Sweet-shooting guard McKenzie Bailey and the Wolves are climbing in the computer rankings. (John Fisken photo)
They’re starting to get some respect from their computer overlords.
The latest rankings at ScoreCzar.org have the Coupeville High School girls’ basketball squad slotted in at #19 in 1A (out of 63 teams).
And, in a rarity, “Debbie,” the sometimes evil computer who dispenses said rankings, has the Wolves ranked behind only ONE team with a losing record, instead of the usual three or four.
So, that’s a start.
And yes, I know the rankings are not just based on records.
While Coupeville is 5-3 (with its losses to teams that are a combined 19-2) and #18 Columbia-Burbank is a much-stinkier 1-3, Debbie likes to give out gold stars for effort.
Columbia-Burbank has played three top-20 schools, while Coupeville has only played two. So, “good” losses can often help as much as wins.
And with the rest of the 1A Olympic League getting little to no love from Debbie (Klahowya is #46, Chimacum #50 and Port Townsend sinking fast at #61), the Wolves could sail to a league title and probably not get a very big bounce in the computer rankings.
They would get a nice shiny new banner to put up in the gym, however, the first in a decade, so they could probably live with it.
To see the complete 1A girls rankings, pop over to:
http://www.scoreczar.org/classifications/255-high-school-basketball-girls-wa1a
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