Zayne Roos powers her way to the basket. (Jackie Saia photo)
Sometimes you run into the wall, and sometimes the wall just flat out falls on you.
Friday night was the latter for a young Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad which endured some rough stretches during a 61-14 loss on La Conner’s home floor.
The defeat drops the Wolves to 0-4 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 1-7 overall, but could be a catalyst if lessons are learned.
“Definitely a rougher game,” said CHS coach Alita Blouin. “We haven’t played such a high-speed team until today, so we got beat a lot in transition.
“I think the girls worked really hard today,” she added. “Definitely a learning experience for all of us though.”
The game was actually fairly close for the first eight minutes, and the last eight minutes.
It was the middle 16 minutes which was a killer, unfortunately.
Down just 8-5 at the first break, with Ava Lucero accounting for all of her team’s points, Coupeville had hope.
Then La Conner kicked it into a higher gear, ripping off 26-2 and 19-0 tears in the second and third quarter, respectively, and things got a lot bleaker.
Still, the eternally scrappy Wolves rallied in the final frame, holding their own as the host Braves only outscored them 8-7 down the stretch.
The game was the first for a CHS team this winter to feature both teams being perfect at the free-throw line, though, admittedly, there were only three freebies in the contest, with La Conner hitting both of their tries and Lucero netting Coupeville’s lone attempt.
Lucero finished with a team-high eight points, while Zayne Roos, Anna Powers, and Willow Leedy-Bonifas each chipped in with a bucket.
Cami Van Dyke, Olivia Hall, Emma Cushman, Taylor Marrs, Allie Powers, and Elizabeth Marshall all saw floor time as well for the Wolves, who return to action next Friday with a home game against Darrington.
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