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Chasing buckets every day, every play

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Hannah Davidson has tossed in 41 points this season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Who will be #3?

Two Coupeville High School basketball players have topped 100 points so far this season, and they both play for the varsity boys squad.

Sophomore Hawthorne Wolfe (158) and senior Mason Grove (108) are already in triple digits, but there’s a pack of Wolves coming up fast.

With just under half the regular season left to play, it’s a pretty sure bet others will crack the barrier.

For now, Daniel Olson (90), Scout Smith (84), Grady Rickner (83), and Sean Toomey-Stout (83) are the closest.

Olson technically has 92, having netted a basket for the varsity squad, while ringing up most of his points on the JV level.

As we wait for the 100-point duo to become a trio, a look at up-to-the-moment scoring stats for all five CHS hoops teams:

 

Varsity Girls
(10 games):

Scout Smith – 84
Chelsea Prescott – 72
Maddie Georges – 47
Hannah Davidson – 41
Avalon Renninger – 37
Izzy Wells – 30
Carolyn Lhamon – 15
Tia Wurzrainer – 13
Kylie Van Velkinburgh – 10
Anya Leavell – 8
Audrianna Shaw – 6
Mollie Bailey – 4
Nezi Keiper – 2

 

Varsity Boys
(10 games):

Hawthorne Wolfe – 158
Mason Grove – 108
Sean Toomey-Stout – 83
Jacobi Pilgrim – 49
Ulrik Wells – 49
Jered Brown – 38
Gavin Knoblich – 34
Koa Davison – 33
Jean Lund-Olsen – 10
Tucker Hall – 6
Xavier Murdy – 4
Daniel Olson – 2

 

JV Girls
(8 games):

Alita Blouin – 56
Gwen Gustafson – 50
Ella Colwell – 38
Ryanne Knoblich – 37
Jessenia Camarena – 16
Abby Mulholland – 12
Savana Allen – 10
Natalie Castano – 9
Morgan Stevens – 7
Samantha Streitler – 2
Heidi Meyers – 1

 

JV Boys
(9 games):

Daniel Olson – 90
Grady Rickner – 83
Sage Downes – 76
Alex Murdy – 44
Logan Martin – 35
Cody Roberts – 30
Alex Jimenez – 26
Miles Davidson – 15
Xavier Murdy – 14
TJ Rickner – 12
Andrew Aparicio – 8
Chris Cernick – 6
Chris Ruck – 5

 

C-Team Boys
(5 games):

Ty Hamilton – 34
Dominic Coffman – 23
Alex Wasik – 13
Ben Smith – 11
Brayden Coatney – 10
Chris Cernick – 6
Josh Upchurch – 4
Simon Shelley – 3
Andrew Aparicio – 2
Nick Armstrong – 2
Coen Killian – 2
Alex Murdy – 2

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CHS boys romp in league opener

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Sean Toomey-Stout pumped in 10 points Tuesday as Coupeville’s varsity rolled to a big win at Granite Falls. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Rain the three-balls and bang down low.

Proving adept from both long range and in the pits Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity boys basketball team returned from a 16-day break in strong fashion.

Led by three guys who reached double digits in scoring, the Wolves romped to a 60-42 win at Granite Falls, and sit just a half-game out of first place in the North Sound Conference.

Coupeville, 1-0 in league play, 4-5 overall, sits right behind King’s (2-0, 6-7), which blasted South Whidbey 78-45 Tuesday.

Cedar Park Christian (2-1, 6-5), South Whidbey (1-1, 9-3), Granite Falls (1-2, 3-7), and Sultan (0-3, 1-9) round out the six-team league, with the cellar-dwelling Turks travelling Friday to Coupeville.

The Wolves showed little rust coming out of their long winter break, bolting out to a 22-9 lead after one quarter of play.

Five different CHS players dropped in points in the opening frame, with Hawthorne Wolfe (9) and Mason Grove (6) leading the way.

While the two teams played to 18-18 and 11-11 ties across the next two quarters, Coupeville never gave the lead back, and closed the game with a 9-4 mini-run in the fourth.

The win sent CHS coach Brad Sherman back to the bus with a spring in his step.

“I thought our guys stepped up and did their jobs tonight on both sides of the ball,” he said. “Defensively, a really strong team effort, and played very tough in the paint against a physical basketball team.”

Wolfe finished with a game-high 17 points, while Grove rattled the rims for 14 — both Coupeville gunners netted four three-balls apiece — and Sean Toomey-Stout knocked down 10.

Gavin Knoblich (9), Jacobi Pilgrim (8), and Xavier Murdy (2) also scored, with Murdy making his season debut after battling through an injury. Jered Brown and Ulrik Wells rounded out the active roster.

With his 17 points Tuesday, Wolfe reached a personal milestone, soaring past 300 career points.

The CHS sophomore sits with 302 and counting, and he passes Matt Frost (290), Brian Fakkema (290), Risen Johnson (291), John Beasley (293), Noel Criscuola (298), Blake Day (299), and Noah Roehl (301) to rise from #98 to #91 on the Coupeville boys hoops all-time scoring chart.

Grove became the second Wolf to top 100 points this season, having torched the nets for 103 through the trip to Granite.

The CHS senior has 263 points for his career, putting him #111 all-time for a program which is playing its 103rd season.

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Up the charts they go

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 29, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Hawthorne Wolfe tosses in another bucket. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s a living, breathing thing.

Sort of.

Over the last couple of years, one of my obsessions has been trying to track down and document a definitive career scoring chart for both Coupeville High School basketball programs.

With the Wolf boys having started play way back in 1917, and the CHS girls joining them in 1974, there’s a lot of moving parts.

I’ve managed to pull together a list which I feel is fairly solid, while also (sort of, kind of) accepting there are some road blocks which may never be fully overcome.

We may never have scoring stats for that first Wolf girls team in 1974-1975, and old school stars Mike Criscuola, Jack Elzinga, and Tom Sahli may not get full credit for their complete stats.

Barring the creation of a time machine, or someone finding missing score books buried in an attic or barn, that’s just reality.

Frustrating as it is.

But, the positive side of this is I have documented the (mostly complete) scoring stats for 392 Wolf boys and 229 girls.

If I was normal, I’d wait until the end of the season, then take the 2019-2020 totals and add them in, updating the list at that point.

Instead, I tweak things after every game, so I can watch history unfold in real time, current players moving upwards, passing the stars of previous eras.

As we depart 2019, here’s all active Wolf players with varsity points to their credit.

That includes sophomores Ja’Kenya Hoskins and Xavier Murdy. Both are injured and yet to see action this season, but have multiple seasons ahead of them.

 

GIRLS:

 

Scout Smith (Senior)
221 points
#51 all-time
Next up: Annette Jameson (223), Mikayla Elfrank (227), Ema Smith (228)

 

Chelsea Prescott (Junior)
192 points
#58 all-time
Next up: Kim Warder (193), Julia Myers (202), Pam Jampsa (202)

 

Avalon Renninger (Senior)
87 points
#105 all-time
Next up: Toni Thiefault (92), Babette Owensby (93), Lauren Grove (95)

 

Hannah Davidson (Senior)
75 points
#112 all-time
Next up: Tonnalea Rasmussen (78), Courtney Arnold (78), Cheryl Pangburn (79)

 

Izzy Wells (Sophomore)
38 points
#141 all-time (tie)
Next up: Jill Keeney (39), Jennifer Meyer (40), Karen Jampsa (40)

 

Maddie Georges (Freshman)
31 points
#147 all-time (tie)
Next up: Lauren Rose (32), Min Powell (35), Shawn Diem (35)

 

Tia Wurzrainer (Senior)
25 points
#157 all-time (tie)
Next up: Kim Stuurmans (26), Tina Jansen (26), Sarah Vass (27)

 

Carolyn Lhamon (Freshman)
15 points
#171 all-time (tie)
Next up: Kristina Clark (16), Carol Estes (17), McKenzie Bailey (17)

 

Mollie Bailey (Sophomore)
12 points
#175 all-time (tie)
Next up: Lindsey Tucker (13), Carolyn Lhamon (15), Nicole Laxton (15)

 

Anya Leavell (Sophomore)
12 points
#175 all-time (tie)
Next up: Lindsey Tucker (13), Carolyn Lhamon (15), Nicole Laxton (15)

 

Kylie Van Velkinburgh (Sophomore)
10 points
#184 all-time
Next up: Emily Wodjenski (11), Michelle Riddle (11), Naomi Prater (11)

 

Audrianna Shaw (Sophomore)
6 points
#197 all-time (tie)
Next up: Carlie Rosenkrance (7), Michelle Smith (8), Kristine Macnab (8)

 

Ja’Kenya Hoskins (Sophomore)
5 points
#206 all-time (tie)
Next up: Janie Wilson (6), Corrin Skvarla (6), Audrianna Shaw (6)

 

Nezi Keiper (Freshman)
2 points
#217 all-time (tie)
Next up: Jaime Townsdin (3), Ashlie Shank (3), Samantha Roehl (3)

 

BOYS:

 

Hawthorne Wolfe (Sophomore)
285 points
#98 all-time
Next up: Matt Frost (290), Brian Fakkema (290), Risen Johnson (291)

 

Mason Grove (Senior)
249 points
#114 all-time
Next up: Sean Callahan (256), Troy Blouin (256), Rick Keefe (259)

 

Sean Toomey-Stout (Senior)
183 points
#140 all-time
Next up: Scott Stuurmans (188), Dale Sherman (188), Roy Mattox (191)

 

Jered Brown (Senior)
138 points
#166 all-time
Next up: George Libbey (142), Hugh Abell (145), Ryan Griggs (147)

 

Ulrik Wells (Senior)
121 points
#172 all-time (tie)
Next up: Brian Shank (125), Ben Etzell (127), Scott Franzen (129)

 

Gavin Knoblich (Senior)
90 points
#190 all-time
Next up: Ted Weber (91), Christian Lyness (95), Morgan Payne (96)

 

Jacobi Pilgrim (Senior)
80 points
#199 all-time (tie)
Next up: Nick Morris (83), John Sinema (86), Carson Risner (86)

 

Koa Davison (Senior)
41 points
#256 all-time
Next Up: Dave Stoddard (42), Keith Dunnagan (42), Banky Fisher (44)

 

Jean Lund-Olsen (Senior)
17 points
#312 all-time
Next Up: Guy Walker (18), Marvin Mitchell (18), Rick Keith (18)

 

Tucker Hall (Senior)
6 points
#354 all-time (tie)
Next up: Wayne Hesselgrave (7), Brian Folkestad (7), Bobby Engle (7)

 

Daniel Olson (Junior)
5 points
#359 all-time (tie)
Next up: George Smith (6), Robert Kirkwood (6), Kevin King (6)

 

Xavier Murdy (Sophomore)
4 points
#366 all-time (tie)
Next up: Nate Steele (5), Daniel Olson (5), JD Myers (5)

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They make the basket jump

Posted in Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 22, 2019| 2 Comments »

Jessenia Camarena wheels and deals. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Opportunity abounds for all.

There have been 57 different Coupeville High School basketball players who have scored during the 2019 portion of the 2019-2020 hoops season.

As they head out for winter break, we scan the scorebooks and tally up the totals for all five CHS squads.

Totals through Dec. 22:

 

Varsity Girls
(8 games):

Scout Smith – 79
Chelsea Prescott – 53
Hannah Davidson – 33
Maddie Georges – 31
Avalon Renninger – 28
Izzy Wells – 27
Carolyn Lhamon – 15
Kylie Van Velkinburgh – 10
Anya Leavell – 8
Tia Wurzrainer – 7
Audrianna Shaw – 6
Mollie Bailey – 4
Nezi Keiper – 2

 

Varsity Boys
(8 games):

Hawthorne Wolfe – 127
Mason Grove – 89
Sean Toomey-Stout – 61
Ulrik Wells – 43
Jered Brown – 38
Jacobi Pilgrim – 36
Koa Davison – 30
Gavin Knoblich – 20
Jean Lund-Olsen – 10
Tucker Hall – 6
Daniel Olson – 2

 

JV Girls
(6 games):

Alita Blouin – 41
Gwen Gustafson – 35
Ella Colwell – 27
Ryanne Knoblich – 23
Abby Mulholland – 12
Natalie Castano – 9
Jessenia Camarena – 7
Savana Allen – 6
Morgan Stevens – 3
Samantha Streitler – 2
Heidi Meyers – 1

 

JV Boys
(7 games):

Grady Rickner – 66
Sage Downes – 62
Daniel Olson – 56
Alex Murdy – 29
Logan Martin – 27
Alex Jimenez – 24
Cody Roberts – 24
Miles Davidson – 10
TJ Rickner – 9
Andrew Aparicio – 4
Chris Cernick – 4
Chris Ruck – 3

 

C-Team Boys
(3 games):

Ty Hamilton – 22
Dominic Coffman – 9
Ben Smith – 9
Alex Wasik – 9
Brayden Coatney – 8
Chris Cernick – 6
Simon Shelley – 3
Nick Armstrong – 2
Coen Killian – 2
Josh Upchurch – 2

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Rough start, strong finish

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 21, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Jean Lund-Olsen, celebrating his 18th birthday Saturday, got the game’s biggest cheer when he scored on a breakaway in the fourth quarter. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

One bad quarter crippled the Wolves Saturday afternoon.

But it was how the Coupeville High School varsity boys basketball team bounced back which won the approval of its coach.

While CHS couldn’t fully overcome the effects of a 26-7 deficit at the first break, it did play visiting Nooksack Valley virtually even the rest of the game in a 71-48 loss.

The non-conference defeat sends the Wolves into the winter break with a 3-5 record and a lot of positives.

Having 12 days off between games may enable Coupeville to get back some of its injured and sick players — front court warriors Koa Davison, Gavin Knoblich, and Xavier Murdy sat out Saturday — while fine-tuning its game plan.

When they return, the Wolves travel to Chimacum Jan. 3 for a final non-league tilt, then wade into North Sound Conference play.

Saturday Coupeville opened with a crowd-pleasing play, getting a thunderous blocked shot from mop-topped big man Ulrik Wells in the opening moments.

Then, Nooksack went to work.

With the win on Whidbey, the Pioneers are 6-1 this season, with their only loss to 3A Ferndale, and they showed why, running their offense efficiently while dictating the flow of the game on defense.

Coupeville struggled to score in the opening quarter, with a put-back from Wells its lone basket during an opening 16-2 surge from the visitors.

A Hawthorne Wolfe free throw tossed a pebble in the way of Nooksack’s careening SUV, then a Mason Grove jumper and an inside bucket by Jacobi Pilgrim gave CHS a bit of hope.

With the refs calling everything, and then some, a foul-heavy game had already established a herky-jerky rhythm before the first quarter drug to an end.

Saddled with three quick-fire fouls, some more questionable than others, Sean Toomey-Stout, the beating heart of Coupeville’s defense, ended up handcuffed to the bench for much of the first half.

Grove soon followed him off the court, but, at the very least, the refs were quite content to call a lot of fouls on both teams, so numerous Pioneers also quickly discovered the joy of sitting.

That set up a second quarter which was a brawl, as both teams exchanged scoring plays one after another, with neither squad able to string together consecutive buckets over eight minutes which felt like eight hours.

Grove nailed a three-ball from the left side, while Tucker Hall had the best basket of the frame, slashing hard to the hoop where he found a pass from Wells awaiting him, setting up a wham-bam layup for the hard-working senior role player.

Hall did a little bit of everything in his time on the floor Saturday, twice drawing offensive charges on Pioneers flying in hot and out of control as they neared the hoop.

Actually, it arguably should have been three times, but the one call the refs didn’t give to Hall was the one where he bounced off the back wall after absorbing the blow.

Popping up a bit tenderly, he shook his head and smiled, getting congratulatory pats from his teammates, who all had better vision than the dude in the stripes.

Other than a brief lapse late in the third, when the Wolves took a quick snooze and allowed Nooksack to rip off a 14-0 run in approximately 12.3 seconds, Coupeville played strongly through the final three quarters.

Toomey-Stout, back on the floor, made a sensational airborne, one-handed save on a ball headed for the wall to open the third quarter.

Not only did he prevent a Wolf turnover, but the ever-springy one actually picked up an assist on the play, redirecting the ball right onto the fingertips of a waiting Jacobi Pilgrim, who slapped the rock home.

Even in a losing cause, Coupeville scrapped and fought in the game’s waning minutes, closing things on a 16-6 run.

A three-ball from Wolfe snapped out the bottom of the net, Grove snatched a rebound, slid sideways and netted a jumper on the move, and Jean Lund-Olsen got some birthday love.

The CHS senior, celebrating his 18th birthday, swished a free throw to get into the scoring column, before capping things with a driving layup on a breakaway, bringing the Wolf student section to hysterics.

Wolfe and Grove led the attack, finishing with 13 and 10 points, respectively, while Pilgrim (8), Wells (6), Jered Brown (6), Lund-Olsen (3), and Hall (2) also scored.

Toomey-Stout, pulling down a ton o’ rebounds (when the refs let him rumble) and Daniel Olson rounded out the active roster.

With 13 points Saturday, Wolfe reaches a major personal milestone, cracking the Top 100 on the CHS boys career scoring chart, which stretches back 103 seasons.

The sophomore guard has tallied 285 points in a hair under 1.5 seasons, and now sits #98 all-time.

He passed Alex Evans (272), Zepher Loesch (274), Boom Phomvongkoth (275), Kit Manzanares (275), Terry Roberts (277), Keith Jameson (277), and Mike Mallo (282) Saturday.

Grove, a senior, is making his own run up the chart, and with 249 points, is now #114 all-time.

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