Brad Sherman (right) has the Wolves clicking as they head into back-to-back games in Eastern Washington. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Currently just one of Whidbey’s six varsity high school basketball teams has a winning record.
That’s the Coupeville boys, who sit at 6-1 and are ranked #9 in 2B by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s RPI formula.
The “Rating Percentage Index,” a hotly debated topic, is “one of the tools utilized by the seeding committees to determine first round bracket pairings into the state tournaments.”
It’s also great for starting arguments, as when it puts Pacific Christian Academy (1-0) at #1 in 1B boys, over Cusick (8-0), Wellpinit (6-0), or Clallam Bay (6-0).
Especially since there’s virtually no info for PCA online, and its one supposed win, over South Eugene Dec. 15, is credited to an entirely different school — Pacifica Christian/Orange County — on MaxPreps.
But back to Coupeville, where the Wolves are a legit 6-1, with their only loss to Toledo, currently 2B’s #19 team.
Colfax (7-0) sits atop the 2B RPI, with Coupeville’s Northwest 2B/1B League mates La Conner at #25 and Friday Harbor at #31.
On the 1B side of things, Mount Vernon Christian is #29, Orcas Island #32, Concrete #36, and Darrington #50.
Whidbey’s other two high schools?
South Whidbey (1-5) is #57 in 1A, while Oak Harbor (2-6) is #67 in 3A.
In girls’ action, Rainier (7-0) and Neah Bay (5-1) are #1 in 2B and 1B respectively.
Coupeville (3-5) sits at #35 in 2B, with La Conner at #28 and Friday Harbor #49, though that number is skewed for the Wolves, as they are currently credited with a win they don’t actually own.
The score from the CHS vs. FH boys’ game, in favor of the Wolves, was entered twice, while in reality, Coupeville’s girls lost that night.
NWL top dog Mount Vernon Christian (8-1) is the highest-ranked team from the conference at #4 in 1B, with Concrete (#28), Darrington (#31), and Orcas Island (#61) following behind.
South Whidbey (2-5) is #51 in 1A, with Oak Harbor (3-4) at #24 in 3A.
This despite one of those Wildcat losses being to MVC, in a rare case of a 1B school bushwhacking a 3A institution.
