CHS freshman Mia Littlejohn has been a key performer for the Wolf “fall ball” girls’ basketball squad. (John Fisken photo)
One Pass Ahead finished one basket ahead.
Taking advantage of a second-half slowdown from the Coupeville girls’ basketball “fall ball” squad, OPA, a Canadian squad, stole away a 26-24 game Sunday afternoon.
The loss dropped the Wolves to 3-2.
Coupeville had a narrow 15-14 lead at the half, but, despite one heads-up play by Rachael Arand, couldn’t keep the same flow going after halftime. The Wolves were running a smooth offense, but the basketball gods were unkind, as shots repeatedly popped out or rolled off the rim at the last second.
Arand made sure the ball went down and stayed down on her stellar play, however.
At the line for one free throw after scoring a basket, she rimmed out her charity stripe shot.
Only, no one on the line moved, apparently all forgetting Arand only had one free throw attempt, and not two.
Taking advantage, the graceful tower of power swooped into the key, snagged her rebound and put it back up and in, completing a four-point play as everyone gaped at her.
Makana Stone paced the Wolves with eight points, 10 rebounds, five steals, a block and an assist, while her running mate, Arand, poured in seven points and hauled down 11 rebounds.
Kailey Kellner tossed in six and Mia Littlejohn banked home three to round out Coupeville’s scoring.
Littlejohn, Kacie Kiel, Monica Vidoni and Lauren Grove nabbed two rebounds apiece, while Kiel handed out two assists and Vidoni registered a teeth-rattling blocked shot.
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