Timothy Nitta has put the ball in the bucket for CMS basketball this season. (Morgan White photos)
Hunter Bronec plays strong defense.
Time to head home.
The Coupeville Middle School boys basketball squads reached the halfway point of their 10-game seasons, and now the Wolves can finally get off the bus.
After opening with four of its first five on the road, including Monday’s match-up against Lakewood, Coupeville flips the script in the second half of the campaign.
The Wolves host King’s Wednesday, make a final trip to play Northshore Christian Academy Dec. 9, then close with three straight games in the CMS gym.
That final home-stand includes Coupeville’s lone battle with next door neighbor Langley (Dec. 16), and the Wolves don’t play Lakewood a second time.
Which is probably a good thing, as the Cougars, who eventually will head off to play ball for a large 2A high school, ran pretty wild Monday afternoon, sweeping all three contests.
How things played out:
Level 1:
The closest of the day’s three games, and it wasn’t all that close.
While Coupeville fell 50-30, stung badly by a rough third quarter, the Wolves didn’t go down quietly.
“Team 1 played tough tonight, but Lakewood was really good,” said CMS coach Greg White.
Now 1-4 on the season, Coupeville’s top squad was hanging around, down just 22-17 at the half, but the host Cougars powered up their offense in the third quarter, rolling to a 19-5 advantage in the frame.
Cole White and Logan Downes paced the Wolf attack with eight and seven points, respectively, with both gunners netting a three-ball.
William Davidson (5), Zane Oldenstadt (4), Nick Guay (4), and Landon Roberts (2) also scored, while Ryan Blouin brought hustle on defense.
Level 2:
The Wolves entered the game boasting an undefeated record, but came out flat in the first quarter and never recovered.
Down 16-1 at the first break, Coupeville eventually fell 51-21, dropping its record to 3-1-1 on the season.
CMS, which played its best ball during an 8-8 dogfight in the second quarter, was led in the score-book by Timothy Nitta, who rattled home a team-best seven points.
Hunter Bronec banked home five in support, while Jack Porter (4), Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim (3), and Hurlee Bronec (2) also netted points for the Wolves.
Johnny Porter, Nathan Ginnings, and Mikey Robinett rounded out the CMS roster.
Level 3:
Very little went right for Coupeville in a 50-6 loss which drops it to 0-4 on the season.
The game was actually close through one quarter, with Lakewood clinging to just a 6-4 lead.
But 17-0 and 8-0 runs over the next two quarters sealed the deal, and a 19-2 fourth-quarter surge by the Cougars was salt in the wound.
Chris Villarreal, Justin Jansen, and Harlan Mouw each had a bucket for CMS, with Jesus Madrigal, JP Edoukou, Jordan Bradford, Alex Clark, and Carson Fields also seeing action.
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