Skylar Parker and the Wolf JV put up a strong fight Tuesday against Mount Vernon Christian. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
The effort was there, but the rim was unforgiving.
Unable to get a bucket to drop for much of the first half Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV girls basketball team found itself in a hole against visiting Mount Vernon Christian.
And while the Wolves rallied late, turning their defensive prowess into offensive opportunities, they couldn’t catch the Hurricanes, falling 38-18.
The loss drops Coupeville’s second squad to 1-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 1-5 overall.
The tale of the game early on was the Wolves using a scrappy defense to thwart MVC, only to see their own shots kick back off the rim.
Madison McMillan banked in a layup in the waning moments of the first quarter, but that was the only field goal CHS netted before halftime.
Trailing just 4-2 at the first break, the Wolves slipped behind 16-5 heading into the locker room, with late free throws from Brooklyn Thayer and Katie Marti their only other points.
Things perked up in the second half, however, with Coupeville putting together its best offensive showing of the night in the third quarter.
McMillan knocked down back-to-back buckets, Thayer converted off of an offensive rebound, and two Wolves teamed up for the prettiest basket of the game.
Trapped in the corner, with the defense hanging all over her, Kayla Arnold kicked a pass out over the crowd to the waiting Katie Marti, who promptly drained a three-ball which softly rustled the net as it descended.
The second sweetest bucket for the Wolves came in the fourth, with Marti feeding Jada Heaton, and the fab frosh slicing ‘n dicing the defense on the way to her first high school points.
Marti and McMillan paced CHS with six points apiece, with Thayer (4) and Heaton (2) also getting into the scoring column.
Skylar Parker, Bryley Gilbert, Arnold, Desi Ramirez-Vasquez, Reese Wilkinson, Candace Meek, and Yodnum Nakakul all saw floor time for the Wolves, who are now off until Jan. 19.
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