CMS hoops star Zane Oldenstadt powers to the basket in a recent game. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Like an all-you-can-eat buffet, there was a little something for everyone.
Playing on the road in Sultan Tuesday, the Coupeville Middle School boys basketball teams came away with three very different results.
There was a big win, a competitive loss, and a blowout defeat, all of which offered lessons to the young Wolves.
“Team 2 played fantastic and team 3 showed huge improvements,” said CMS coach Greg White. “Team 1 ran into the toughest middle school program I’ve ever seen.”
Coupeville, which is opening the season with five of its first seven games on the road (then closing with three straight at home) is off until Dec. 2, when it hops on the bus for a trip to Lakewood.
How Tuesday played out:
Level 1:
Sometimes you walk right into a buzz-saw, as this game shows.
Hitting from every angle, including raining down nine shots from behind the three-point arc, Sultan cruised to a 67-22 win.
The loss drops Coupeville’s top squad to 1-3 on the season.
Logan Downes paced the Wolves with 12 points, lifting his season total to 61, while Cole White netted a three-ball on his way to five points of his own.
Nick Guay (2), Landon Roberts (2), and Ryan Blouin (1) also scored, with Roberts netting his first bucket as a middle school hoops star, while William Davidson and Zane Oldenstadt also saw floor time.
Level 2:
Coupeville’s hottest team kept its unbeaten record alive, using a second half surge to clinch a 36-15 win.
With the victory, the Wolves sit at 3-0-1 on the season, and yes, this is not soccer, and yes, that is a tie, and yes, middle school basketball rules preventing overtime are ridiculous.
But that’s neither here nor there.
Right now, CMS is basking in a win, as the Wolves second squad came out of the halftime locker room up 16-11, then went on a 9-2 run in the third quarter.
Five different Coupeville players netted points in the frame, while the fourth quarter was even better, with an 11-2 surge sparked by six points off the fingertips of Hunter Bronec.
He finished with a game-high 12, while Timothy Nitta was hot on his tail with 11.
Mikey Robinett scored in every quarter on his way to racking up eight points, with Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim (2), Hurlee Bronec (2), and Nathan Ginnings (1) also scoring.
Level 3:
Coupeville’s third squad is still looking for its first win, but getting closer and closer each time out.
Tuesday, the Wolves fell 36-26, dropping their record to 0-3.
Justin Jansen and JP Edoukou each tossed in 10 points to take care of most of the scoring, while Chris Villarreal (2), Alex Clark (2), and Harlan Mouw (1) also scratched their names in the scoring column.
Jesus Madrigal and Jordan Bradford also hit the floor for the Wolves.
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