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Tough foe, tense battle

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Jayden Little clamps down on defense. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The final score doesn’t tell all.

While the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team fell 50-33 to visiting Mount Vernon Christian Tuesday, the game was closer than the scoreboard might have indicated.

The Wolves, who now sit at 4-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-6 overall, held tough until the fourth quarter.

That was when the high-powered Hurricanes used an 18-9 run to close the game with a bang and pad the lead.

Up until the final frame, things were much closer, with Coupeville playing particularly strong in the middle two quarters.

Down 11-5 at the first break, the Wolves played MVC to a 12-12 standstill in the second, then were nipped just 9-7 in the third.

Riley Lawless provided the lion’s share of the offense, scoring in all four quarters as he racked up a team-best 10 points.

Davin Houston (5), Carson Grove (4), Liam Blas (4), Mahkai Myles (3), Easton Green (3), Sage Arends (2), and Khanor Jump (2) also scored, with Green banging home a three-ball.

Nathan Coxsey, Jayden Little, Malachi Somes, and Kyle McCrimmon also saw floor time for the Wolves, who have two games left on their schedule.

The JV travels to La Conner this Friday, Jan. 31, before closing out the 2024-2025 campaign at home the following Friday, Feb. 7.

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CHS hoops hosts cancer awareness night

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 27, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School will combine basketball and cancer awareness Tuesday night. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Wolves are putting the spotlight on the fight against a terrible disease.

CHS basketball is holding its annual “Coupeville vs. Cancer” night Tuesday, when Mount Vernon Christian comes to town for four games.

Tip-off is 5:15 PM for girls’ varsity and boys’ JV, with boys’ varsity and girls’ JV set to go at 7:00.

Donations will be accepted, while t-shirts and cancer awareness bracelets will be for sale.

All proceeds will be donated to the V Foundation for Cancer Research, founded by ESPN and legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano.

There will also be a large poster on the wall at the entrance to the CHS gym complex, with fans given a chance to sign the names of loved ones who have been impacted by the disease.

Pens in multiple colors will be available, so that those signing can match specific cancer ribbons.

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“We just need to put the ball in the hole”

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 17, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Madison McMillan rolls to the hoop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“We had some good moments, and we had some tough moments.”

As she surveyed the aftermath of Tuesday’s tilt at Mount Vernon Christian, Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball coach Megan Richter was philosophical.

The Wolves fell 52-21 to the Hurricanes, who have been the premier female hoops squad in the Northwest 2B/1B League since CHS returned to the conference.

But while the loss stings and drops Coupeville to 1-1 in league action, 3-3 overall, there were things the visitors can build upon as they head home to host Sultan Friday night.

“MVC is a good team who know how to compete,” Richter said. “We learned a lot from today and will continue to grow.

“We know what we have to do for the next time we see them and hopefully it’s a different outcome.”

Mount Vernon, which put three players into double-digit scoring, jumped out to a 23-8 lead through one quarter of play, before stretching the halftime deficit to 35-10.

The Wolves sank just one field goal across a 16-minute span covering the second and third quarters, and that’s something Richter would like to see change.

“We played great defense like we always do!” she said. “Now we just need to put the ball in the hole.”

Mia Farris and Lyla Stuurmans paced the Wolves with five points apiece, while Haylee Armstrong netted all four of her points in the final frame.

Jada Heaton (3), Tenley Stuurmans (2), Teagan Calkins (1), and Katie Marti (1) also scored, with Madison McMillan and Danica Strong rounding out the Wolf rotation.

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Tough foe, righteous rumble

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 17, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Hurlee Bronec towers over the defense. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was there, then it was gone.

The Coupeville High School varsity boys’ basketball team played host Mount Vernon Christian even through the first eight minutes Tuesday night.

Then things got tough.

The host Hurricanes ramped up their offensive effort across the second and third frames, and the Wolves watched one slip away, falling 69-52.

The loss drops Coupeville to 1-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League action, 2-4 overall.

Still, the Wolves are just a game back of league leader La Conner (2-0) with eight conference bouts left on the schedule, with the first of those coming against winless Friday Harbor Jan. 7.

A rematch against MVC is set for Jan. 28 in Coupeville.

For now, Brad Sherman’s squad will play its next four games against non-league rivals, starting with a home clash against Sultan Friday night.

Squaring off with the Hurricanes, Coupeville battled to a 10-10 tie at the first break but then was overwhelmed 23-11 in the second frame.

MVC kept up the pressure in the third with a 23-16 surge, before the Wolves closed things with a 15-13 run of their own in the fourth.

Chase Anderson, coming off of a career-best 42-point explosion in Coupeville’s last game, paced CHS with a game-high 23.

That gives the junior 377 career points and pushes him from #77 to #69 on the program’s all-time scoring chart, which covers 108 seasons of Wolf boys’ hoops action.

Among the eight former CHS greats he passed Tuesday were Don Cook, Chad Gale, and JD Wilcox.

Easton Green flies into action.

Hunter Bronec (8), Camden Glover (7), Hurlee Bronec (6), Jack Porter (4), Easton Green (2), and Landon Roberts (2) also scored, with Green recording his first varsity points thanks to a fourth-quarter jumper.

The junior guard is the 427th CHS boy I’ve been able to document scoring in a varsity hoops game between 1917 and today.

Johnny Porter, Malachi Somes, and Carson Field rounded out the active roster Tuesday, all seeing floor time.

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Hurricanes surge past Wolf JV

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 17, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Malachi Somes crashes hard to the hoop. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It got away from them.

A rough patch in the middle of Tuesday’s game at Mount Vernon Christian made life tough for the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team.

Throw away the second and third quarters, and the Northwest 2B/1B League tilt was fairly close.

Add them back in, as scorekeepers are apt to do, and it spelled a 57-26 loss for the young Wolves.

The defeat drops CHS to 1-1 in league play, 2-3 overall, with a non-conference home game against Sultan set for Friday.

Tuesday’s trip to Mount Vernon did feature nine Wolves getting their name in the scoring column, though no one topped six points.

High man on this night was freshman Liam Blas, while Nathan Coxsey and Easton Green both added four.

Mahkai Myles, Jayden Little, Riley Lawless, Malachi Somes, Davin Houston, and Sage Arends filled out the attack with two points apiece, while Kyle McCrimmon, Carson Grove, and Khanor Jump also saw floor time.

MVC led 9-4 after one quarter of action, then used a 17-10 surge to push the halftime lead out to 26-14.

From there, a 20-6 tear by the Hurricanes in the third quarter was a killer for Coupeville.

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