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Wolves held in check by Hurricanes

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 18, 2021| Leave a Comment »

First-year varsity head coach Megan Smith has the Coupeville girls at 4-2 heading into the holiday break. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The rim was unforgiving.

Held to a season-low in points Friday, the Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball squad hit a rare pothole.

Unable to sustain much of a charge against host Mount Vernon Christian, the Wolves fell 55-24, snapping a three-game winning streak.

The loss drops Coupeville to 3-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-2 overall, heading into the holiday break.

Defending NWL champs La Conner sits atop the standings at 4-0, while CHS and MVC are tied for second-place, a game back with eight more conference clashes coming in 2022.

Coupeville is off for two-weeks plus, not playing any games, league or non-league, until Jan. 4.

Entering play Friday, Coupeville had tallied between 36 and 59 points every time out. That streak ended, however.

The Wolves fell behind 8-0 after one quarter, then were staring at a 29-2 deficit by the time the halftime break rolled around.

Coupeville’s only first half bucket came courtesy of a putback off of a rebound by Izzy Wells, and CHS didn’t score again until the 3:22 mark of the third quarter.

Trailing 39-2 when Audrianna Shaw drilled a three-ball, the Wolves found a second wind, something which pleased its leader.

“We showed up halfway through the third (quarter) and finally started to play,” said Coupeville coach Megan Smith. “It was a big learning game for us.

“I’m bummed for them, but they saw that we could play with the top dogs,” she added. “It’s all about confidence, and we finally gained it.”

The Wolves put together their best offensive showing in the fourth quarter, winning the eight-minute battle 16-12.

Delivering a nice jolt of energy was junior sniper Alita Blouin, who banged away for a team-high 11 points in her season debut.

Crashing through the defense and drawing frequent fouls on her foes, “The Assassin” revived memories of her middle school days, when she terrorized anyone who dared to step to her on the hardwood.

Running mate Maddie Georges backed up Blouin with five points, including a late three-ball, while Shaw (3), Izzy Wells (2), Nezi Keiper (1), Savina Wells (1), and Ja’Kenya Hoskins (1) also scored.

While the team’s shooting touch was AWOL early, Coupeville’s hustle and grit on defense were always evident, with Keiper and Carolyn Lhamon hitting the boards with intensity.

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“They are in it to win it!”

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 14, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Audrianna Shaw slapped in 12 points Tuesday as Coupeville cruised to its fourth win in five games. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Savina Wells celebrated her 15th birthday in appropriate fashion — as a winner.

The Coupeville High School freshman was one of 10 players to score Tuesday, as the Wolf varsity girls basketball team obliterated host Concrete 59-25.

The victory lifts CHS to 3-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 4-1 overall, heading into a big showdown at Mount Vernon Christian Friday night.

As the Wolves prep for the weekend — they also have a non-conference clash at South Whidbey Saturday — they sit a half-game off the lead in the NWL.

Defending champs La Conner are 4-0 in league action, 7-0 overall.

Tuesday’s road trip to the wilds of Concrete went off about as well as possible, with the Wolves popping the net from the word go.

Maddie Georges sank two shots from behind the three-point arc in the first quarter, part of an eight-point opening for the junior guard, while Ja’Kenya Hoskins controlled the paint.

Up 17-2 at the first break, Coupeville stretched the margin out to 31-7 by the half, then 50-16 heading into the final frame.

It was the sort of well-balanced, everybody-contributes effort CHS coach Megan Smith is thrilled to see.

“We have a solid team! They are in it to win it,” she said.

“And I am beyond impressed with all the strides I have seen them make so far,” Smith added. “It’s only up from here.”

Shaw and Lyla Stuurmans have had plenty to celebrate.

Georges paced the Wolves with a game-high 13, including a trio of three-balls, while Audrianna Shaw knocked down 12 in support.

Izzy Wells (8), Hoskins (6), Carolyn Lhamon (5), Nezi Keiper (4), Savina Wells (4), Gwen Gustafson (4), Abby Mulholland (2), and Lyla Stuurmans (1) also scored, with freshman Katie Marti also seeing floor time.

 

JV sidelined:

Concrete only has one team, so Coupeville’s younger stars had the night off.

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Wolf boys runnin’, gunnin’, and winnin’

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on December 14, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Xavier Murdy and Co. are off to a 5-0 start after annihilating Concrete Tuesday night. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The victory express keeps rolling right along.

Throwing down 35 points during a game-busting second quarter Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity boys basketball squad continued its undefeated season.

Shredding host Concrete 73-22, the Wolves improve to 3-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 5-0 overall. That’s the best start for the program in 24 years.

The victory also put Coupeville alone atop the NWL standings, at least for a night.

The Wolves are a half game up on defending league champs Mount Vernon Christian, who put a 2-0 conference mark on the line Wednesday against Friday Harbor.

Coupeville travels to MVC Friday for the season’s biggest showdown to date.

The undefeated Wolves, coming to a town near you soon.

Tuesday, the Wolves seized control from the start, even with a little slower offensive start than has been the norm this season.

Up 18-5 at the first break, Coupeville poured it on in the second frame, outscoring the Lions 35-10 across an eight-minute stretch of excellence.

Fron there, the Wolves cruised in for the lopsided victory, triggering a running clock early in the third quarter, and getting their bench plenty of playing time.

That included giving sophomores Nick Guay and Zane Oldenstadt their varsity debuts, with Oldenstadt rolling hard to the hoop for his first bucket, set up by a zippy entry pass from Cole White.

Everyone on the floor contributed, from Alex Murdy bounding high to snag rebounds and slap home second-chance buckets, to Logan Martin makin’ the net bounce on his jumper.

Along with its win streak, Coupeville also has a stellar scoring streak going, having topped the 70-point barrier in all five games this season.

A quarter of the way through the regular season, the Wolves are averaging 72.4 a night, and Brad Sherman’s team is doing it with very-balanced scoring.

Tuesday was a perfect example, as Caleb Meyer, Hawthorne Wolfe, and Logan Downes topped the stat sheet with 10 points apiece, while Xavier Murdy and White both tossed in nine.

Martin (8), Grady Rickner (8), Alex Murdy (7), and Oldenstadt (2) rounded out the offensive assault, with Guay, Dominic Coffman, and Jonathan Valenzuela also seeing floor time.

It was a night for milestones all around, as well.

With his 10 points, Wolfe has 731 for his career, and passes hardwood legends Dan Nieder (729) and Steve Whitney (730) to move into 17th place on the all-time CHS boys scoring chart.

Meanwhile, Downes (102) and Alex Murdy (101) both cracked the 100-point club, and Oldenstadt became the 405th Coupeville boy to score in a varsity game.

 

No JV rumble:

Concrete only goes one team deep, so the Wolf young guns were idle on this night.

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First place suits them

Posted in Basketball, standings, tagged , , , , on December 12, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans (right) welcomes Carolyn Lhamon to the floor. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Livin’ large in the ritzy part of town.

That’s where the Coupeville High School varsity basketball teams are right now, with both the Wolf girls and boys sitting in first place in the Northwest 2B/1B League.

The teams are a combined 4-0 in conference action, and 7-1 overall heading into the final week of action in 2021.

Coupeville travels to Concrete Tuesday, Dec. 14, then meanders to Mount Vernon Christian Dec. 17.

Wrapping up the first part of the hoops season with non-conference showdowns against South Whidbey Dec. 18, the Wolf squads have a rare split.

Coupeville’s boys will be at home, while the girls make the epic journey to Langley.

After that, both teams will practice, but not play for a bit, as the holidays toss in a break.

Games don’t return until Jan. 4, with the majority of the season’s contests playing out in 2022.

 

Where things stand, through games of Dec. 11:

 

Northwest League boys basketball:

School League Overall
Coupeville 2-0 4-0
MV Christian 2-0 4-1
Friday Harbor 1-0 2-1
La Conner 1-1 3-3
Darrington 0-1 2-3
Concrete 0-2 1-3
Orcas Island 0-2 1-3

 

Northwest League girls basketball:

School League Overall
Coupeville 2-0 3-1
La Conner 2-0 5-0
Friday Harbor 1-0 1-3
MV Christian 1-1 3-1
Darrington 0-1 2-3
Concrete 0-2 1-2
Orcas Island 0-2 0-4

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Shaw scorches, Wolves roar

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 11, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Savina Wells and CHS sit atop the Northwest 2B/1B League standings. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Top of the league.

That’s where the Coupeville High School varsity girls basketball team finds itself after pounding host Orcas Island 36-19 Saturday afternoon.

The team’s second Northwest 2B/1B League victory in less than 24 hours, it lifts the Wolves to 2-0 in conference play, 3-1 overall.

It also puts Coupeville in a tie with defending NWL champs La Conner (2-0, 5-0).

And last, but not least, it leaves first-year varsity head coach Megan Smith smiling from ear to ear.

“We played really well today,” she said. “Our defense was phenomenal!

“They worked so hard on it in practice this week, and it really showed today,” Smith added. “They are really coming together as a team, and that has been so fun to watch!”

Fresh off a home win against Darrington Friday, Coupeville came out on fire during its first road trip of the season.

Senior Audrianna Shaw, who went off for 20 points — best performance by a Wolf player, girl or boy, varsity or JV, this season — had the range early, and never relented.

Banging home the first of four three balls on the day, she poured in seven points in the game’s first eight minutes, sparking CHS to a 14-5 lead at the opening break.

From there, the Wolves steadily pulled away, pushing the margin to 23-7 at the half, and 34-15 by the end of the third quarter.

Shaw, who outscored Orcas by herself, played like her coach did back when she wore a CHS uniform — bringing the offensive heat on every play.

“Audri couldn’t miss today!,” Smith said. “She had a great game all around.”

Audrianna Shaw outscored Orcas 20-19 Saturday.

Shaw had plenty of help, as six of her nine teammates also lit up the scoreboard.

Abby Mulholland and Izzy Wells knocked down four points apiece to lead the support crew, while Savina Wells notched three.

Maddie Georges (2), Gwen Gustafson (2), and Carolyn Lhamon (1) rounded out the scoring, with Lyla Stuurmans, Ja’Kenya Hoskins, and Katie Marti also seeing floor time.

Coupeville has a busy week ahead, with three road games in a five-day stretch.

The Wolves have league tilts at Concrete (0-2, 1-2) Dec. 14 and Mount Vernon Christian (1-1, 3-1) Dec. 17, as well as a non-conference rumble at South Whidbey Dec. 18.

Then they’re off until Jan. 4, when La Conner travels to Whidbey.

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