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One of the Battlin’ Bronec Brothers waits for someone to get open. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Every point counts, even the missing ones.

We’re one week into a new season of Coupeville High School basketball, so it’s time for our first look at individual scoring stats for the Wolves.

The varsity boys have the most games in the books, while the JV girls are haunted by a missing 16 minutes of stats.

Let the numbers fall where they may.

 

Varsity – Girls
(2 games)

Madison McMillan – 12
Mia Farris – 10
Katie Marti – 10
Lyla Stuurmans – 4
Jada Heaton – 3
Skylar Parker – 2

 

JV – Girls
(1 game)

Teagan Calkins – 9
Bryley Gilbert – 5
Capri Anter – 2
Haylee Armstrong – 2

**Missing 26 points​​**

 

Varsity – Boys
(3 games)

Logan Downes – 58
Cole White  33
Ryan Blouin  25
Nick Guay – 8
Chase Anderson – 4
William Davidson – 4
Hunter Bronec – 3
Hurlee Bronec – 3

 

JV – Boys
(2 games)

Jack Porter – 20
Camden Glover – 18
Aiden O’Neill – 15
Johnny Porter – 15
Landon Roberts – 10
Davin Houston – 6
Jayden McManus – 6
Riley Lawless – 5

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Cole White, seen in a rare moment where a rival player is NOT smacking him in the face. (Jackie Saia photo)

This one hurt. Literally.

The Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball team suffered its first defeat of the season Saturday, falling 52-38 to visiting Toledo in a game marred by pain, lopsided officiating, and an offensive attack which sputtered at clutch time.

The good news is the rumble was a non-conference affair, so while the Wolves fall to 2-1 after a busy first week, it doesn’t put a ding in their pursuit of a league crown.

What did have a serious ding put in it was Cole White’s face, and Chase Anderson’s back.

The senior ballhandler, who has now bled in all three of his team’s games, got belted in the mouth by a Toledo elbow and was lost with Coupeville clinging to a one-point lead in the third quarter.

No foul was called on the play — not totally surprising on a night when the refs whistled the Wolves for 25 fouls to just 14 for the visitors — and White’s exit came at a point where he was the game’s leading scorer.

Anderson, who was making his season debut after sitting out the first two games with an injury, got launched into the floor by a pack of Riverhawks earlier in the third quarter.

The springy sophomore later returned to action, but only after first applying a large bag of ice to his back, while momentarily moving like a senior citizen who just lost an intense game of shuffleboard.

Toledo was big, it was physical, and it was a solid test for the Wolves, who responded strongly much of the way.

White and Ryan Blouin knocked down three-balls in the opening minutes, packaged around a slash to the hoop by top scorer Logan Downes as CHS opened with an 8-0 run.

The Wolves eventually got the lead out as far as 17-7 right before the end of the first quarter, with Blouin slapping home a breakaway layup, but the good times hit a pause after that.

With fouls piling up, Coupeville had to sit several key starters for large chunks of the first half, and Toledo took advantage.

An 11-0 surge, starting with two free throws to exit the first, allowed the Riverhawks to take the lead for the first time at 18-17 midway through the second frame.

White and Anderson, before they got bushwhacked, hit buckets to keep things close, but the visitors went in at the half up 25-21.

Coupeville slipped further behind at 29-21, then launched an 11-3 run of its own to knot things at 32-32.

Overcoming the exits of White and Anderson, the Wolves relied on hustle defensive plays from William Davidson and the Battlin’ Bronec Brothers, Hunter and Hurlee, while Downes connected on a three-ball off of an inbounds play.

Toledo slipped a pair of free throws through the net to claim the lead heading into the fourth, but Downes immediately responded with a runner, forging the last tie at 34-34.

That was when the rim turned unforgiving for the Wolves, however, with the visitors tearing off an 18-4 run to pull away.

Two three-point plays, one on a three-ball from the top, and one on a bucket and foul, sealed the deal.

Overall, Toledo hit 13 of 23 free throws, while Coupeville was 5-10.

While fans like to complain about the disparity in fouls, Wolf coach Brad Sherman is quick to shrug that off.

“A few hard-fought games this week,” he said. “Got a couple good wins, just had a tough one tonight.

“Mostly just proud of our boy’s toughness and the way they fight for each other.”

With the next game on the schedule not until Dec. 9, when the Wolves travel to Sultan, the team will have time to fine-tune things and get healthy.

“We will get back at it this week,” Sherman said. “Clean up a few things offensively, keep building on our stuff – and that starts with me.”

Downes paced Coupeville Saturday with 13 points, scoring 11 in the second half while haunted by foul trouble, with White knocking down 11 before being maimed.

Blouin (5), Anderson (4), Hurlee Bronec (3), and Nick Guay (2) also scored, with Zane Oldenstadt, Davidson, Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim, and Hunter Bronec also getting floor time.

Hurlee Bronec’s points, which came on a three-point play the hard way, were his first as a varsity player.

He is the 414th Wolf boy we’ve been able to document scoring in the program’s 107-year history.

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Wolf big man Zane Oldenstadt is back to bang inside. (Charlotte Young photo)

“We don’t overlook anyone.”

Coupeville High School boys’ basketball coach Brad Sherman tips off his seventh season at the helm of the program Monday, and he learned his lessons well from the men he played for back in the day.

Guys like Randy King and Randy Bottorff — the latter a member of Sherman’s current staff — taught him to take every game seriously.

“As I answer every year — because I’m not very original — we don’t overlook anyone,” Sherman said. “To do so would be a mistake.

“On any given night, any team can stand in the way of our goals, and that has to be our mindset from day one.

“Our focus is really on just taking ownership of our preparation and bringing it every single night no matter who the opponent is.”

Two years ago, Coupeville went 16-0 during the regular season, won the Northwest 2B/1B League title, and rumbled with Kalama and Lake Roosevelt at the state tourney.

Last season, the Wolves were on the edge of returning to the promised land, only to suffer unexpected losses to La Conner and Auburn Adventist Academy at a district tourney they hosted, finishing 14-9.

With a veteran crew heavy in seniors, Sherman and Co. are back to make a return run at advancing to state.

But there’s more to it than just that.

“First goal is really to make sure we are bringing joy to the court in our attitude every single day,” Sherman said.

“If there is no joy in basketball, we are doing something wrong.”

Hand in hand with that joy is improvement.

“On the court I think our goals are the same as they’ve always been – we want to keep growing week to week and compete for a chance to be playing when the regular season is over,” Sherman said.

“It goes without saying that we are always working hard toward that league title, district title, and an opportunity to play in a state tournament.

“We really believe in this team and what they can accomplish together – ultimately I think the target is just high level, high energy, fundamental basketball every time we touch the court.”

Senior guard Logan Downes, who is coming off the second-best single season scoring performance in school history, enters his final campaign ranked #15 all-time among Wolf boys.

His 778 career points, with 554 coming as a junior, puts him less than 100 points from the top 10 (and his coach, #8 all-time with 874 points), and within range of Jeff Stone and Mike Bagby, tied for #1 at 1,137.

Downes will have plenty of help, with fellow seniors Cole White (guard), Ryan Blouin (guard), Nick Guay (guard/forward), William Davidson (post), Zane Oldenstadt (post), and Quentin Simpson-Pilgrim (post) also returning.

William Davidson wants another run at state. (Charlotte Young photo)

Sophomore Chase Anderson was a big contributor as a freshman, bringing disruptive defense and opportunistic offense, and should also see plenty of playing time.

Juniors Hunter Bronec (forward) and Hurlee Bronec (post) make the jump to being varsity regulars, with seniors Mikey Robinett (post) and Tim Nitta (guard) rounding out the roster.

While the core of this year’s varsity squad are seniors — nine of 12 — there are a host of younger guys ready to join the cause.

“We also have some really strong JV guys that at any point could swing up and provide some quality minutes for us if needed, which is really nice depth to have in our pocket,” Sherman said.

These include juniors Landon Roberts and Jack Porter, as well as sophomores Aiden O’Neill and Camden Glover.

Having so many veterans is huge, and something Sherman appreciates.

“Experience means we can do some different things this year,” he said. “I think we’ve got a group that is pretty intelligent in how they play.

“Toughness is going to be something I think you see right out of the gate.  It’s a hard-working group of boys who are going to give it everything they have every single night.”

Also, while every coach wants to make it through the 20-game regular season healthy, having quality players ready to be the next man up, or contribute now and again, is a blessing.

“I think we have some depth that is going to help us down the stretch, with an ability to get out and run and put pressure on teams,” Sherman said.

“I like the way I’ve seen us moving the ball offensively these first couple of weeks, and the attitude they bring every day.”

While boasting a big-game scorer at the top of the roster is sweet, and knowing you have battle-tested defensive aces on call helps a coach sleep at night, it’s the closeness of his players which most intrigues Sherman.

“Biggest strength is probably in the unity I see on and off the court,” he said.

“Every year we let the boys take ownership of a mantra that they think defines them as a group – something they carry with them through the season,” Sherman added.

“This year they chose “Brotherhood.”  If we commit to that mindset of together no matter what, that’s going to be our biggest strength.”

Wolf varsity players take a break in their practice to watch middle school hoops action. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Coupeville tips off Monday on the road against Mount Baker, then travels to Bush Wednesday, and hosts Toledo Saturday, making for a busy first week of non-conference tilts.

That will give Sherman and his assistants — Greg White, Jon Roberts, Craig Anderson, and Bottorff — a chance to see what is working and what needs to be tweaked.

“As we get into our season we are constantly evaluating where we need to be better, where we need to dial in,” Sherman said.

“What I think you are going to see consistently is a team that loves the game – who play with a lot of toughness and tenacity.

“We are constantly hammering the message that it’s rebounds that win championships.

“We cannot compete at a high level and not win the rebounding battle night in and night out. At this moment in time, that’s a big focal point for us.”

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Logan Downes is ready to bust records and take names. (Andrew Williams photo)

Logan Downes has a chance to get legendary.

The Coupeville High School senior enters a new basketball season on the cusp of breaking some of the biggest records in school history.

Even with Covid limiting the Wolves to 12 games during his freshman campaign, Downes sits with 778 career points, good for 15th all-time for a boys’ hoops program which started in 1917.

He’s 89 points from cracking the top 10, and 360 from passing Jeff Stone and Mike Bagby to become the #1 male scorer in school history with 1,138 points.

Now to top Brianne King (1549) and be the ultimate #1 at CHS, he’d have to virtually double his stats, adding 772 points as a senior.

Before we rule out that being a possibility, remember that Downes poured in 554 points as a junior, in a season where Coupeville missed the state tourney.

That was just 90 points shy of Stone’s school single season record of 644 from 1969-1970, and almost 100 more than the previous #2 (Jeff Rhubottom with 459 in 1977-1978).

While Downes record chase will be ongoing point of interest, there are nine other active Wolf boys who have scored in a varsity contest.

Seniors Cole White (200) and Nick Guay (136) lead that pack, giving CHS coach Brad Sherman plenty of scoring options.

Nick Guay runs away from soccer and towards basketball. (Jackie Saia photo)

With the first game Nov. 27 at Mount Baker, an up-to-the-moment (though not complete, as I remain haunted by Tom Sahli’s missing sophomore season in 1951-1952) career scoring list.

It features 413 players, with active ones in bold.

 

Jeff Stone – 1137
Mike Bagby – 1137
Randy Keefe – 1088
Mike Criscoula – 1031
Jeff Rhubottom – 1012
Bill Riley – 934
Pete Petrov – 917
Brad Sherman – 874
Denny Clark – 869
Arik Garthwaite – 867

Bill Jarrell – 855
Hunter Smith – 847
Corey Cross – 811
Hawthorne Wolfe – 800
Logan Downes – 778
Jack Elzinga – 770
Barry Brown – 769
Hunter Hammer – 755
Steve Whitney – 730
Dan Nieder – 729

Tom Sahli – 719 (**MISSING SEASON**)
Chris Good – 688
Gavin Keohane – 677
Virgil Roehl – 674
Foster Faris – 668
Pat Bennett – 659
Wade Ellsworth – 659
Jason McFadyen – 654
Rich Morris – 637
Kramer O’Keefe – 636

Wiley Hesselgrave – 632
John O’Grady – 611
Greg White – 604
Denny Zylstra – 602
Joe Whitney – 601
Brian Miller – 597
Mike Syreen – 594
Gabe McMurray – 592
Pat Clark – 583
Randy Duggan – 552

Roy Marti – 551
Jim Syreen – 550
Marc Bissett – 549
Gary Hammons – 533
Jerry Zylstra – 527
Brad Miller – 526
Gary Faris – 524
JJ Marti – 520
Cody Peters – 518
David Lortz – 502

Jason Bagby – 499
Xavier Murdy – 482
Pat O’Grady – 472
Harold Buckner – 469
Sean Dillon – 469
Frank Marti – 462
Alex Murdy – 448
Del O’Shell – 440
Tony Ford – 432
Caleb Powell – 421

Mason Grove – 414
Ben Biskovich – 407
Casey Clark – 407
Nick Sellgren – 406
Blaine Ghormley – 393
Tom Logan – 385
James Smith – 382
Don Cook – 377
Chad Gale – 373
Mike Millenbach – 373

JD Wilcox – 373
Ty Blouin – 369
Caesar Kortuem – 369
Ray Harvey – 368
Pat Brown – 355
Dick Smith – 352
Ethan Spark – 352
Glenn Losey – 350
Timm Orsborn – 345
Robin Larson – 342

Byron Fellstrom – 340
Kevin Faris – 339
Michael Vaughan – 337
Jim Yake – 331
Aaron Trumbull – 330
Brad Brown – 328
Charlie Tessaro – 328
Utz Conard – 326
Ian Smith – 324
David Ford – 323

Bob Rea – 320
Chris Marti – 319
Gabe Wynn – 316
Nick Streubel – 314
Ben Hayes – 306
Allen Black – 305
Noah Roehl – 301
Blake Day – 299
Noel Criscoula – 298
John Beasley – 293

Risen Johnson – 291
Brian Fakkema – 290
Matt Frost – 290
Mike Mallo – 282
Keith Jameson – 277
Terry Roberts – 277
Kit Manzanares – 275
Boom Phomvongkoth – 275
Zepher Loesch – 274
Alex Evans – 272

Aaron Curtin – 271
Tyler King – 270
Joe Tessaro – 270
Eric Hopkins – 265
Harvey Wainio – 265
Rick Keefe – 259
Troy Blouin – 256
Sean Callahan – 256
Greg Fellstrom – 248
Richard Hammons – 248

Casey Larson – 247
Don Schreiber – 247
Brandon Huff – 245
Grady Rickner – 245
Brad Haslam – 235
Sean Toomey-Stout – 235
Geoff Hageman – 227
Curt Youderian – 226
Rich Vaughan – 219
Ed Wood – 219

Joel Walstad – 217
Richard Cook – 216
Ryan Keefe – 214
Jordan Ford – 210
Andrew Mouw – 204
Vance Huffman – 203
Tim Quenzer – 202
Cole White – 200
Alan Hancock – 198
Shawn Ryan – 197

Mitch Aparicio – 195
John Engstrom – 195
Trevor Tucker – 194
Roy Mattox – 191
Dale Sherman – 188
Scott Stuurmans – 188
Pat Millenbach – 181
Caleb Meyer – 179
Wayne Hardie – 178
Chris Cox – 177

Evan Tingstad – 177
Jerry VandWerfhorst – 177
Anthony Bergeron – 176
Mike Ankney – 173
Ron Naddy – 172
Dale Libbey – 169
Roger Sherman – 168
Tim Walstad – 168
Randy Blindauer – 166
Mark Bepler – 165

Chad Brookhouse – 163
Jered Brown – 156
Monty Moore – 155
Geoff Wacker – 154
Bill Baas – 153
Ulrik Wells – 152
Jim Faris – 151
Steve Konek – 149
Gavin O’Keefe – 149
Ryan McManigle – 148

Ryan Griggs – 147
Hugh Abell – 145
George Libbey – 142
Nick Guay – 136
Sandy Roberts – 134
Craig Anderson – 132
Scott Franzen – 129
Ben Etzell – 127
Gavin Knoblich – 126
Len Buckner – 125

Brian Shank – 125
Joey Lippo – 121
Jessie Smith – 119
Scott McGraw – 116
Christian Townsdin – 116
Mitch Pelroy – 115
Taylor Ebersole – 114
Eric Taylor – 112
Jim Casey – 111
Jacobi Pilgrim – 111

Jonathan Valenzuela – 110
Brian Barr – 108
Joe Donellon – 101
Jason McManigle – 101
Bryan Hamilton – 99
Brian Knoll – 98
Morgan Payne – 96
Christian Lyness – 95
Koa Davison – 94
Ted Weber – 91

Hunter Downes – 89
James Meek – 89
Dan Miller – 89
Steve Bissett – 87
Andrew Cashen – 87
Carson Risner – 86
John Sinema – 86
Nick Morris – 83
Dominic Coffman – 81
Logan Martin – 81

Roy Armstrong – 80
Cameron Toomey-Stout – 80
Caleb Valko – 78
Ross Buckner – 77
Matt Shank – 77
JJ Johnson – 76
Duane Score – 76
Quinten Farmer – 75
Matt Ortega – 75
Mike Ellsworth – 74

Don Spangler – 72
John Zimmerman – 72
Joe Bruzas – 71
Jason Fisher – 71
Tony Prosser – 70
Les Jacobson – 69
Tom Conard – 68
Dean Grasser – 68
Matt Bepler – 67
Zack Swerdfeger – 66

Ron Lanphere – 65
Sage Downes – 64
Ben Hancock – 63
Randy Stone – 63
Mike Brown – 62
Jason McDavid – 62
Jeremy Staples – 62
Brian Hageman – 61
Erik King – 61
David Davis – 60

Tom Mueller – 59
Brandy Ambrose – 58
Sam Kieth – 58
Steve Smith – 58
Martin Walsh – 58
Matt Helm – 57
Dennis Terrell – 57
Drew Chan – 56
DeAndre Mitchell – 56
Daniel Olson – 56

Ellis Schultz – 56
Dave Stoddard – 56
Chase Anderson – 55
CJ Smith – 54
Larry Zylstra – 54
Asa Owensby – 52
Marc Aparicio – 51
Chris Chan – 51
Joe Kelley – 51
Marvin Darst – 50

Troy Hurlburt – 49
Ryan Blouin – 48
Stanley Bruzas – 48
Dalton Engle – 48
Jerry Helm – 48
Dalton Martin – 47
Eddie Fasolo – 45
Doug Speers – 45
Banky Fisher – 44
Keith Dunnagan – 42

Gaylord Stidham – 41
Erick Harada – 40
James Jorgensen – 40
Nevin Miranda – 40
Jeff Thomas – 40
John Wyatt – 40
John Moskeland – 39
Danny Bonacci – 36
Chuck Ruthford – 36
Charlie Toth – 36

Jim Marti – 35
Zeb Williams – 35
Robert Cushen – 34
Dante Mitchell – 34
Sid Mudgett – 34
Dave Brandt – 33
Ryan Kelley – 33
Brian Roundy – 32
Richard Barber – 31
Joe Libbey – 31

Ray Cook – 29
Tim Leese – 29
Ralph Lindsay – 29
Kyle Rockwell – 29
Rick Marti – 28
Toby Martinez – 28
Daniel McDonald – 28
Joe Rojas – 28
Todd Smith – 28
Scott Sollars – 28

Richard Benson – 27
Mike Duke – 27
John Holmes – 26
Lewis Berry – 25
Mark Short – 25
Tim Youderian – 25
Jared Helmstadter – 24
Trent Diamanti – 23
Trevor Mueller – 22
Dan Schleiffers – 22

Jay Roberts – 21
Dustin Van Velkinburgh – 21
Matt Douglas – 20
Jordan Emerson – 20
Dane Lucero – 20
Dean Strom – 20
Scott Fisher – 19
Scott Losey – 19
Bud Merryman – 19
Matt Petrich – 19

Jason Raymond – 19
Rob Blouin – 18
Rick Keith – 18
Marvin Mitchell – 18
Guy Walker – 18
Gary Boyke – 17
Jim Keith – 17
Jean Lund-Olsen – 17
Cedric McIntosh – 17
TJ Rickner – 17

Rick Frieze – 16
Chad Nixon – 16
Josh Wilsey – 16
Steven Cope – 15
Eric Dyer – 15
Mike Lester – 15
Zane Oldenstadt – 15
Brad Rogers – 15
Henry Edwards – 14
Todd Brown – 13

DJ Kim – 13
LaVerne Arnold – 12
Mike Eaton – 12
Guy George – 12
Kole Kellison – 12
Glen Lanphere – 12
Desmond Bell – 11
Bill Hamilton – 11
Ken Pickard – 11
Jon Roberts – 11

Chris Squires – 11
Ben Winkes – 11
Jermiah Copeland – 10
Ron Edwards – 10
Travis Hooker – 10
Daniel Graham – 9
Kyle King – 9
Bruce Seiger – 9
Jimmy Sullivan – 9
Fred Wyatt – 9

Erik Anderson – 8
Dave Bowers – 8
Rob Fasolo – 8
Kraig Gordon – 8
Cody Roberts – 8
Robert Shafer – 8
Dave Wells – 8
Charlie Cook – 7
William Davidson – 7
Bobby Engle – 7

Brian Folkestad – 7
Wayne Hesselgrave – 7
Ed Cook – 6
Tucker Hall – 6
Chuck Hardee – 6
Kevin King – 6
Robert Kirkwood – 6
George Smith – 6
Nic Anthony – 5
Ariah Bepler – 5

Scott Davidson – 5
JD Myers – 5
Nate Steele – 5
Andrew Bird – 4
Bill Boze – 4
Miles Davidson – 4
Ralph Engle – 4
Jason Legat – 4
Mikey Robinett – 4
Morgan Roehl – 4

Rusty Bailey – 3
Luke Currier – 3
Frank Mueller – 3
Tracy Wilson – 3
Teo Benson – 2
Hunter Bronec – 2
Norm Enders – 2
Chris Locke – 2
Jeremy McCormick – 2
Rich McCormick – 2

Denny Moss – 2
Tony Sherman – 2
Marion Sill – 2
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim – 2
Stephen Stietenroth – 2
Robbie Wanamaker – 2
Paul Baher – 1
Bill Engle – 1
Robert Engle – 1
Bob Franzen – 1

Meryl Gordon – 1
Oscar Liquidano – 1
Raleigh Sherman – 1

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Chase Anderson busts up a play on defense. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Chase Anderson can kill you on both sides of the ball.

The Coupeville High School sophomore was hailed by Northwest 2B/1B League football coaches, tabbed as a First-Team All-Conference pick on both offense and defense.

Anderson, who led the Wolves in touchdowns and total points this season, was recognized for his work at wide receiver and defensive back.

Wolf QB Logan Downes plots strategy with coach Brett Casey.

Joining him on the First-Team offense were senior quarterback Logan Downes, junior tight end Hunter Bronec and senior linemen Zane Oldenstadt and William Davidson.

Junior receiver Jack Porter and sophomore running back Aiden O’Neill copped Honorable Mention.

Coupeville also landed four players on the First-Team defensive unit.

Anderson was joined by junior linebacker Marcelo Gebhard, as well as senior linemen Mikey Robinett and Jaje Drake.

O’Neill, who played safety, and freshman defensive back Davin Houston earned Honorable Mention status.

Defensive dynamo Jaje Drake (right) flexes the guns for the fans.

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