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Trophy time!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on March 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »

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   The Coupeville 6th grade SWISH basketball team hoists its trophy. (Pat Kelley photos)

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Then Logan Downes (3) got hoisted, as well.

One loss at the wrong time stung the Wolves.

A “heartbreaking” 21-19 defeat at the hands of Burlington-Edison Saturday — a team they had beaten in the regular season — cost the Coupeville 6th grade SWISH boys’ basketball team a shot at a postseason title.

The Wolves rebounded, drilling Mount Vernon Mayhem 28-13 to capture fourth place in the season-ending “C-Fidalgo” Division Tournament.

But it was a bit of a missed opportunity as the four teams to advance to the semifinals were teams Coupeville (7-4 overall) had gone 5-0 against during the regular season.

The opener against Burlington pitted the Wolves against a defensive-minded team, and the score showed as much.

Matthew Kelley banged home a three-point bomb near the end of the first quarter to account for the only bucket in the opening frame.

Up 11-5 at the half, Coupeville went cold after the break, eventually surrendering the lead in the game’s final two minutes.

Kelley paced the Wolves with seven points while Jake Mitten dropped in six and snatched a team-high 14 boards. Sage Downes popped for four and Daniel Olson netted a bucket to round out the scoring.

The loss left a sour taste for a Wolf squad with high hopes.

“There was some crying, which we need to work out since the weekend was not over,” said Coupeville coach Pat Kelley.

Rebounding after a four-hour break, Coupeville ran the Mayhem, who were built like a football squad, off the floor.

“I played the little guys over half the game,” Pat Kelley said. “It was never really close and we had double their score most of the game. They had some garbage buckets at the end.”

Kelley and Downes each hit for nine in the second game, with Mitten hitting for six and Olson swishing four.

Twice Coupeville hit on a beautiful Olson to Kelley to Mitten fast-passing play that resulted in easy buckets.

“Ran this play to perfection,” Pat Kelley said. “Something to see; it takes less then two seconds. Their passing was on.”

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Primed for the playoffs!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Jake MItten refuels. (Olivia Kelley photo)

Jake Mitten refuels. (Olivia Kelley photo)

They’re getting hot at the right time.

Riding a late-season hot streak, the Coupeville 6th grade boys’ SWISH basketball squad nipped Ferndale 37-33 Saturday to seize control of their own playoff destiny.

With one game left in the regular season — Saturday, Feb. 28 against Burlington-Edison — the Wolves sit at 4-3.

Win their finale and they get a playoff opener against Friday Harbor, a team currently on a four-game losing skid.

Facing off with a tough Ferndale team, Coupeville fought valiantly through a game that saw seven lead changes.

The final switch came when the Wolves went on a 6-0 tear to go in front 20-17. After that, they never relinquished the lead again.

Jake Mitten was a beast, dropping 17 points, snatching 12 rebounds, making off with two steals and rejecting a pair of shots, despite being tied to the bench for a third of the game with foul trouble.

Matthew Kelley (11 points, seven rebounds, five assists, four steals), Sage Downes (six points, four steals), Daniel Olson (three points, three assists and two steals) filled up the stat sheet in support.

While they didn’t score, Dakota Eck, Alex Jimenez and Erik Webster “were animals on defense and controlled the paint down low,” said coach Pat Kelley.

Logan Downes, playing against guys three grades older than he is, “was instrumental in the final two minutes of press defense, preventing Ferndale from scoring or controlling the ball.”

Michael Laska and Raimee Anderson chipped in with stellar ‘d,’ helping to lead the attack on the ball at mid court, forcing several turnovers.

With one game to play, nine of the ten players on the roster have scored, led by Kelley (65 points), Sage Downes (63), Mitten (48), and Olson (44).

The Wolves have combined for 238 points (34 a game) and 175 rebounds.

Kelley has 78 rebounds and 27 steals, followed by Mitten (64, 18), Sage Downes (29, 27) and Olson (24, 14).

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You shall not pass (or score)!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , , , on February 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »

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“I told ’em, you stay in that man-to-man defense and you box out like a beast. They listened … for once.” (Olivia Kelley photo)

The defense was inspired.

Holding Arlington scoreless until a buzzer beater at the end of the third quarter Saturday, the Coupeville 6th grade boys’ basketball SWISH squad rolled to a convincing 24-6 victory.

The win lifted the Wolves to 4-3 with two games to play in the regular season.

Coupeville closes with match-ups against Ferndale and Burlington-Edison before starting the postseason push.

Facing a hack-happy Arlington team that eventually fouled out three players (and had a fourth benched for his behavior), the Wolves rolled out to a 14-0 lead at the half.

After a brief 6-2 run by their rivals, Coupeville closed out the game with another 10 straight, many from the free-throw line.

Matthew Kelley paced the Wolves, hitting for 10, with a three-point bomb and seven charity stripe shots. He also snatched 14 rebounds to nail down his second double-double of the season.

Sage Downes (four points, nine rebounds, three blocked shots), Daniel Olson (four points, four rebounds, two blocked shots), Jake Mitten (three points, six steals, eight rebounds), Alex Jimenez (two points) and Dakota Eck (one point, two steals) all filled up the stat sheet as well.

When they weren’t scoring, the Wolves were lights out on defense.

“They were a solid wall with Olson and Sage wreaking havoc on Arlington’s guards while Kelley, Mitten and Eck would not permit shots in the paint or lower perimeter,” said Coupeville coach Pat Kelley. “Jimenez and Erik Webster assisted down low repeatedly stopping Arlington’s attempts to enter the paint or shoot anything other then a far three attempt.

“Logan Downes and Michael Laska assisted on the top of the key with a stifling attack that prevented Arlington from moving the ball,” he added. “Defensively it was the best game of the season.”

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Cool under pressure!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on February 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »

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   Coupeville coach Pat Kelley (left) offers sage advice turning a timeout. (Olivia Kelley photo)

It was a close game until the other team self-destructed.

A foul-happy Burlington-Edison squad fell apart in the game’s final two-and-a-half minutes Saturday, picking up a crucial technical and accidentally shooting at their own basket.

That allowed the Coupeville 6th grade SWISH team, which remained as cool as the other side of the pillow, to close on a 13-3 run, scampering away with a 35-25 win that brought their record to 3-3 on the season.

With Burlington hammering Coupeville’s leading scorer, Matthew Kelley, every time he touched the ball — even hitting him in the head on a buzzer-beating three-point bomb at the end of the first half — the Wolves spread out their offense.

The slick-shooting Sage Downes poured in 12 to pace Coupeville, while Daniel Olson netted nine and Kelley racked up six.

Jake Mitten banked home four, including putting back a rebound after Burlington shot at their own hoop and Dakota Eck rounded out the scoring with a bucket.

The game was knotted at 22 when Burlington was whistled for a technical for an illegal substitution — and much prolonged complaining — and the Wolves took advantage.

Running an effective press, Coupeville spent the final two minutes terrorizing the Tiger ball-handlers into committing numerous turnovers and then turning the loose balls into easy buckets.

The Wolves now head into a rematch with Arlington next weekend. They won 31-28 in the first go-round.

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Young Wolves scare Sedro!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »

(Olivia Kelley photo)

The Wolves get a fourth quarter pep talk. Looking at the camera (l to r) are Sage Downes, Matthew Kelley and Daniel Olson. (Olivia Kelley photo)

The score was deceptive.

While the Coupeville 6th grade boys’ SWISH basketball squad fell 30-21 to Sedro-Woolley Saturday, the Wolves were within a basket with 30 seconds to play.

Unfortunately, a press defense killed them at the end, allowing a much taller, more experienced foe to escape with the win.

Still, even in a loss, the young guns continued to show amazing growth, with two more players — Alex Jimenez and Logan Downes, a third grader playing above his pay grade — scoring their first baskets of the season.

With five games left, nine of 10 Coupeville players have etched their name in the scoring column this season.

Against a Sedro team that has been playing together for three seasons, the Wolves showed “they can hang with and scare anyone in this league,” according to coach Pat Kelley.

“A rematch in the playoffs will have a different outcome!”

Sage Downes paced Coupeville with six points and five rebounds, with Matthew Kelley (four points, 15 rebounds), Jake Mitten (four points, 14 rebounds), Daniel Olson (four points), Jimenez (two points) and Logan Downes (one point) rounding out the scoring attack.

Michael Laska, Dakota Eck and Erik Webster were “relentless in the paint providing pressure and forcing steals and rebounds.”

Coupeville is averaging 29.5 points per game, with Sage Downes topping the scoring chart with 37 points in four games. Kelley (31) and Olson (25) are hot on his heels.

Defensively, Kelley (40 rebounds and 16 steals), Mitten (30 rebounds and seven steals), Sage Downes (15 rebounds and seven steals) and Olson (12 rebounds and five steals) lead the way.

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