Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim and the Wolf JV made their season debut Wednesday night. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Good start, good finish, rough middle.
The Coupeville High School JV boys basketball squad held its own with Oak Harbor in the first and fourth quarters Wednesday, but an offensive letdown in between led to a 55-28 loss in the season opener.
The non-conference tilt, which featured a 2B school hosting a 3A one, was a tense affair for eight minutes.
With Nick Guay and Ryan Blouin dropping three-balls to lead the way, the Wolves went to the first break tied at 14-14.
Unfortunately, things fell apart a bit after that, with Oak Harbor using 18-4 and 15-0 runs across the next two frames to essentially put the game on ice.
Coupeville fought until the end, however, outscoring the visiting Wildcats 10-8 in the fourth quarter, with four different Wolves getting in to the scoring column.
Sophomore Mikey Robinett led the CHS offense, pouring in eight points, with Blouin banking in seven, and Hunter Bronec popping for six.
Guay added five, while Jack Porter hit a fourth-quarter bucket to round out the Wolf attack.
Oak Harbor was led by the one-two combo of Jackson Wesley and Taylen Bader, who went for 17 and 12, respectively.
Coupeville coach Hunter Smith, kicking off his second season at the helm of the JV program, doled out playing time to all 12 players in uniform.
Landon Roberts, Hurlee Bronec, Carson Field, Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim, Zane Oldenstadt, William Davidson, and Johnny Porter all saw action for a Wolf squad which returns to action Saturday at home against Forks.
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