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Third quarter blues hurt JV boys

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 31, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Carson Grove runs the offense. (Parker Hammons photos)

The third quarter was a killer.

Take that away and the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team wins by six points Friday in La Conner. Put it back in, and the Wolves lose by three.

Unfortunately for CHS players and fans, all 32 minutes count, so the road warriors fell 45-42.

The loss gives the two JV teams a split in their season series, after Coupeville won the first meeting in Cow Town (also by three points) and drops the Wolves to 4-4 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-7 overall.

Now, the young guns have a week off, before concluding their season at home next Friday, Feb. 7 in a tilt with Friday Harbor.

The rumble in La Conner was a tightly contested one all night, just like the first time around.

With Easton Green popping for five points in the first quarter, Coupeville went to the opening break tied 9-9, then surged ahead 21-16 by the half.

The game took a bad turn for the Wolves, however, as a 13-4 La Conner advantage in the third put the visitors back on their heels.

From a 25-25 tie midway through the third, CHS found itself down 36-25 early in the fourth frame.

While the Wolves closed on a frantic 17-9 run, spurred by big buckets from Mahkai Myles, La Conner had just enough left in the tank to hold on for the win.

Myles finished with a season-high 14 points to pace Coupeville, with Sage Arends banking in nine and Green knocking down eight.

Davin Houston (4), Malachi Somes (3), Carson Grove (2), and Riley Lawless (2) rounded out the scoring attack, while Nathan Coxsey, Khanor Jump, Liam Blas, Jayden Little, and Kyle McCrimmon also saw floor time.

Kyle McCrimmon charges into action.

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Scrappy Wolves put up spirited fight

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Capri Anter makes it rain. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They fought the good fight against a top-notch team.

While the Coupeville High School JV girls’ basketball squad ultimately fell 51-27 to visiting La Conner Friday, Wolf coach Scout Smith liked the effort and grit she saw from her players.

“We faced up against a well-organized and disciplined La Conner JV that ran the floor well,” she said.

“At times we were able to test our opponent and shift the game back in our favor, but ultimately La Conner played a strong 32 minutes of basketball.”

The loss drops Coupeville to 2-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 3-5 overall, with the JV’s next game set for Tuesday, Jan. 21 against Concrete.

“Overall, we continue to learn from every game we play and will look to implement changes in a week of practices before our next game,” Smith said.

Swing player Haylee Armstrong, limited to two quarters of JV action, poured in 15 points in her time on the floor to pace the Wolves.

Adeline Maynes (8), Ava Lucero (2), and Capri Anter (2) rounded out the scorers, with Marin Winger, Lexis Drake, Sydney Van Dyke, Jeann Nitta, Amelia Crowder, and Chelsi Stevens also seeing floor time.

Smith praised the effort of all her players, while giving a special shout-out to one defensive dynamo.

“Amelia did a great job locking up the middle of the paint defensively and really stepped up when she was called upon to help the team,” Smith said.

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Cold shooting dooms hardwood heroes

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 10, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Chase Anderson eyeballs the other team during an earlier game. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Get in the dang basket!

Too many shots spun off the glass, rolled around the rim and popped back out, or just missed their intended target Friday night for the Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball team.

Unable to buy a break, or a bucket, the Wolves fell 55-41 to visiting La Conner in a game which seemed very winnable.

Now 2-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 3-9 overall, Coupeville hits the road next week, playing at Napavine on Monday and Darrington Friday.

The first of those games, a non-conference tilt, is a rumble with a major force in 2B sports, while the latter will bring CHS to the halfway point of the 10-game league season.

Friday’s showdown with La Conner started on a good note for the hometown hoops stars, as Coupeville busted out to a quick 4-0 lead.

Camden Glover set up Hurlee Bronec for a bucket in the paint, before Chase Anderson turned a steal into a breakaway layup, and things were looking rosy.

Unfortunately for the Wolves, that would be the only lead they enjoyed.

La Conner carried a 13-7 lead into the first break, before stretching its advantage out to 28-11 late in the second quarter.

CHS closed the half on a 6-1 mini-run with Jack Porter, Hurlee Bronec, and Johnny Porter scoring, but Brad Sherman’s squad was never able to get the deficit down to single digits once the Braves put together their game-cracking push.

Two buckets from Hurlee Bronec and a sweet lil’ one-handed jumper from Landon Roberts had the Wolves within 35-24 midway through the third, but La Conner had an immediate response, rolling off 10 unanswered points.

In a somewhat chippy game — which featured plenty of back talk to the refs, as well as the Braves both earning a technical foul and losing a key player to a bloodied mouth — the final frame was a back-and-forth slugfest.

Anderson, crashing hard to the hoop while hunting for free throw opportunities to stop the clock, rattled the rim for 10 of his team-best 14 points down the stretch.

But La Conner responded almost every time, dropping a series of jumpers which were like daggers and prevented the Wolves from breaking off any substantial late runs.

Braves gunner Brayden Pedroza topped all scorers with 22 points, while Hurlee Bronec, working hard in the paint, banked in 11 to back Anderson’s 14.

Glover (5), Jack Porter (5), Roberts (2), Johnny Porter (2), and Hunter Bronec (2) also scored, with Malachi Somes, Davin Houston, and Carson Field seeing floor time as well for the Wolves.

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Hot start, hot finish, lukewarm middle

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 10, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Tenley Stuurmans turns on the jets. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“We just need to do it for four quarters.”

As she pondered life post-game Friday night, Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball coach Megan Richter could see all the positives her squad showed against visiting La Conner.

But she could also see some negatives, and it was those down moments which sent the Wolves tumbling to a 43-30 loss.

Now 2-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-7 overall, the CHS girls are off until next Friday, Jan. 17, when they travel to Darrington for another conference rumble.

The bout against the Braves, coming in Coupeville’s first home game in three weeks, was a tense thriller for the first 12 minutes and change.

The Wolves came out with electricity rippling through their shooting fingers, netting back-to-back three-balls to open the game.

Teagan Calkins banked in the first one from the top of the arc, while Katie Marti splashed home a long rainbow from the right side to pass Hailey Hammer and become the 40th best career scorer across the 51 seasons played by CHS girls hoops teams.

The lead didn’t last long, as a jittery, skittery group of La Conner players who seemed to travel on every other play — without it being called — closed the opening quarter on a 13-3 tear.

But the Wolves weren’t going anywhere.

Marti drilled a jumper to open the second, Jada Heaton flexed her biceps with a putback off of an offensive rebound, and then Mia Farris zipped a truly beautiful pass through a forest of arms to set up Madison McMillan.

The ball arrived right on her waiting fingertips, the senior post player slapped home the layup while being smacked, and then she punctuated the play with a successful free throw.

That gave McMillan her 150th career point and pulled Coupeville within 18-16, setting off cheers from the crowd.

And then things fell apart. Big time.

The Wolves didn’t net another field goal from the mid-point of the second quarter to the mid-point of the fourth frame, with just two Tenley Stuurmans free throws during a 16-minute-plus dry spell.

That allowed La Conner to start pulling away, carrying a 29-16 lead into the half, before stretching things out to 38-18 by the end of the third.

And yet, Coupeville proved resilient.

The fourth quarter, or most of it, belonged firmly to the Wolves, as they clamped down on defense, then finally rediscovered their shooting touch.

Neither team scored for four-minutes-plus, until Haylee Armstrong tore off the bottom of the net, hitting her second three-ball of the game.

That sparked a 12-2 CHS surge, with Tenley Stuurmans pouring in seven of her team-high nine points during the frantic finale.

La Conner netted a last moment three-ball of its own to get the final margin back out to 13, but if you only watched the fourth quarter, you would have expected the Wolves to come away with the win.

Armstrong finished with six points to back up Tenley Stuurmans, with Marti (5), McMillan (3), Calkins (3), Heaton (2), and Farris (2) also scoring.

Danica Strong and Lyla Stuurmans rounded out the rotation, with the former hitting the boards with intensity and the latter using up every one of her available fouls as she harassed the Brave ballhandlers.

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Late surge lifts JV boys to victory

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 10, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Easton Green soars high for Coupeville. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re rock stars in crunch time.

Fighting from behind Friday, the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team used a dynamic fourth quarter run to seal a home win against La Conner.

Finishing on a torrid 18-11 tear across the final eight minutes, the Wolves upended the Braves 41-38 to claim the only CHS victory of the night.

Now 3-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-4 overall, the young guns will be back in action next Friday, Jan. 17, when they travel to the wilds of Darrington.

The bout with La Conner was a close one all night, with neither team able to pull away.

The game was knotted at 10-10 at the first break, with La Conner building small leads through two (17-15) and three (27-23) quarters of play.

The final frame was a different story, however, with Khanor Jump, Davin Houston, Malachi Somes, and Mahkai Myles combining to outscore La Conner down the stretch.

Jump finished with a team high 10 points, while Liam Blas (6), Myles (6), Houston (5), Somes (5), Sage Arends (4), Easton Green (3), and Riley Lawless (2) rounded out the offensive attack for the Wolves.

Nathan Coxsey, Carson Grove, and Kyle McCrimmon also saw floor time in the conference win.

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