Capri Anter (left) and Haylee Armstrong (right), rising hoops stars. (Photo courtesy Michelle Armstrong)
“We are working on putting together a full game.
“When we can play the first half as tough as we normally do the second half, we will be a very tough team to deal with.”
That’s how Coupeville Middle School girls’ basketball coach Bennett Richter felt after the Wolves played their home opener Tuesday afternoon.
Facing off with ritzy private school Northshore Christian Academy, both CMS teams to see action progressively got better as the game unfolded.
How the day went, as I stayed home to fight off a head cold:
Level 1:
8th grader Haylee Armstrong poured in a team-high 11 points and the Wolves put together their best stretch of play in the 4th quarter.
“Haylee is showing that she is and will be a force to be reckoned with!” Richter said.
While the Wolves fell 40-17, they played NSC even in the final frame, holding their own in a 10-10 stalemate.
Lillie Ketterling added four points in support of Armstrong’s 11, while Rhylin Price also banked home a bucket.
Adeline Maynes, Lexis Drake, Capri Anter, Sydney Van Dyke, Chelsi Stevens, and Tamsin Ward also saw floor time for the Wolves in the day’s first game.
Level 2:
Coupeville fell 32-15 in the nightcap but increased its scoring total in each quarter.
“Slow start, strong finish,” Richter said. “Team Two really made Northshore work in the second half.”
Ari Cunningham paced the Wolf attack with six points, with Isa De Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge rattled the rims for four.
Kennedy O’Neill (2), Lina Shelly (2), and Ava Lucero (1) also scored, with Izzy Bowder, Amaiya Curry, and Taylor Marrs rounding out the active roster.
What’s ahead:
Coupeville hits the road Thursday, traveling to Shoreline to face King’s, then closes with three of four in its home gym.
The Wolves welcome Granite Falls (Feb. 27), Sultan (Mar. 2), and South Whidbey (Mar. 9) to town, while also riding the bus to Lakewood (Feb. 28)
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