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Balanced scoring, beautiful win

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Ari Cunningham is a lock-down defender. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Now that’s some depth.

With 10 players scoring Monday night, the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball team blitzed visiting Auburn Adventist Academy from every angle.

Leading from start to finish, the Wolves grounded the Eagles, rolling to a 37-18 non-conference victory in their first game in almost a month.

Now 3-4 on the season, CHS has nabbed back-to-back wins — with the first of those coming way back on Dec. 19.

After that win over Forks, the JV sat, with only Coupeville’s varsity making trips to Eastern Washington for holiday tournament play and then to Darrington.

And now, basking in another win, the young guns will sit again for eight days, as the next foe on the schedule, Orcas Island, only has a varsity squad this season.

Kassie O’Neil’s squad is slated to return to action Jan. 16 with a home rumble against La Conner, and hopefully their coach will be able to join them.

She was out sick Monday, but fellow Wolf coach Lark Gustafson stepped in and led the team to the win.

What he got was extremely well-balanced scoring, with four different players tying for top honors with six points apiece.

“Good team game,” Gustafson said. “Lots of good hustle and able to get everyone some playing time.”

He praised his roster of rock ’em, sock ’em warriors, with a special shoutout to one of Coupeville’s key scrappers.

“Ari (Cunningham) might not have had a lot of points,” Gustafson said. “But she had great steals and rebounds and hustle.”

Coupeville edged out to a 6-2 lead after a defensive-orientated first quarter, before stretching the margin to 12-6 by the half.

The third quarter was where the Wolves really brought the heat, however, going on a 14-4 rampage to blow things wide open.

Five different CHS players scored in the frame, with 8th grader Adie Maynes leading the way, as she torched the nets for all six of her points.

Haylee Armstrong, Brynn Parker, and Lexis Drake matched her total on the night, with Tenley Stuurmans banking in four points.

Bryley Gilbert (2), Capri Anter (2), Taylor Marrs (2), Chelsi Stevens (2), and Cunningham (1) rounded out the attack, with Ava Lucero clamping down on the defensive end of the floor.

Ava Lucero looks for an open teammate.

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JV boys cruise to sixth straight win

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Camden Glover banged home a game-high 20 points in a JV win Friday in Darrington. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

New year, same high-flying team.

Kicking off 2024 with a bang, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball squad savaged host Darrington Friday night, running away with a sixth-straight win.

Putting three players into double digits, led by Camden Glover’s 20 points, the Wolves crushed the Loggers 64-30.

The victory lifts the young guns to 2-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 6-1 overall.

Friday’s contest was over almost as soon as it began, as five Wolves found the bottom of the net in the opening quarter, sparking a 20-6 CHS run.

From there, Coupeville continued to pound away, giving their rivals little chance to rally.

The Wolves stretched their advantage out to 34-11 at the half, then 50-20 heading into the final frame.

Aiden O’Neill gets the Wolves running.

Glover was dominant all night, scoring in all four quarters, while Johnny Porter and Jayden McManus backed him up with 10 points apiece.

Jack Porter (8), Aiden O’Neill (7), Landon Roberts (5), Riley Lawless (2), and Malachi Somes (2) rounded out the balanced offensive attack, while Davin Houston, Easton Green, Sage Arends, and Makai Myles also saw floor time for the Wolves.

Coupeville returns to action Monday, with coaches Craig Anderson and Jon Roberts leading their squad into a rare home game against Auburn Adventist Academy.

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Orcas, Darrington bail on JV girls’ games

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Wolf JV players wait for a chance to thump someone. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re going to miss out on the hum of bus tires on asphalt.

The schedule for the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad took a hit Tuesday, with both Orcas Island and Darrington cancelling the remainder of their seasons due to a “lack of players.”

The change, which does not affect varsity action, eliminates two road trips for Kassie O’Neil’s team of young hoops hotshots.

Coupeville’s JV girls will now miss a trek to the wilds of Darrington this Friday, Jan. 5, and an island-hopping escapade Jan. 12.

Sitting at 2-4 coming into 2024, the Wolf JV has actually already played Orcas once, in a non-league game in which the Vikings poached CHS stars Haylee Armstrong and Bryley Gilbert to have enough players to field a full five-player unit.

As the schedule sits today, O’Neil’s crew has seven games remaining, with five at home.

First up is Auburn Adventist Academy, which travels to Cow Town Jan. 8.

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Armstrong sparks epic Wolf win

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Haylee Armstrong dares you to try and stop her. Spoiler: You can’t. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Haylee Armstrong went off.

The Coupeville High School freshman exploded for 17 of her game-high 20 points in the third quarter Tuesday, propelling the Wolf JV to a 46-18 scorching of visiting Forks.

The non-conference win lifts CHS to 2-4 heading into the holiday break.

While their varsity counterparts head East for a pair of holiday games, the Wolf JV is now off until Jan. 5.

Kassie O’Neill’s band of young ballhawks utterly destroyed Forks after a fairly close first quarter.

The Spartans actually led 9-7 at the break, but then the Wolves unleashed total freakin’ destruction.

Chelsi Stevens (left) and Ava Lucero wait for their moment to deliver major emotional damage to a rival team.

Bryley Gilbert knocked down six points in the second quarter to spark a 13-1 Coupeville run, as she and her teammates claimed the lead for good.

Up 20-10 at the half, the Wolves were unstoppable in the second half.

Armstrong rained down pain from every angle, including netting a three-ball, during her torrid third quarter run.

With a bucket from Gilbert and a free throw off the fingertips of Chelsi Stevens, that made for a game-busting 20-8 surge.

Forks had no answers, and then no points, as it went scoreless in the fourth quarter as the Wolves closed out the romp.

Gilbert finished with a season-high 12 to back up Armstrong’s 20-point outburst, while Tenley Stuurmans (7), Capri Anter (2), Ari Cunningham (2), Adie Maynes (2), and Stevens (1) also scored.

Ava Lucero, Taylor Marrs, and Lexis Drake rounded out the rotation for the Wolves.

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Road? Home? Just win, baby!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Landon Roberts, seen with dad Jon and big sis Lindsey, scored eight points in a win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

So, this is what the Coupeville High School gym complex looks like.

Playing at home for the first time in six games this season, the Wolf JV boys’ basketball squad didn’t skip a beat, rolling to its fifth straight win.

Thunking visiting Forks 50-35 Tuesday, the Coupeville young guns grab their fifth-straight win and head into the new year boasting a 5-1 record.

While their varsity counterparts hit the road to Eastern Washington for a pair of holiday games, the JV doesn’t return to the court until Jan. 5.

When they do, the Wolves will be right back where they’re used to being — sitting on a school bus bumping down the back roads of America, this time headed for Darrington.

After that, six of their final nine games will be at home.

Squaring off with a rough-and-tumble group of hardwood hooligans from Forks, the young Wolves hit the gas pedal early Tuesday and never let the Spartans get a toehold.

Camden Glover, banging away down low in the paint, dominated in the first quarter, outscoring the visitors 9-8 by himself.

Tack on four apiece for Jack Porter, Landon Roberts, and Johnny Porter, and Coupeville had a 21-8 advantage heading into the first break.

The two teams actually played almost even from that point on, but that also meant Forks had little chance to play catch-up.

The lead slid out to 28-12 at the half, slightly cut back to 42-28 through three, then finished with little reason for the Wolves to sweat.

Glover finished with a game-high 18 points, while Aiden O’Neill and Jack Porter both banked in 10 in support of their big guy.

Roberts (8) and Johnny Porter (4) rounded out the scoring, with Davin Houston, Easton Green, Malachi Somes, Riley Lawless, and Makai Myles crashing the boards and harassing Spartan ballhandlers.

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