Special Coupeville Edition, BBB 2012-01-05 vs Granite Falls

Granite Falls traveled to Coupeville Thursday for varsity and JV matchups against the Wolves.

In the JV game, things were close in the first quarter, which ended in an 8-8 tie, but in the second, the Tigers took advantage of the short-handed Wolves and went on a 21-9 run to take a 29-17 lead into the locker room at the half and never looked back, winning 67-36.

Freshman Joel Walstad led the team with 12 points, Caleb Valko added 7 and Morgan Payned 6. Carl Caidic finished with 4 and Drew Chan and Joshua Wilsey 2 each.

The varsity team was also dominated by GF, who led 22-10 at the first break and won 70-28.

Freshman Taylor Ebersole and Sophomore Nick Streubel led the Wolves with 6 points each. Aaron Curtin and Gavin O'Keefe added 4 each and Drew Chan, Mitch Pelroy, Carson Risner and Caleb Valko had 2 each.

JV and Varsity photos are posted HERE.

Special Coupeville Edition, BBB 2011-12-21 vs Bellevue Christian

Playing their second game in a row with a depleted squad, the Coupeville boys hosted the Bellevue Christian Vikings Wednesday night in front of a spirited and loud, but disappointingly small crowd.

Depleted in this case meant playing iron ball in the JV game, and in the varsity game there was only 1 sub available.

While the scores were lopsided, there were a lot of positives from both games. Both teams played tough defense, using their speed to slow down the Vikings' inside attack. The JV team had a hard time getting through the BC size, falling behind 18-0 early. The Coupeville defense tightened in the second, allowing only 7 points while the offense scored 7. The 3rd was the big quarter for Coupeville, as the Wolves scored 13 points, but it was still BC 44-20. BC played loose in the final period, scoring only 3 points, but they won the game 47-26.

Joel Walstad and Caleb Valko each scored 10 for the Wolf JV team while Aaron Trumbull scored 6.

In varsity action, the Wolves played tough early, but scored only 5 points in the second and fell behind 35-13 at the half. BC threw up 19 points in the 3rd and never looked back, taking the game 69-25. Coupeville did a good job spreading the scoring around. Nick Streubel and Taylor Ebersole each scored 8 points, Drew Chan and Gavin O'Keefe finished with 3 each, Carson Risner had 2 and Aaron Curtin 1.

98 photos of the varsity and JV games, as well as some halftime fun, are posted HERE.

Special Coupeville Edition - Girls and Boys basketball

Last Friday, Coupeville hosted Meridian for both boys and girls basketball, and it wasn't a good night for the wolves.

The JV girls fell behind early and just could not get any offensive rhythm going. The final in that game was 45-15 for Meridian. Camilla Riche led the Wolves with 6 points. Hailey Hammer scored 4, Amanda Fabrizi 3 and Breeanna Messner 2.

At the same time, the varsity boys were playing in the main gym. The first quarter wasn't bad, but the Wolves did find themselves down 14-5, but Meridian turned on the jets and scored 26 points in the 2nd period to post a 40-16 lead at the half, then moved on to a 75-33 win. Kole Kellison led the team with 12 points. Gavin O'Keefe scored 6 as did Taylor Ebersole. Aaron Curtin finished with 4 points, Drew Caan with 3 and Carson Risner with 2.

In the second set of games, the JV boys also had their offensive problems. The final score wasn't available, but in the words of one spectator, the score was 'not enough to to many".

The girls varsity game started well. Cassidi Rosenkrance scored 5 and the Wolves trailed 8-7 at the end of the first quarter. Although Coupeville didn't score any field goals in the period, Katie Smith was 6-6 from the line and 3 other Wolves sank free throws. While Meridian still led, it was by a controllable 22-16 score at halftime.

Then came the second half. The Meridian defense was tough, holding Coupeville to just 5 points, and the pressure continued in the final period, leaving Meridian with a 48-25 victory.

Katie Smith, scoring a single field goal, led the Wolves in scoring with 11 points, thanks to her 9 of 10 performance at the free throw line. Rosenkrance finished with 8. Taya Boonstra and Jai' Lysa Hoskins scored 2 each and Shelby Kulz and Lauren Escalle 1 each.

A total of 111 photos of the girls JV and Varsity teams are posted HERE.

65 photos from the two boys' games are posted HERE.

Coupeville has home games again this coming Friday, hosting the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats.

Special Coupeville Edition - Boys and Girls Basketball

Coupeville had a quad-header against La Conner Tuesday night in the CHS gym, with both boys and girls JV and Varsity in action.

While the varsity girls were playing in the main gym, the JV boys were in the aux gym and were having difficulties with their opponents. Down 28-11 at halftime the boys never really recovered as La Conner went on to win 55-15. Three Wolves got on the board. Gavin O'Keefe topped the team with 16 points, Josiah Campbell hit for 7 and Ben Etzell 3.

50 photos from the 2nd half of the game are posted HERE.

The girls varsity game was very exciting with numerous lead changes. Coupeville trailed at the first break, 8-10, but came back to take a 5-point lead at halftime, 23-18. The Wolves increased their lead to 7 points, 36-29 to start the final period, but La Conner was able to catch up and with just a few seconds remaining had cut the Coupeville lead to just 1 point. La Conner had the ball and threw up a desperation 3-point attempt as the buzzer sounded, but the shooter was fouled in the act of shooting and went to the line to attempt 3 shots with no time remaining. She made her first to tie the game then hit her 2nd to give La Conner a 48-47 win. Bessie Walstad led the team in scoring with 10 point, Katies Smith had 9, Cassidi Rosenkrance 8, Kendra O'Keefe and Mehgan Metlow 7 each, Taya Boonstra 4 and Jai' Lysa Hoskins 2.

67 photos from the Girls Varsity game are posted HERE.

For the late games, the girls JV took the court in the Aux gym and struggled a bit in the 1st half. The Wolves led 9-5 at the end of the first but scored only 7 points in the 2nd to give the Braves a 17-16 halftime lead. After the break, Coupeville stepped up on defense, holding La Conner to just 6 points while scoring 13 of their own, then added another 23 in the 4th period to win big, 52-39. Shelby Kulz led the team with 21 points, 13 of them from the line where she was 13-16 and 5-6 in the 4th period. Grace LaPoint and Breeanna Messner scored 8 each, Amanda Fabrizi 5 along with Rhiannon Ellsworth, Maddy Roberts 3 and Jamie Price 2. The game was quite the foul fest, with the teams shooting 33 free throws.... each.

Girls JV photos are HERE.

Finally, the boys varsity team. It was a close, tough game in the first half, with Coupeville down by just 5 points at halftime, but in the 2nd half, with several Wolves in foul trouble, the Braves used their speed and outside shooting to overcome Coupeville's size to win 65-49. Big Hunter Hammer put up 16 points while Ben Hayes, Ian Smith and Tyler King each scored 10. Dalton Engle scored 3 to round out the Coupeville scoring.

Photos from the boys varsity game are posted HERE.