Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Posts Tagged ‘Three Point Bombs’

Three-balls a-droppin’!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , , , on January 31, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Kramer O'Keefe (John Fisken photo)

   Kramer O’Keefe (right) rained down 71 three-balls during his days as a Wolf sniper. (John Fisken photo)

Brad Sherman (Sherry Roberts photo)

   Between 1991-2011, there was no better trey launcher in Coupeville than Brad Sherman (right), seen here with dad Don. (Sherry Roberts photo)

It is the ultimate weapon in high school basketball.

Capable of sending a crowd through the roof or deflating them just as quickly, the three-point shot is the dagger.

A dunk can set off a gym, yes, but there are so few, at least in this neck of the woods, that you can go an entire season without seeing more than a handful, at best.

Even then, most of them are just straight on, two-hands-on-the-ball jams, promptly followed by coaches lecturing the player to “just lay the dang ball up already and stop giving me angina, son!”

But the trey, the three-ball, is here to stay. It’s a part of the fabric of the game, and a crowd-pleaser at that.

As I’ve been going through the score-books from Randy King’s 20-year run as varsity coach at Coupeville High School (1991-2011), I’ve been writing about a variety of things.

Sunday, I decided, on a whim, to see who made the most treys during those two decades. To set the record straight.

Well, almost, as I have 17 of the 20 books, with 2001-2002, 2003-2004 and 2009-2010 AWOL. But it’s a pretty good start.

So, what did I learn?

The most astonishing piece of info was this: Gavin Keohane, who scored nearly 700 points during his run at CHS, the same man I watched win the three-point shooting contest at this year’s alumni game by a WIDE margin, never hit a trey during a high school varsity game.

Ever.

Which means he hit exactly one less than six-foot-seven Hunter Hammer, who capped his 759-point prep career by draining a three-ball in the fourth quarter of his final game.

So, now you have a great piece of trivia. You’re welcome.

Anyway.

Keeping in mind that we’re missing three seasons (which greatly impacts the numbers of accomplished gunners like Brad Sherman, Mike Bagby, Brian Fakkema and Tyler King), here’s 85% of what dropped through the nets during Randy King’s reign.

Let the boasting begin.

Single game high:

Brian Fakkema (6) vs. Mount Vernon Christian on 12-6-02
Brad Sherman (6) vs. Archbishop Thomas Murphy on 2-7-03

Single season high:

Brad Sherman (62) in 02-03
Rich Morris (50) in 96-97
Pete Petrov (50) in 95-96
Brian Fakkema (46) in 02-03
Ty Blouin (39) in 99-00
Brad Sherman (39) in 00-01
Mike Bagby (38) in 04-05
Blake Day (32) in 04-05
Alex Evans (31) in 07-08
Tyler King (31) in 10-11

Career three-balls:

Brad Sherman (101) **Sophomore and senior seasons — junior year is one of the missing books**
Pete Petrov (101)
Mike Bagby (80)
Ty Blouin (80)
Rich Morris (78)
Kramer O’Keefe (71)
Alex Evans (48)
Brian Fakkema (46)
Zepher Loesch (42)
Caesar Kortuem (41)
Blake Day (35)
James Smith (35)
Tyler King (34)
JJ Marti (33)
Troy Blouin (28)
Casey Clark (27)
Cody Peters (27)
Trevor Tucker (25)
Greg White (22)
Geoff Wacker (21)
Joe Donnellon (15)
Boom Phomvongkoth (15)
JD Wilcox (13)
Arik Garthwaite (12)
Matt Ortega (12)
Jason Bagby (11)
Jason Fisher (11)
Bryan Hamilton (11)
Casey Larson (11)
Ben Hancock (10)
Ian Smith (10)
Michael Vaughan (10)
Keith Dunnagan (9)
Erick Harada (8)
James Jorgenson (7)
Joe Kelley (6)
Dalton Engle (5)
Andrew Mouw (5)
Geoff Hageman (4)
Jason McDavid (4)
Virgil Roehl (4)
Nick Sellgren (4)
Ross Buckner (3)
Matt Frost (3)
Matt Helm (3)
Kit Manzanares (3)
James Meek (3)
Trevor Mueller (3)
Matt Douglas (2)
Ben Hayes (2)
Jerry Helm (2)
Travis Hooker (2)
Ryan McManigle (2)
Nevin Miranda (2)
Mitch Pelroy (2)
Matt Petrich (2)
Tony Prosser (2)
Joe Rojas (2)
Scott Stuurmans (2)
Nic Anthony (1)
Rob Blouin (1)
Chris Cox (1)
Scott Davidson (1)
Mike Duke (1)
Eddie Fasolo (1)
Hunter Hammer (1)
DJ Kim (1)
Erik King (1)
Gabe McMurray (1)
Brian Miller (1)
Tim Walstad (1)
Zeb Williams (1)

Read Full Post »

You done shot the lights out!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , on December 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Gabe Eck, seen here in an earlier game, was one of eight Wolves to score Friday as the JV romped to a win. (John Fisken photos)

   Gabe Eck, seen here in an earlier game, was one of eight Wolves to score as the JV romped to a win. (John Fisken photos)

Andre Avila (?)

   Andre Avila (32), playing defense earlier this season, was a wizard with the ball Friday night.

Brian Shank was feeling it.

As the ball sank through the net, another three-point bomb having hit pay dirt, the Wolf marksman looked at his fingertips like they were on fire, his eyes wide with glee.

Then he shook his head softly, grinned and headed back up-court.

It was that kind of night for Shank and his teammates, as the Coupeville High School JV boys’ basketball team shredded visiting Concrete 45-24.

Using the three-ball as their weapon of choice — four Wolves (Shank, Ty Eck, Beauman Davis and Luke Merriman) combined to net seven treys — Coupeville grabbed the lead a minute into the game and never looked back.

Trailing 3-0, the Wolves made their initial move in a hurry, knocking down three buckets in a 20-second span.

Shank banged home a rebound, Gabe Eck picked the pocket of a Lion ball-handler, then zipped in for a layup and then Shank capped things with a gorgeous trey off of an in-bounds play.

He wasn’t ready to stop there, adding a three-point play the hard way (slashing to the hoop for a bucket and an ensuing free throw), eventually raining down eight points in the first eight minutes.

But, even with Shank’s yeoman work, Coupeville was clinging to just a 15-13 lead after one quarter.

Enter Andre Avila and exit Concrete’s hopes.

The sweet-dribbling mighty mite brought his enthusiastic fan section to their feet with back-to-back highlight plays that broke the visitors will.

First Avila drew a pack of defenders, spun just out of their reach at the last second, and perfectly fed Merriman, who dropped a trey that barely ruffled the net as it went down.

On the next play, it was all Avila, as he spun, whirled, twirled, danced and broke approximately 17 ankles (maybe even his own) before dropping in the bucket of the night with a runner.

As the gym erupted and Concrete glumly called for a timeout, the hardest-working guy on the JV shot towards his bench, arms raised in the air, Rocky-style, huge smile on his face as Wolf varsity players chanted his name.

From there, it was put-the-hammer-down time, as Coupeville used a 22-6 tear over the second and third quarter to seal the win, which lifted the young guns to 2-4 on the season.

The Wolves got something from everyone on the roster, with Shank leading the way with a game-high 15.

Ty Eck added 13, including a team-high three treys, while Gabe Eck (6), Davis (3), Merriman (3), Avila (2), Ariah Bepler (2) and James Vidoni (1) all scored.

Read Full Post »

Canucks carpet bomb Wolves!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on November 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Lindsey Roberts

  Lindsey Roberts, seen here in action earlier this season, drained a picture-perfect three Sunday. (John Fisken photo)

(Amy King photo)

The Wolves listen to coach Scott Hay (left) during a timeout. (Amy King photo)

Canadian hail can be deadly.

At least when it’s a hail of three point bombs being buried from long range, as it was Sunday.

Down just seven at the half, the Coupeville girls’ basketball “fall ball” squad fell 63-34 to a trey-addicted Canuck team in their season finale.

The Wolves got close early in the second half, only to have their opponents open up on them, draining three after three after ever-lovin’ three.

Seemingly any shot the Canadians put up, no matter the distance, went into the bottom of the bucket on this day.

Makana Stone led the resistance, pouring in 12 points, snatching nine rebounds, blocking two shots and making off with a pair of steals, while Rachael Arand chipped in with eight points and nine rebounds.

Kailey Kellner and Lindsey Roberts each popped their own three-pointer, with Kellner tossing in a pair of free throws.

Kacie Kiel, Mia Littlejohn and Monica Vidoni added a bucket apiece to round out the Wolf scoring.

When the Canadians actually missed a shot, the Wolves were quick to snatch up the rebound, with Kiel (4), Lauren Grove (3), Tiffany Briscoe (3), Vidoni (2) and Littlejohn (2) all putting their name on the stat sheet.

Grove added two steals while Littlejohn doled out a pair of assists.

Coming off a successful, winning “fall ball” season, the Wolves will turn around and take the floor for the start of practice for the high school season Nov. 17.

CHS coaches David and Amy King, who were fans during fall ball — Scott Hay and Lark Gustafson ran the Wolf squad — were pleased with the level of commitment they saw from the Coupeville players who carved out time on their busy schedules to keep ballin’.

“We’d like to thank the girls who participated, for taking their time in the off-season to get better,” Amy King said. “The parents who were there every week supporting and to Scott and Lark for taking their personal time to be at the open gyms and make the trip to Burlington or Sedro Woolley every Sunday.”

Read Full Post »

Hail of three-point bombs sink Wolf boys

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , on January 22, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Wiley Hesselgrave scored five Tuesday night. (John Fisken photo)

Wiley Hesselgrave scored five Tuesday night. (John Fisken photo)

It was raining Tuesday, in a most unpleasant manner.

With three-point bombs dropping from the heavens seemingly every few seconds, the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball team got quickly run off the floor at Cedarcrest.

By the time the host Red Wolves were done hitting for 12 treys, they had put a 72-39 hurting on their visitors.

The loss dropped Coupeville to 2-11 overall, 0-8 in Cascade Conference play.

The Wolves remain two games behind South Whidbey (2-11, 2-6) for a 1A playoff berth, with six league games to play, including an all-Whidbey showdown in Langley Jan. 28.

Cedarcrest (9-5, 6-2), which used a 24-9 surge in the first quarter to put the game on ice, had seven different players hit from behind the three-point stripe. Alex Paulsen netted three, while three teammates each connected twice.

Coupeville, which failed to net a single three-pointer, battled back, playing even in a 12-12 fourth quarter.

The Wolves were paced by 12 points from Aaron Trumbull and 11 from Anthony Bergeron.

Nick Streubel tossed in eight, Wiley Hesselgrave hit for five, Matt Shank banked home a bucket and Gavin O’Keefe rounded out the scoring stats with a free throw.

In JV action, Cedarcrest piled on the points late to stretch the final score out to 65-30.

Read Full Post »

Rosenkrance sets the nets on fire!!

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , on January 4, 2014| 1 Comment »

Valen

CHS volleyball sensation Valen Trujillo (in scarf) and family root on the Wolf JV basketball team Friday. (John Fisken photo)

The long winter break couldn’t cool off Carlie Rosenkrance’s red-hot shooting touch.

Bouncing back strongly after a 17-day gap between games, the Coupeville High School freshman singed the nets for a team-high 13 points in Friday night’s girls JV basketball game.

Unfortunately, visiting La Conner got hot themselves, banging home a string of three-point bombs late in the game to eke out a 39-31 non-conference victory.

Now 2-3, the Wolf JV will sit out today (as Orcas Island doesn’t have a JV squad), before jumping back into Cascade Conference play Tuesday at Sultan.

Facing off with a scrappy Brave team fond of long range jumpers, Coupeville came out strong. With Rosenkrance pouring in six quick points, the starting five were ready to rumble.

“Our starting group played pretty aggressive defense, with Lauren (Grove) really using her quickness against their ball handler,” said Coupeville coach Amy King. “Emily (Coulter) moved well and helped her teammates with a lot of communication.”

Trailing by four at the half, the Wolves turned things around with their strongest quarter, outscoring La Conner 11-5 in the third.

Sophia Jebrail and Tiffany Briscoe each banged home a pair of buckets, while a ramped-up defense resulted in quick scoring opportunities for Coupeville.

The fourth quarter was an old-fashioned toe-to-toe slugfest, as the squads traded leads down the stretch. La Conner finally snatched victory away when it began to rain down treys, nailing three from long range in a very short span.

Despite the long gap between games, the Wolves showed little rust, something King was pleased to see.

“We came in with a lot of energy, all 13 girls contributing,” she said. “We are scoring a lot of points and some girls are great at getting aggressive on defense in spurts.

“Our focus moving into the rest of this season has to be getting the entire team on the same page with being more aggressive with defense, working together on the press and being stronger with the ball on offense,” King added. “Once we accomplish these things, we will win and be very hard to stop.”

Rosenkrance topped the scoring parade with her 13, while Briscoe (5), Jebrail (4), McKayla Bailey (4), Monica Vidoni (2), Wynter Thorne (2) and Coulter (1) all chipped in to the effort.

Read Full Post »