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JV girls remain eternally scrappy

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Skylar Parker and the Wolf JV put up a strong fight Tuesday against Mount Vernon Christian. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The effort was there, but the rim was unforgiving.

Unable to get a bucket to drop for much of the first half Tuesday, the Coupeville High School JV girls basketball team found itself in a hole against visiting Mount Vernon Christian.

And while the Wolves rallied late, turning their defensive prowess into offensive opportunities, they couldn’t catch the Hurricanes, falling 38-18.

The loss drops Coupeville’s second squad to 1-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 1-5 overall.

The tale of the game early on was the Wolves using a scrappy defense to thwart MVC, only to see their own shots kick back off the rim.

Madison McMillan banked in a layup in the waning moments of the first quarter, but that was the only field goal CHS netted before halftime.

Trailing just 4-2 at the first break, the Wolves slipped behind 16-5 heading into the locker room, with late free throws from Brooklyn Thayer and Katie Marti their only other points.

Things perked up in the second half, however, with Coupeville putting together its best offensive showing of the night in the third quarter.

McMillan knocked down back-to-back buckets, Thayer converted off of an offensive rebound, and two Wolves teamed up for the prettiest basket of the game.

Trapped in the corner, with the defense hanging all over her, Kayla Arnold kicked a pass out over the crowd to the waiting Katie Marti, who promptly drained a three-ball which softly rustled the net as it descended.

The second sweetest bucket for the Wolves came in the fourth, with Marti feeding Jada Heaton, and the fab frosh slicing ‘n dicing the defense on the way to her first high school points.

Marti and McMillan paced CHS with six points apiece, with Thayer (4) and Heaton (2) also getting into the scoring column.

Skylar Parker, Bryley Gilbert, Arnold, Desi Ramirez-Vasquez, Reese Wilkinson, Candace Meek, and Yodnum Nakakul all saw floor time for the Wolves, who are now off until Jan. 19.

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Bad break for Wolf girls

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

A pre-game injury Tuesday sent Coupeville gunner Alita Blouin to the ER. (Photos courtesy Suzan Georges)

Blouin suffered a broken ankle during player introductions.

One loss hurts more than the other.

While an undermanned Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball team fell 43-23 Tuesday to high-powered Mount Vernon Christian, that was the least of its worries.

Missing three players, including two starters, before the night began, the Wolves also lost starting guard Alita Blouin when she broke her ankle right before tip-off.

The injury happened when “The Assassin” landed wrong while jumping during pre-game player introductions.

Coupeville, which was also missing Izzy Wells, Gwen Gustafson, and Savina Wells, still put up a fairly remarkable fight against the Hurricanes.

The first time these teams played, the Wolves fell behind 29-2 during a 55-24 loss.

This time around, even with all the confusion and missing firepower, CHS was still within 12-8 midway through the second quarter before MVC began to pull away.

Maddie Georges got the Wolves on the board early with a crisp layup, before Lyla Stuurmans and Audrianna Shaw hit back-to-back buckets to close out the first quarter.

Stuurmans got her points off of a steal, poking the ball away, then beating the defense to the other end, while Shaw dazzled with a sweet running scoop shot in the paint.

Down just 10-6 at the first break, Coupeville got another basket from Shaw before the Hurricanes began to show off their firepower.

A 12-0 run midway through the second quarter pushed the deficit out to 24-8 and Coupeville only scored a single bucket in the third frame.

But down 31-12 heading into the final period, the Wolves dug deep and played the Hurricanes virtually even across the final eight minutes.

Coupeville was moving the ball crisply in the fourth quarter, with teammates setting up their running mates for easy buckets.

Georges dished to Carolyn Lhamon for a score in the paint, while a Ja’Kenya Hoskins steal and pass set up Shaw.

Then it was Stuurmans turn to feed Hoskins for two, right after Georges slid in front of a rampaging Hurricane player to collect a charging call.

All seven Wolf players to see the floor Tuesday played with fiery intensity, with Abby Mulholland and Nezi Keiper hitting the boards with wild abandon.

But if there was a player of the game award to be given out, you could make a great case for Hoskins, who delivered her most-complete performance of the season.

Snatching board after board, poking balls free, even skying high to reject an MVC shot late in the game, the eternally happy Wolf senior brought the full Ja’Kenya Hoskins experience to the spotlight, and her fan club loved every moment.

Shaw finished with a team-high eight points, while Stuurmans (6), Hoskins (3), Georges (2), Mulholland (2), and Lhamon (2) also scored.

With the loss, Coupeville completes its roughest stretch of the schedule, a three-game death march against MVC, La Conner, then MVC again.

Now 3-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-4 overall, the Wolves are in third-place in the seven-team NWL, chasing La Conner (6-0, 11-0) and MVC (5-1, 9-2).

Thanks to the schedule being thrown asunder by holidays, weather, and the pandemic, CHS now has a week off, returning to action Jan. 18 against Darrington.

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Everyone wants to rule the photo game

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Gwen Gustafson soars in for a quick two. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re getting back into the groove.

After the long holiday layoff, the Coupeville High School girls basketball teams and wanderin’ photographer John Fisken returned to the gym Tuesday night.

That produced the pics you see above and below.

To peruse more, and possibly purchase some snaps for Aunt Juanita Sue in Des Moines, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Basketball-2021-2022/GBB-2022-01-04-vs-LaConner/

 

Alita Blouin rains pain on her foes.

Brooklyn Thayer is right on target.

Maddie Georges, ready to snap some ankles.

Lyla Stuurmans is locked and loaded.

Skylar Parker slaps home a runner in the paint.

Carolyn Lhamon beats the defense.

Audrianna Shaw wheels and deals.

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Covid postpones CHS girls basketball games

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School girls basketball coach Megan Smith tries to stamp out Covid. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Two down, two play on.

At least that’s the plan at the moment.

A new positive Covid test inside the program will sideline the Coupeville High School girls basketball teams Thursday, with their home games against Friday Harbor moved to Jan. 17.

The Wolf boys are still scheduled to play, however, and the change means its JV team will get to play in the high school gym, instead of on the middle school court.

Game times Thursday are 4:00 PM for JV, and 5:30 for varsity.

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Lessons learned, Wolf girls aim for future success

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 4, 2022| Leave a Comment »

First-year varsity head coach Megan Smith has Coupeville playing with grit and hustle. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They never backed down.

Facing off with the heavyweight of the Northwest 2B/1B League Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball team put up a strong fight against visiting La Conner.

The final score — a 69-13 loss — was lopsided, yes, as the Braves improved to 9-0 overall, 5-0 in conference action.

Just as almost every game La Conner has played this season has been.

But the Wolves, who sit in third-place in the seven-team NWL, were still fighting for loose balls and rebounds until the waning moments.

Now 3-2 in league play, 4-3 overall, Coupeville will try and take that same attitude into a big game Thursday against visiting Friday Harbor.

The Wolves, who are a half-game off of 1B Mount Vernon Christian (3-1, 7-2) in the overall standings, need to finish in the top two of the three NWL 2B schools to make the playoffs.

La Conner may be tough to catch, but Coupeville could stretch its advantage on Friday Harbor (1-3, 1-6) with a victory Thursday.

The matchup against the Braves, who earlier whacked MVC by almost the same score (66-13), was going to be a tough one.

Led by senior Sarah Cook (24) and junior Ellie Marble (19), who combined for almost two-thirds of its points, La Conner relentlessly attacked on defense, then made pinpoint passes and precision cuts on offense.

Coupeville got on the board fairly early, with Carolyn Lhamon knocking down a running layup to cut the early margin to 6-2, but that would be the only first-half field goal for the Wolves.

Free throws from Audrianna Shaw and Izzy Wells provided the only other points before the halftime break, and La Conner triggered a running clock early in the third quarter when it breached the 40-point lead.

Maddie Georges did rifle home a three-ball midway through the third quarter, while fab frosh Lyla Stuurmans rippled the net on a late-game jumper.

The final points of the night came on Coupeville’s best offensive play, as senior Abby Mulholland ripped a rebound loose, then took the ball back up strongly.

Kissing the ball off the glass for a bucket, she earned three points the hard way, also draining an ensuing free throw as dad/PA announcer Moose Moran exulted in his daughter’s stellar play.

Georges and Mulholland paced Coupeville with three points apiece, while Lhamon (2), Stuurmans (2), Izzy Wells (2), and Shaw (1) rounded out the scoring attack.

Savina Wells, Alita Blouin, Ja’Kenya Hoskins, and Gwen Gustafson also saw floor time for the Wolves, with Blouin bringing considerable heat on the defensive end of the floor.

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