Wolves shut down South Whidbey / Girls basketball

By Jim Waller • January 21, 2019 1:30 am

Once the Coupeville High School girls basketball team settled in, it pulled away from visiting South Whidbey for a 37-16 win Friday, Jan. 18.

The win came on Coaches versus Cancer Night. The Wolves honored former player Brisa Herrera, a cancer survivor, and Ronald Smith, grandfather of current player Kiara Contreras and cancer victim, before the game.

Local fans donated $483.20 to Project Violet of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

All season Coupeville coach David King said that his club’s defense sets up its offense, and Friday was no exception.

The Wolves limited the Falcons to 16 points and turned numerous South Whidbey turnovers into points.

It took a quarter for Coupeville to get on track, battling through the emotions of the night and pregame ceremonies, according to King.

“Once we came out focused and turned the nervous energy into the right kind of energy, we were OK,” King said.

The Wolves led 7-4 after the first quarter and then went on an 11-0 run to take control.

Scout Smith, Ema Smith and Lindsey Roberts all hit three-pointers in the second period to lift Coupeville to a 20-6 halftime lead.

The Wolves led 29-13 after three quarters.

Ema Smith canned a trio of three-pointers in the game and scored 11 points. Roberts finished with 6, Scout Smith 5, Chelsea Prescott 4, Hannah Davidson 4, Anya Leavell 2, Tia Wurzrainer 2, Avalon Renninger 2 and Nicole Laxton 1.

Scout Smith led the Wolves with six rebounds; Ja’Kenya Hoskins and Laxton collected four.

Scout Smith added five steals; Ema Smith 3; and Leavell, Davidson and Roberts two each.

Roberts also had four assists; Davidson, Ema Smith and Renninger dished out two apiece.

The win clinched a playoff spot for the Wolves and helped Coupeville (5-2, 7-7) step into a tie for second place with Cedar Park Christian (5-2, 9-6).

The Eagles and Wolves meet in Coupeville at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25. CPC beat Coupeville 48-28 Jan. 8.