U-Dub team which finished 11-2 and became likely the first Coupeville athlete to appear on their own collectiable trading card.

When he’s not going sideline to sideline blowing up fellow NCAA D-1 athletes, Toomey-Stout is studying Construction Management and making moms Lisa Toomey and Beth Stout proud.

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