Nick Guay tossed in a team-high 13 points Wednesday for Coupeville’s JV. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
The rim was a relentless foe.
Despite getting plenty of strong looks at the basket Wednesday, the Coupeville High School JV boys basketball team struggled all night to get the ball to stay in the bucket.
That, combined with an opportunistic Friday Harbor defense, doomed the Wolves during a 58-28 home loss.
The defeat drops Coupeville’s JV to 1-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League action, 1-5 overall.
The Wolves came out cold in the mid-week game, and the visitors took advantage, claiming a lead they would never relinquish on the night’s very first bucket.
Down 8-0 in the early going, Coupeville got back within 12-8 right before the end of the first quarter, only to see Friday Harbor net a three-ball to end the frame with an exclamation point.
The best Wolf bucket in the early going came on a swooping layup by Johnny Porter, who snagged a crisp entry pass from Ryan Blouin and beat his man to the rim.
But Coupeville was never able to put together back-to-back buckets in the second or third quarter and saw its deficit mushroom.
Trailing 26-13 at the half, the Wolves slipped behind 38-21 heading into the fourth quarter.
Nick Guay caressed the net on a pair of three-balls, then added another one in the final period, but Friday Harbor used an aggressive defense to force frequent turnovers, frustrating Hunter Smith’s young team.
CHS hung tough, however, putting together a 7-0 run late in the fourth quarter to keep the visitors honest.
Guay finished with a team-high 13 points, including his trio of treys, while Jack Porter knocked down four points in support.
Blouin (3), Hurlee Bronec (2), Johnny Porter (2), Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim (2), and Mikey Robinett (2) also scored for the Wolves, while Carson Field, Landon Roberts, and Hunter Bronec also saw floor time.
Roberts, playing as proud mom Sherry beamed at him while working the scorer’s table, was ferocious on defense.
Even with his team trailing big late, he remained scrappy, scrambling back the length of the court to trip up a Friday Harbor ball handler and make away with the ball.
Landon Roberts was a standout on defense.
