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Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim tossed in seven in Monday's 8th grade varsity game. (John Fisken photos)

   Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim tossed in seven in Monday’s 8th grade varsity game. (John Fisken photos)

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   CMS 7th grade coach Randy King imparts wisdom from his 25+ years as a hoops coach.

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   Wolf 7th grader Jake Mitten (23), seen here in an earlier game, dropped in 12 points on his 13th birthday.

Ryan King was a happy man.

When his Coupeville Middle School 8th grade JV boys’ basketball squad held off visiting Sequim 28-23 Monday, he was the only one of three CMS hoops coaches to nab a victory.

Bob Martin came close, but his 8th grade varsity fell 44-35, while both of Randy King’s 7th grade squads put up plucky battles against teams blessed with impressive height and sharp outside shooters.

While the 7th grade varsity was bounced 60-28 and the JV fell 30-13, both teams did have their bright spots.

Overall, it wasn’t a bad showing against a much larger school.

Sequim plays at the 2A level in high school, while Coupeville is the smallest 1A school in all the state.

A look at the day that was:

8th grade Varsity:

The Wolves played the visitors even in the second half (19-19), but couldn’t overcome an 11-6 second-quarter deficit that pretty much decided things.

Sean Toomey-Stout banged home nine to pace CMS, while Jered Brown (8), Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim (7), Mason Grove (7), Koa Davison (2) and Jean Lund-Olsen (2) rounded out the scorers.

Ulrik Wells and Omar Moralez also saw floor time for Coupeville.

8th grade JV:

Soccer star Aram Leyva took Ryan King’s advice and rampaged at the basket all afternoon, pouring in a career-high 14 to spark the victory.

Down 10-6 at the break, the Wolves turned it on in the second half to the tune of 22-13.

Gavin Knoblich popped for six, while Trevor Bell (4), Andrew Martin (2) and Dawson Houston (2) also penciled their names into the scoring column.

James Wood, Jaylen Nitta, Tucker Hall and Johnathon Partida rounded out the day’s roster.

7th grade varsity:

There was a moment when this one seemed like it would be close.

A 6-0 run, with a driving jumper from Daniel Olson, a breakaway bucket off a steal from Michael Laska and a power move in the paint from Jake Mitten, knotted things up at 8-8.

Unfortunately, the Wolves went ice cold at that exact moment, letting Sequim close the half on an 18-2 run.

Coupeville made a couple of small runs in the second half (7-3 and 9-4), but was hurt badly when Sequim responded with much larger runs (10-0 and 15-0).

The best play of the afternoon for the Wolves came in the final moments of the third, when Matthew Kelley kicked the ball two-thirds the length of the court, dropping the ball into Sage Downes hands for a quick layup.

Mitten paced CMS with 12, while Olson got hot late for 10.

Downes added four, while Laska’s bucket was a crowd pleaser, especially among the middle school girls in attendance.

Dakota Eck didn’t score, but joined with Laska to put in solid work as pesky ball-hawks on defense.

7th grade JV:

A slow first half (18-3) doomed the Wolves, but they went down fighting, battling virtually even in the second half.

Ben Smith was like a bolt of lightning, hitting for a team-high six and continually pushing the ball hard at the defense.

Playing with no fear, he attacked again and again, while also scrambling for every loose ball and showing his teammates what boundless energy really looks like.

Wood, Nitta and James Mayne each added a bucket, Partida slid a free-throw through the net and Gage Powers, Alex Jimenez and Hall all chipped in with hustle and general scrappiness.

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Ulrik Wells barrels to the hoop for two Monday. (John Fisken photo)

Ulrik Wells barrels to the hoop for two Monday. (John Fisken photos)

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   Sean Toomey-Stout dropped 10 of his game-high 14 in the second half, as the Wolf 8th graders rallied for a win.

They just needed more people in the stands.

Playing in the big gym for the first time this season, the Coupeville Middle School 8th grade boys’ basketball team got off to a slow start Monday afternoon.

But once they emerged from the halftime locker room and found the number of fans in the high school gym had increased, they picked up their game noticeably.

Sparked by Sean Toomey-Stout and Mason Grove, the Wolves used a 13-5 third-quarter advantage to snatch the lead away from visiting Forks and never looked back, eventually pulling out a narrow 32-30 win.

The victory lifted CMS to 2-0 on the season.

Coupeville started slowly, going five minutes into the game without scoring.

Even with a little better flow, and a couple of buckets from big men Ulrik Wells and Koa Davison, the Wolves still trailed 15-9 at the break.

But the second half was a different story.

Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim got things started with a smooth jumper under pressure from the right side, then Grove splashed home a three-ball off of a fast break.

Forks didn’t immediately fold, hitting their own trey and twice stretching the lead back out to four.

The Wolves wouldn’t be denied, though, closing out the quarter with an 8-2 run, netting their first lead of the game at 22-20 on a sweet bucket from Jered Brown in which he slashed through the paint, avoiding three defenders on his journey.

Brown’s basket was set up by a game-tying bucket and free throw from Toomey-Stout, who paced the Wolves with a game-high 14.

Forks tied the game up three times in the final quarter, but CMS had an answer each time, never relinquishing the lead.

Toomey-Stout put the team on his shoulders, scoring five of Coupeville’s final six points.

That included a free throw to ice the game with three seconds to play, garnering a shout of approval from twin sister Maya.

Seven of the eight Wolves who played scored, with Grove (6), Pacquette-Pilgrim (5), Wells (2), Brown (2), Davison (2) and Omar Moralez (1) providing support for Toomey-Stout.

Jean Lund-Olsen didn’t score, but provided hustle and quick hands on defense.

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Mason Grove (Mindy Grove photo)

  Mason Grove (1) gets congratulations from his lil’ bro. (Mindy Grove photo)

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   Gavin Knoblich (72), Trystan Ford (74) and assistant coach Ron Wright confer during a break in the action. (Lisa Schlesner-Ford photos)

(Lisa Schlesner-Ford photos)

Having survived a mud bowl, the Wolves celebrate.

They were back in action, and hard at work.

A week after postponing a game due to a lack of eligible players, the Coupeville Middle School football squad returned Wednesday, taking the long ride down to Forks.

Once they got to the town that former CHS football coach Ron Bagby once owned as a young gridiron warrior, the Wolves battled through a mud bowl, falling 34-14.

Jean Lund-Olsen grabbed the spotlight, scoring a touchdown and snaring a pair of sacks on defense.

Not to be outdone, Mason Grove opened the scoring for Coupeville with a touchdown of his own, then tacked on PAT runs after both scores.

Sean Toomey-Stout was a beast on both sides of the ball, while the Wolf line — led by Trevor Bell, Trystan Ford and Gavin Knoblich, operated with great efficiency.

Coupeville returns to action next Wednesday, Oct. 28, when it travels to Port Townsend.

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Sean Toomey-Stout (far left) was a rampaging force of nature on both sides of the ball Wednesday afternoon. (Deb Smith photo)

   Sean Toomey-Stout (far left) was a rampaging force of nature on both sides of the ball Wednesday afternoon. (Deb Smith photos)

CMS coach Bob Martin

   CMS coach Bob Martin (red hat) and his staff meet with their players after the game.

There is a wild beast stalking the sidelines.

Coupeville Middle School eighth grader Sean Toomey-Stout isn’t the biggest football player on the field, but he never stops attacking.

Quick, nimble, explosive and fearless, prone to pulling off highlight reel moves just like older brother Cameron, he was the main attraction Wednesday afternoon.

While Toomey-Stout’s heroics weren’t enough to lift the Wolves to a win — CMS fell 27-0 to visiting Stevens, a school that boasts 600+ students — his play, especially in the second half, gave Coupeville fans something to holler about.

After surrendering all 27 points in the first half, the Wolves clamped down on defense after the break, hitting with more aggression the further into the game they got.

Toomey-Stout single-handedly changed Stevens flow, forcing the visitors to go four and out on a series in which the rampaging Wolf made four consecutive tackles in the back field.

The most bone-crunching of the smack-downs came on an aborted pitch, as Toomey-Stout arrived at the exact moment the startled Stevens rusher felt the ball start to graze his fingertips.

A millisecond later, he was flat on his back, and asking if anyone saw the bus that had just flattened him.

Not content to star on just one side of the ball, Toomey-Stout followed up his defensive stand with Coupeville’s best offensive play of the game.

Taking a pitch from Wolf quarterback Dawson Houston, Sean the Shifty went on a twisty rampage, bolting through and around almost all 11 would-be tacklers before finally being hauled down 42 yards from where he started.

Unfortunately, Coupeville’s lack of a battering ram in the red zone prevented them from scoring on the drive, as the Wolves stalled out at the five-yard line after Toomey-Stout’s rampage.

Stevens, however, had a battering ram. Well, more than just one.

Their running backs and a chunk of their line looked like they were already in high school, and they spent the early stages of the game just running straight at, and straight through, Coupeville’s undersized defenders.

With several players already dinged up, and others forced to play out of position, the Wolves opened the game tentative, before getting their second wind and an injection of steel into their collective spines.

The first jolt came from Toomey-Stout (who else?), but then Gavin Knoblich, Trystan Ford, Trevor Bell and Jean Lund-Olsen all stepped up with strong defensive plays of their own.

Houston, when he had time to set up and throw, looked sharp on several heaves, with his best target being Toomey-Stout.

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"This line will not break!" (John Fisken photo)

“This line will not break!” (John Fisken photo)

“Am I proud? You bet!”

Coupeville Middle School football coach Bob Martin has a very raw team at his command, but, for the second week in a row, the Wolves came dangerously close to an upset win.

An inability to convert PAT’s cost CMS in the end, letting host Port Townsend slip away with a 14-12 win. But, other than the final score, the day was one full of highlights for the Wolf faithful.

“We dominated the first half; the team did good,” Martin said. “We have a very young, very inexperienced team, all of who attend practice six days a week.

“They are progressing, they know their responsibilities and are motivated to excel and are a great group of kids to coach!”

Eighth grader Chris Battaglia carried the load on offense, racking up 100 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the ground. He also brought back a punt 30 yards and recovered a fumble on defense.

It was the second straight game he had recorded two touchdowns.

Teo Keilwitz (26 yards) and Sean Toomey-Stout (13) backed up Battaglia, while Wolf quarterback Shane Losey hooked up with Luke Martin for a 15-yard reception.

Battaglia and Jake Pease paced the CMS defense, collecting seven tackles apiece, with Toomey-Stout, Keilwitz and Jaushon Clay each picking up six.

Losey (3), Martin (2), Dawson Sorrows (2), Josh Robinson (2) and Gavin Knoblich (1 assist) all contributed, with Losey tacking on a team-high six assists and Toomey-Stout picking off a Port Townsend pass.

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