Daniel Olson and Coupeville’s 7th grade SWISH squad are 3-0 after a win Saturday. (John Fisken photo)
On top of the world.
Or at least on top of the standings, which is where the Coupeville 7th grade boys’ SWISH squad finds itself after nipping the Mount Vernon Mayhem 28-25 Saturday afternoon.
The win lifted the Wolves to a crisp 3-0 and puts them in a first-place tie with Lakewood atop a 15-team league.
Coupeville, which actually has a mix of seventh and sixth graders (and one precocious fourth grader) on its roster, led from start to finish.
Running a high-speed offense that frazzled the bigger Mayhem, the Wolves closed the first quarter on a 10-2 run.
From there they stretched the gap out to 16-6 at the half and 24-14 after three.
With Coupeville running in its young players for much of the fourth quarter, Mt. Vernon made a run to get back in the game, but the Wolf starters returned to close things out at the free-throw line.
Jake Mitten sparked the attack with 12 points and 13 rebounds, while Matthew Kelley filled up the stat sheet with seven points, nine boards, five assists, two steals and a blocked shot.
Daniel Olson banged home six points in support, with Hawthorne Wolfe (2) and Sage Downes (1) rounding out the scorers.
Downes snatched six rebounds, while Connor Barton (4), Wolfe (3), Caleb Meyer (2) and Dakota Eck (1) helped out on the boards.
Wolfe and Barton had two steals apiece, with Downes doling out a pair of assists.
Coupeville returns to action next Saturday, Feb. 6, when it plays the Lake City Gold at Cascade Middle School.
Two other Wolf SWISH squads are also hard at work this season:
8th grade:
Next year’s freshmen, coached by Dakota Brown and Jake Prosser, are playing in a hyper-competitive AA division.
“It’s proving to be a difficult league,” Brown said. “The team has the talent and potential to compete, but needs to find that extra gear and desire to win.
“Rebounds, and defense are key to having success for us!”
4th/5th grade:
Under the guidance of former CHS star Greg White, the youngest squad is 2-2 and had a bye this weekend.
“The kids are really learning a lot but they are very new to competitive b-ball,” White said. “They have a lot of promise, so hopefully we’ll be seeing a lot of good things from them in the future.”
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