Tenley Stuurmans (left) and Arianna Cunningham head up court. (Jackie Saia photo)
The Wolves have four games left to make their move.
After falling at Concrete Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball team sits on the outside looking in when it comes to potential playoff berths.
Scout Smith’s squad currently sits at 1-5 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-10 overall, after absorbing a 50-32 loss to the soaring Lions.
That leaves Coupeville a game back of Friday Harbor in the chase for the fourth, and final, postseason slot for 2B teams.
Mount Vernon Christian (5-0, 12-2), La Conner (5-1, 10-5), Orcas Island (3-3, 7-8) and the Wolverines (2-4, 4-11) would currently advance, while 1B schools Concrete (4-1, 12-3) and Darrington (0-6, 4-9) are both guaranteed playoff invitations.
The Wolves can still make their own magic, with games left against Orcas, MVC, La Conner, and Friday Harbor remaining on the regular season schedule.
A win Tuesday would have helped, but Concrete, enjoying one of its best seasons in recent memory, proved to be too much.
The Lions hit the floor hot and never cooled off, jumping out to a 14-4 lead after one quarter of play, before pushing the margin to 33-8 at the half.
Coupeville found its shooting touch in the second half, putting together 13-11 and 11-6 runs across the third and fourth, respectively, but time ran out on the Wolves before they could mount a full comeback.
“Concrete was tough competition,” Scout Smith said. “They were active and aggressive on defense and could not miss on their shots.
“We tip our hats to them and put all focus on Orcas on Friday.”
Teagan Calkins and Tenley Stuurmans paced CHS with eight points apiece, while Haylee Armstrong (4), Danica Strong (3), Lexis Drake (3), Arianna Cunningham (2), Sydney Van Dyke (2), and Capri Anter (2) also scored.
Adeline Maynes and Kennedy O’Neill rounded out the rotation as all 10 Wolves saw the floor in the loss, with Calkins ripping down a team-high 15 rebounds and making off with three steals.
Stuurmans pilfered five steals, while she, Armstrong, and Strong each picked up a pair of assists.
With her four points, Armstrong moves into a three-way tie with Mia Farris and Marlys West for 50th place on the Wolf girls’ career scoring chart for a program launched in 1974. The trio all sit with 247 points.
No JV game:
Concrete only goes one team deep this season, so Coupeville’s young guns had the night off. They return to action Friday at home against Orcas Island.
Taylor Marrs waits for her moment in the spotlight. (Melanie Wolfe photo)
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