Coupeville’s Maddie Georges rocks her All-State basketball uniform. (Suzan Georges photos)
One more chance to earn some floor burn.
A week after graduating from Coupeville High School, hoops hotshot Maddie Georges capped her prep sports career by playing in the Washington All-State Girls’ Basketball Games.
The event, held Saturday at the HUB Sports Center in Yakima, featured some of the best players in the Northwest across three games.
Georges suited up for the West squad in the 2B/1B game, while other contests pitted 1A/2A players and 3A/4A hoopsters.
Ready to rumble.
Repeatedly drilling three-balls from deep, while employing a full-court press defense into the waning moments of the game, the East came out on top 99-64 in the 2B/1B tilt.
Colfax sophomore Brynn McGaughy, the 2B state player of the year during the 2022-2023 season, was tabbed as the game’s MVP.
A six-foot-two post who has already been offered a full ride by NCAA D-I power Stanford, she was one of seven East players who are 5-10 or taller.
The West, which featured players from top teams like Neah Bay and Lummi Nation, only had two girls who topped 5-8.
Among the best of the best.
Georges, the only West player who consistently drained her free throws in the all-star game, was one of two players hailing from the Northwest 2B/1B League.
The Wolf gunner was joined by Orcas Island sophomore Ava Ashcraft.
With her high school days behind her, Georges is off to Western Washington University in the fall.
During her time at CHS, the younger sister of Alex and Taylor Evans was a two-sport star, excelling for Wolf volleyball and basketball teams.
Georges was an All-Conference selection in both sports and joined fellow Wolf senior Alita Blouin in playing in the 1B/2B/1A All-State volleyball games.
As a basketball star, she ran the point for the Wolves, finishing as the #24 career scorer in Coupeville’s 49-year program history, despite being a pass-first player who lost a chunk of games to the pandemic.
Always looking for the smart pass, always looking to set up teammates for success.
In the days leading up to graduation, Georges received the Cliff Gillies Award, named in tribute to a longtime Executive Director of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.
That honor recognizes student/athletes who excel in scholarship, citizenship, and participation in activities.
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