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Burn the nets, pile up the points

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Logan Downes is chasing history, a point at a time. (Andrew Williams photo)

Next season could be history-making.

Nothing is ever set in stone — just ask the players who lost chunks of games to a pandemic — but when the 2023-2024 high school basketball season rolls around, we could see one of Coupeville’s biggest records fall.

After throwing down 554 points in 23 games as a junior — the second-best single-season performance in school history — Logan Downes has racked up 778 points in a Wolf uniform.

That puts him #15 all-time for a program launched in 1917, with a former teammate (Hawthorne Wolfe) and two of his coaches (Brad Sherman and Hunter Smith) among those still ahead of him.

Of course, there’s still Tom Sahli, sitting at #21 with the 719 points he compiled across his junior and senior seasons.

If we ever find stats for his sophomore campaign in 1951-1952, he likely jumps somewhere up around the top 10.

But while we continue to stalk the past, we also celebrate what we know for sure.

Toss in 360 points as a senior, and Downes tops Jeff Stone and Mike Bagby, who jointly hold the CHS boys career scoring title.

Now, to break the school scoring record — 1,549 by Brianne King — Downes would have to nearly double his current output.

But it’s not impossible.

Make a full run at the state tourney, play 26 games, average a hair under 30 points a night, and all the records fall.

No pressure.

Only time will tell, but that’s the allure of monitoring the scoring chart, watching players rise, writing new chapters in the tale of Wolf basketball.

There are nine active CHS players who have scored in a varsity game, and Downes is not the only one chasing history.

Cole White, droppin’ daggers. (Andrew Williams photo)

Cole White splashed home a three-ball to cap his junior season, giving him a crisp 200 career points, while a player to watch is Chase Anderson.

The fab frosh got increasingly more playing time as the season unfolded and finished with 55 points.

Two years ago, Downes — during a pandemic-shortened season — tallied 52 points as a freshman.

The scoring chart — it’s a living, breathing, ever-changing thing.

This is where it sits mid-day Feb. 20, 2023.

 

CHS boys’ basketball career scoring

BOLD = active player

 

Jeff Stone – 1137
Mike Bagby – 1137
Randy Keefe – 1088
Mike Criscoula – 1031
Jeff Rhubottom – 1012
Bill Riley – 934
Pete Petrov – 917
Brad Sherman – 874
Denny Clark – 869
Arik Garthwaite – 867

Bill Jarrell – 855
Hunter Smith – 847
Corey Cross – 811
Hawthorne Wolfe – 800
Logan Downes – 778
Jack Elzinga – 770
Barry Brown – 769
Hunter Hammer – 755
Steve Whitney – 730
Dan Nieder – 729

Tom Sahli – 719 (**MISSING SEASON**)
Chris Good – 688
Gavin Keohane – 677
Virgil Roehl – 674
Foster Faris – 668
Pat Bennett – 659
Wade Ellsworth – 659
Jason McFadyen – 654
Rich Morris – 637
Kramer O’Keefe – 636

Wiley Hesselgrave – 632
John O’Grady – 611
Greg White – 604
Denny Zylstra – 602
Joe Whitney – 601
Brian Miller – 597
Mike Syreen – 594
Gabe McMurray – 592
Pat Clark – 583
Randy Duggan – 552

Roy Marti – 551
Jim Syreen – 550
Marc Bissett – 549
Gary Hammons – 533
Jerry Zylstra – 527
Brad Miller – 526
Gary Faris – 524
JJ Marti – 520
Cody Peters – 518
David Lortz – 502

Jason Bagby – 499
Xavier Murdy – 482
Pat O’Grady – 472
Harold Buckner – 469
Sean Dillon – 469
Frank Marti – 462
Alex Murdy – 448
Del O’Shell – 440
Tony Ford – 432
Caleb Powell – 421

Mason Grove – 414
Ben Biskovich – 407
Casey Clark – 407
Nick Sellgren – 406
Blaine Ghormley – 393
Tom Logan – 385
James Smith – 382
Don Cook – 377
Chad Gale – 373
Mike Millenbach – 373

JD Wilcox – 373
Ty Blouin – 369
Caesar Kortuem – 369
Ray Harvey – 368
Pat Brown – 355
Dick Smith – 352
Ethan Spark – 352
Glenn Losey – 350
Timm Orsborn – 345
Robin Larson – 342

Byron Fellstrom – 340
Kevin Faris – 339
Michael Vaughan – 337
Jim Yake – 331
Aaron Trumbull – 330
Brad Brown – 328
Charlie Tessaro – 328
Utz Conard – 326
Ian Smith – 324
David Ford – 323

Bob Rea – 320
Chris Marti – 319
Gabe Wynn – 316
Nick Streubel – 314
Ben Hayes – 306
Allen Black – 305
Noah Roehl – 301
Blake Day – 299
Noel Criscoula – 298
John Beasley – 293

Risen Johnson – 291
Brian Fakkema – 290
Matt Frost – 290
Mike Mallo – 282
Keith Jameson – 277
Terry Roberts – 277
Kit Manzanares – 275
Boom Phomvongkoth – 275
Zepher Loesch – 274
Alex Evans – 272

Aaron Curtin – 271
Tyler King – 270
Joe Tessaro – 270
Eric Hopkins – 265
Harvey Wainio – 265
Rick Keefe – 259
Troy Blouin – 256
Sean Callahan – 256
Greg Fellstrom – 248
Richard Hammons – 248

Casey Larson – 247
Don Schreiber – 247
Brandon Huff – 245
Grady Rickner – 245
Brad Haslam – 235
Sean Toomey-Stout – 235
Geoff Hageman – 227
Curt Youderian – 226
Rich Vaughan – 219
Ed Wood – 219

Joel Walstad – 217
Richard Cook – 216
Ryan Keefe – 214
Jordan Ford – 210
Andrew Mouw – 204
Vance Huffman – 203
Tim Quenzer – 202
Cole White – 200
Alan Hancock – 198
Shawn Ryan – 197

Mitch Aparicio – 195
John Engstrom – 195
Trevor Tucker – 194
Roy Mattox – 191
Dale Sherman – 188
Scott Stuurmans – 188
Pat Millenbach – 181
Caleb Meyer – 179
Wayne Hardie – 178
Chris Cox – 177

Evan Tingstad – 177
Jerry VandWerfhorst – 177
Anthony Bergeron – 176
Mike Ankney – 173
Ron Naddy – 172
Dale Libbey – 169
Roger Sherman – 168
Tim Walstad – 168
Randy Blindauer – 166
Mark Bepler – 165

Chad Brookhouse – 163
Jered Brown – 156
Monty Moore – 155
Geoff Wacker – 154
Bill Baas – 153
Ulrik Wells – 152
Jim Faris – 151
Steve Konek – 149
Gavin O’Keefe – 149
Ryan McManigle – 148

Ryan Griggs – 147
Hugh Abell – 145
George Libbey – 142
Nick Guay – 136
Sandy Roberts – 134
Craig Anderson – 132
Scott Franzen – 129
Ben Etzell – 127
Gavin Knoblich – 126
Len Buckner – 125

Brian Shank – 125
Joey Lippo – 121
Jessie Smith – 119
Scott McGraw – 116
Christian Townsdin – 116
Mitch Pelroy – 115
Taylor Ebersole – 114
Eric Taylor – 112
Jim Casey – 111
Jacobi Pilgrim – 111

Jonathan Valenzuela – 110
Brian Barr – 108
Joe Donellon – 101
Jason McManigle – 101
Bryan Hamilton – 99
Brian Knoll – 98
Morgan Payne – 96
Christian Lyness – 95
Koa Davison – 94
Ted Weber – 91

Hunter Downes – 89
James Meek – 89
Dan Miller – 89
Steve Bissett – 87
Andrew Cashen – 87
Carson Risner – 86
John Sinema – 86
Nick Morris – 83
Dominic Coffman – 81
Logan Martin – 81

Roy Armstrong – 80
Cameron Toomey-Stout – 80
Caleb Valko – 78
Ross Buckner – 77
Matt Shank – 77
JJ Johnson – 76
Duane Score – 76
Quinten Farmer – 75
Matt Ortega – 75
Mike Ellsworth – 74

Don Spangler – 72
John Zimmerman – 72
Joe Bruzas – 71
Jason Fisher – 71
Tony Prosser – 70
Les Jacobson – 69
Tom Conard – 68
Dean Grasser – 68
Matt Bepler – 67
Zack Swerdfeger – 66

Ron Lanphere – 65
Sage Downes – 64
Ben Hancock – 63
Randy Stone – 63
Mike Brown – 62
Jason McDavid – 62
Jeremy Staples – 62
Brian Hageman – 61
Erik King – 61
David Davis – 60

Tom Mueller – 59
Brandy Ambrose – 58
Sam Kieth – 58
Steve Smith – 58
Martin Walsh – 58
Matt Helm – 57
Dennis Terrell – 57
Drew Chan – 56
DeAndre Mitchell – 56
Daniel Olson – 56

Ellis Schultz – 56
Dave Stoddard – 56
Chase Anderson – 55
CJ Smith – 54
Larry Zylstra – 54
Asa Owensby – 52
Marc Aparicio – 51
Chris Chan – 51
Joe Kelley – 51
Marvin Darst – 50

Troy Hurlburt – 49
Ryan Blouin – 48
Stanley Bruzas – 48
Dalton Engle – 48
Jerry Helm – 48
Dalton Martin – 47
Eddie Fasolo – 45
Doug Speers – 45
Banky Fisher – 44
Keith Dunnagan – 42

Gaylord Stidham – 41
Erick Harada – 40
James Jorgensen – 40
Nevin Miranda – 40
Jeff Thomas – 40
John Wyatt – 40
John Moskeland – 39
Danny Bonacci – 36
Chuck Ruthford – 36
Charlie Toth – 36

Jim Marti – 35
Zeb Williams – 35
Robert Cushen – 34
Dante Mitchell – 34
Sid Mudgett – 34
Dave Brandt – 33
Ryan Kelley – 33
Brian Roundy – 32
Richard Barber – 31
Joe Libbey – 31

Ray Cook – 29
Tim Leese – 29
Ralph Lindsay – 29
Kyle Rockwell – 29
Rick Marti – 28
Toby Martinez – 28
Daniel McDonald – 28
Joe Rojas – 28
Todd Smith – 28
Scott Sollars – 28

Richard Benson – 27
Mike Duke – 27
John Holmes – 26
Lewis Berry – 25
Mark Short – 25
Tim Youderian – 25
Jared Helmstadter – 24
Trent Diamanti – 23
Trevor Mueller – 22
Dan Schleiffers – 22

Jay Roberts – 21
Dustin Van Velkinburgh – 21
Matt Douglas – 20
Jordan Emerson – 20
Dane Lucero – 20
Dean Strom – 20
Scott Fisher – 19
Scott Losey – 19
Bud Merryman – 19
Matt Petrich – 19

Jason Raymond – 19
Rob Blouin – 18
Rick Keith – 18
Marvin Mitchell – 18
Guy Walker – 18
Gary Boyke – 17
Jim Keith – 17
Jean Lund-Olsen – 17
Cedric McIntosh – 17
TJ Rickner – 17

Rick Frieze – 16
Chad Nixon – 16
Josh Wilsey – 16
Steven Cope – 15
Eric Dyer – 15
Mike Lester – 15
Zane Oldenstadt – 15
Brad Rogers – 15
Henry Edwards – 14
Todd Brown – 13

DJ Kim – 13
LaVerne Arnold – 12
Mike Eaton – 12
Guy George – 12
Kole Kellison – 12
Glen Lanphere – 12
Desmond Bell – 11
Bill Hamilton – 11
Ken Pickard – 11
Jon Roberts – 11

Chris Squires – 11
Ben Winkes – 11
Jermiah Copeland – 10
Ron Edwards – 10
Travis Hooker – 10
Daniel Graham – 9
Kyle King – 9
Bruce Seiger – 9
Jimmy Sullivan – 9
Fred Wyatt – 9

Erik Anderson – 8
Dave Bowers – 8
Rob Fasolo – 8
Kraig Gordon – 8
Cody Roberts – 8
Robert Shafer – 8
Dave Wells – 8
Charlie Cook – 7
William Davidson – 7
Bobby Engle – 7

Brian Folkestad – 7
Wayne Hesselgrave – 7
Ed Cook – 6
Tucker Hall – 6
Chuck Hardee – 6
Kevin King – 6
Robert Kirkwood – 6
George Smith – 6
Nic Anthony – 5
Ariah Bepler – 5

Scott Davidson – 5
JD Myers – 5
Nate Steele – 5
Andrew Bird – 4
Bill Boze – 4
Miles Davidson – 4
Ralph Engle – 4
Jason Legat – 4
Mikey Robinett – 4
Morgan Roehl – 4

Rusty Bailey – 3
Luke Currier – 3
Frank Mueller – 3
Tracy Wilson – 3
Teo Benson – 2
Hunter Bronec – 2
Norm Enders – 2
Chris Locke – 2
Jeremy McCormick – 2
Rich McCormick – 2

Denny Moss – 2
Tony Sherman – 2
Marion Sill – 2
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim – 2
Stephen Stietenroth – 2
Robbie Wanamaker – 2
Paul Baher – 1
Bill Engle – 1
Robert Engle – 1
Bob Franzen – 1

Meryl Gordon – 1
Oscar Liquidano – 1
Raleigh Sherman – 1

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“Our boys played their hearts out tonight”

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on February 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »

All three Coupeville vs. La Conner boys’ basketball games this year were tense brawls. (Bailey Thule photo)

All the emotions were on display.

Elation. Despair. And a whole lot of confusion.

Trapped in a packed gym with two rabid cheering sections operating at a full-throated roar for two hours-plus, Coupeville and La Conner waged a magnificent, sometimes confounding boys’ basketball playoff thriller Thursday night.

In the aftermath the Braves, somewhat improbably, claimed the District 1/2 tourney crown and the program’s 43rd trip to state — even though they will carry a losing record to the big dance.

On the other side, the host Wolves, who beat La Conner twice during the regular season, were dazed, but not KO’d.

Brad Sherman’s squad, which fell 63-61 after a gut-punch final few seconds, return to their own gym Saturday to face Auburn Adventist Academy in a 6:45 PM rumble.

Beat the Falcons, who they thunked on the road earlier this season, and the Wolves punch a return ticket to state after breaking a 34-year dry spell last season.

Lose Saturday and they are done.

Coupeville will carry a 14-8 record to the floor Saturday, while La Conner, which is just 11-12, awaits the release of the state brackets Sunday afternoon.

The Braves reached the promised land dropping eight three-balls, coming up with countless key rebounds, and, in the moment, getting two free throws from Braden Thomas with 0:00.4 of a second to play.

After leading for most of the game, but never able to pull away, Coupeville fell behind by six points late in the fourth quarter.

Thanks to La Conner clanking five free throws in the final 25 seconds, while the Wolves netted all four of their charity shots, CHS still had a chance to send the game to overtime on the final possession of the game.

Thundering up-court under heavy pressure, Wolf junior Logan Downes drilled the bottom of the net out with a pull-up jumper, and mass confusion reigned.

With the refs (and fans) in disagreement over whether it was a three-ball (to tie) or a two-point shot fired up from just inside the arc — but action not stopping — La Conner inbounded the ball.

Thomas was fouled a millisecond before the buzzer rang out, by a Wolf defender who likely believed he needed to stop the clock if Downes shot was being counted as a two.

Unlike several of his teammates, who were undone by the screams of the Wolf faithful as they rimmed out their free throws, Thomas never flinched, sliding both of his gift shots through the net.

That left the Wolves with less than a second on the clock and few options, with a baseball-style pass the length of the court sailing up, up, and away as La Conner’s fans went berserk.

While the final seconds provided the final score, the Braves won the game earlier in the fourth quarter.

After trailing from midway through the second quarter until midway through the fourth — but never by more than eight points — La Conner came up huge in crunch time.

The Braves hit four of their eight treys in the final frame, and the real killer was two of those three-balls were set up by offensive rebounds.

Coupeville fought doggedly all night, but La Conner had an uncanny ability to win 50/50 balls at the end, and it stung.

The Braves pulled ahead 47-46 on a jumper from Isaiah Price, taking their first lead since 20-18, then stretched their advantage out to 56-50.

The one thing keeping Coupeville in the game was the play of Cole White, who went off for all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter.

And they weren’t easy buckets, as the wiry junior guard hit three jumpers while surrounded by defenders, converted an offensive board into a bucket, and drained both of his late-game free throws.

White’s charity shots pulled the Wolves to within 58-56, while Downes went the length of the floor, slashing between bodies for a layup to make it 60-58.

Logan Downes finds the bottom of the net. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

When La Conner split a pair of free throws with 10.4 seconds to play, that set up the frantic finale.

The game started intense, and never let up.

Coupeville jumped out to a quick 9-2 lead, only to have the Braves pop a trio of three-balls to get back in the game.

Alex Murdy slapped home nine points in the opening quarter, while Downes rang up five more, but La Conner tied things at 16-16 when Thomas netted three free throws with no time on the clock after being fouled on a three-ball attempt.

After a little back-and-forth to open the second quarter, Coupeville seized the lead at 21-20 when Downes drilled a three-ball, then briefly stretched its advantage out to six points before heading into the half up 31-27.

Murdy was a rampaging two-way warrior in the first half, but the Wolves also got big moments from everyone on the floor.

From Dominic Coffman draining free throws, to freshman Chase Anderson knocking down a breakaway bucket set up by a Murdy steal, to Jonathan Valenzuela pulling off an impressive airborne steal and bucket combo, the highlight reel was full.

The third quarter was the lowest-scoring frame of the night, as the two teams circled each other, punching and counterpunching.

Downes rang up all nine of Coupeville’s points, while Murdy delivered a tooth-rattling block, but La Conner closed on a 6-0 mini-run to pull back within 40-38.

That set up a fourth quarter full of offense, with the team’s combining for 46 points in the final eight minutes.

And, depending on which side of the gym you were sitting on, vastly different emotional states as you exited in search of your car.

For Wolf head coach Brad Sherman, who spent his first moments post-game the way all coaches should — getting hugs from his pack of young sons — there was a trace of disappointment, but much more pride.

“Our boys played their hearts out tonight,” he said.

“Tough loss. But that’s basketball – sometimes it doesn’t go our way.

“I told them to come in tomorrow with heads high, ready to get right back to work,” Sherman added. “And knowing them that’s exactly what they are going to do.

“They have shown resilience at every turn this season and they’ll do it again.”

How close was this brawl? Both big threes combined to score exactly 51 points.

For La Conner, that was Ivory Damien with 19, Thomas with 18, and Price with 14.

For Coupeville, Downes rippled the nets for a game-high 26, with Murdy knocking down 15, and White closing hard with his 10.

Valenzuela (4), Nick Guay (2), Coffman (2), and Anderson (2) rounded out Coupeville’s scoring attack, with William Davidson and Ryan Blouin also seeing floor time.

With his 26 points, Downes rises to 754 and counting for his three-year career, pushing past Dan Nieder (729) and Steve Whitney (730) to move into 18th place all-time for a program launched in 1917.

Heading into Saturday’s game, he is a bucket away from toppling #17 Hunter Hammer (755), with #16 Barry Brown (769) and #15 Jack Elzinga (770) not far off.

Further down the career scoring list, Guay’s first-quarter free throws lifts him to 132 points, pushing him into a tie with Craig Anderson.

That’s notable — for me at least — since Anderson is both an assistant coach for the Wolves and the dad of the aforementioned fab frosh Chase.

106 seasons of Wolf basketball, so many hidden connections.

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Defensive dynamos clinch top playoff seed

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Wolf seniors (l to r) Dominic Coffman, Alex Murdy, Jermiah Copeland, and Jonathan Valenzuela were honored Tuesday night. (Morgan White photo)

Level one achievement, unlocked.

Playing aggressive, often-inspired team defense Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball squad polished off visiting La Conner 60-47.

That keeps the Wolves undefeated against fellow 2B schools and lifts them to 13-6 overall heading into Friday’s regular-season finale at Friday Harbor.

Winners of 11 of its last 13 games, Coupeville also clinches the #1 playoff seed from District 1 with the win over the Braves.

That guarantees the Wolves will play all their games in the bi-district tourney on their home floor, as they seek to punch a ticket to state in back-to-back seasons for only the second time in program history.

Coupeville hosts Northwest Christian (Lacey), the #2 seed from District 2, Feb. 14, while D-1 #2 La Conner hits the road the same night to face D-2 #1 Auburn Adventist Academy.

The winners play at CHS Feb. 16 for the bi-district title and a state berth.

The losers of the opening games wage a loser-out affair, also at CHS Feb. 16, with the winner of that rumble advancing to a game Feb. 18 against the title game loser for District 1/2’s second state tourney ticket.

Which is a long way to getting around to the fact Coupeville controls its own destiny from here on out, with home cookin’ and rabid Wolf Nation fans within easy reach.

Advance to state, as CHS did last season, breaking a 34-year dry spell, and the Wolves will match the run when both the 1974-1975 and 1975-1976 teams made it to the big dance.

La Conner, as expected, put up a hard fight Tuesday night, but couldn’t quite recreate the same magic it showed in a one-point loss to the Wolves earlier this season.

The first quarter was a donnybrook, however, with Coupeville overcoming a six-point deficit to knot things up at 17-17 thanks to back-to-back three-balls from Logan Downes and Cole White.

CHS senior Jonathan Valenzuela, who gutted the Braves with a buzzer-beating bomb last time, banked in another trey this time out, while Alex Murdy and Dominic Coffman keyed a hyped-up Wolf defense.

Freshman Chase Anderson soon joined the shut-down brigade, coming on to harass, irritate, and thoroughly chafe any La Conner gunner who touched the ball.

Scrappy beyond his years, and also capable of tossing down a bank shot under duress on offense, “The Magic Man” was the secret ingredient in Wolf coach Brad Sherman’s defensive gumbo, and he drove several Braves batty.

Which is awesome.

The game remained a war of attrition through much of the second quarter, with four ties and several lead changes, before Coupeville made its move.

Coffman, hanging high in the air, yanked a loose ball away and put it back up and in to stake the Wolves to a 28-26 lead and the home team would never trail again after that.

Downes drilled the bottom out of the net on a three-ball right before halftime to make it 32-27, then slipped a free throw through the net with less than a second left in the third to keep CHS up 44-38.

In between, Coupeville got gut-check baskets from White and Murdy, as the Wolves responded in style each time La Conner tried to pull even.

Still, no one was feeling safe as the fourth quarter began, until CHS dropped a couple of haymakers.

Valenzuela banked in a jumper to open the final frame, cracking the 100-point club for his varsity career, but it was a 10-2 run midway through the quarter which allowed Brad Sherman to finally exhale.

Six of the points in that tear came off of the fingers of White, channeling the spirit of dad Greg as he went hard to the hoop for repeat buckets.

Valenzuela and Downes set up their teammate with precision passes, while Anderson, still magnificently chafing the Braves, drew a charging foul which knocked the last bit of wind out of La Conner’s sails.

Logan Downes makes it rain. (Bailey Thule photo)

Coupeville spread its scoring out between six shooters, with Downes popping for a game-high 27 points and White rippling the nets for 15.

Valenzuela (7), Murdy (5), Anderson (4), and Coffman (2) also wrote their names in the scorebook, with Nick Guay and Jermiah Copeland earning floor time.

While the win, the chance to nab a top playoff seed, and the defensive effort were the big stories, two Wolves also made some personal history.

Valenzuela finished the night with 103 career points, becoming the fifth active Wolf boy to crack triple-digits, while Downes continues to throw down numbers rarely seen in the 106-year history of Coupeville basketball.

The junior gunner heads into the regular-season finale with 457 points this season, and 681 for his career.

Only Jeff Stone (644 in 1969-1970) and Jeff Rhubottom (459 in 1977-1978) have scored more in a single season.

Career-wise, Downes performance Tuesday pushes him past Wolf legends Jason McFadyen (654), Wade Ellsworth (659), Pat Bennett (659), Foster Faris (668), Virgil Roehl (674), and Gavin Keohane (677), and places him #22 all-time for a program launched in 1917.

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Rough night, better days ahead

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Cole White rained down jumpers Friday night. (Andrew Williams photo)

A bump in the road.

Friday night’s loss at Mount Vernon Christian stings, but it’s not fatal for the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball team.

Facing a Hurricane team which seemed unable to miss all night, the Wolves fell 73-53, snapping a four-game winning streak.

For the moment, the loss drops Coupeville to 2-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 9-6 overall.

But the silver lining is MVC is a 1B school, and the Wolves rep a 2B program.

So, while the Hurricanes earned a split in the team’s two-game series, this is the last time the squads will play this season.

Coupeville, which won the first time the schools squared off, still controls its own playoff destiny, as only its games against fellow 2B rivals La Conner and Friday Harbor decide who makes it to the postseason.

With one matchup against the Braves, and two against the Wolverines still ahead on the schedule, the Wolves head to Concrete Tuesday to face a 3-11 Lions team.

For CHS coach Brad Sherman and his team, basketball offers the reprieve of not having to wait long for the next game.

A day off Sunday, a day of practice Monday, and then back to the hardwood.

Coupeville didn’t play all that badly against MVC, matching them with five three-balls and getting big performances from its role players.

Problem is, the Hurricanes just had one of those nights when everything they threw up in the air seemed to catch the rim just right.

Once the Wolves were trailing, they would slice a bit here, a bit there, only to see MVC deliver yet another dagger in front of its home fans.

With Cole White popping for a quick five points in the early going, Coupeville led 11-9 heading towards the first break.

Then the Hurricane(s) hit and hit hard.

Using a 6-0 run to claim a 15-11 lead at the first break, MVC stretched its advantage out to 36-24 by halftime.

The Hurricanes clamped down on Coupeville’s leading scorers, Logan Downes and Alex Murdy, but the Wolves got help from the bench.

Nick Guay tossed in three buckets during the second quarter, while Zane Oldenstadt, normally a defense-first big man, connected on back-to-back jumpers to give CHS a fighting chance.

Zane Oldenstadt (far right) played strongly on both ends of the floor against Mount Vernon Christian. (Delanie Lewis photo)

Coupeville got the lead down to seven at 45-38 late in the third quarter on a White pullup jumper, but the ‘Canes responded immediately.

Same thing in the final frame, as the Wolves cut a 12-point deficit to eight, only to have MVC go on an 8-0 run.

Another late Hurricane surge, this one 9-0, made the final score seem like more of a blowout than the game really was.

White paced the Wolves with a varsity career-high 15-point performance, while Guay tossed in 13, and Downes added 12.

Alex Murdy (7), Oldenstadt (4), and Dominic Coffman (2) also scored, with Jonathan Valenzuela, William Davidson, Chase Anderson, and Ryan Blouin seeing floor time.

Liam Millenaar led MVC with 23 points, with Billy DeJong knocking down 18 in support.

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Make the net jump, all night long

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Carlota Marcos-Cabrillo flies to the hoop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

We’re at 1,420 points and counting.

Coupeville High School basketball players are making the net jump as the season rolls along, and we’re pretty sure we know who tallied each of those points.

Logan Downes is leading the way, dropping 24.4 points a game at the varsity level, but a couple of JV girls made big moves this past week.

Madison McMillan went off for a season-high 23 in a home win over Orcas Island, while Carlota Marcos-Cabrillo recorded 19 points across her first two games on the CHS hardwood.

With a busy week ahead — games Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday — all the Wolves have a chance to kick their numbers to a new level.

As we look ahead, a look back at what has already been recorded in the scorebooks:

 

Varsity girls
(8 games):

Alita Blouin – 84
Maddie Georges – 51
Ryanne Knoblich – 44
Lyla Stuurmans – 40
Gwen Gustafson – 34
Carolyn Lhamon – 21
Katie Marti – 20
Mia Farris – 12
Jada Heaton – 1

 

JV girls
(7 games):

Madison McMillan – 76
Kierra Thayer – 34
Jada Heaton – 25
Carlota Marcos-Cabrillo – 19
Desi Ramirez-Vasquez – 19
Teagan Calkins – 17
Reese Wilkinson – 14
Kayla Arnold – 8
Bryley Gilbert – 8
Liza Zustiak – 6
Kassidy Upchurch – 2
Skylar Parker – 1

 

Varsity boys
(10 games):

Logan Downes – 244
Alex Murdy – 104
Nick Guay – 60
Cole White – 60
Jonathan Valenzuela – 44
Ryan Blouin – 32
Dominic Coffman – 17
Chase Anderson – 13
Jermiah Copeland – 4
Mikey Robinett – 4
William Davidson – 3
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim – 2
Zane Oldenstadt – 1

 

JV boys
(6 games):

Chase Anderson – 48
Hunter Bronec – 48
Aiden O’Neill – 44
Jack Porter – 38
Johnny Porter – 31
Camden Glover – 25
Hurlee Bronec – 24
Malachi Somes – 15
Landon Roberts – 11
Mikey Robinett – 6
Carson Field – 4
Yohannon Sandles – 2

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