Friday Harbor High School Boys Basketball December 2002 games

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Wolverine boys' offense improves against Canadian squad

By Matt Pranger

posted 12/31/02
Friday Harbor boys basketball team "loosened up and shot better" in a 54-37 victory over G.P. Vanier of British Columbia at the Ilwaco Holiday Tournament Saturday, Dec. 28.

Nine Wolverines scored in the contest that followed a 2-point loss the day earlier. Nathan Smith led the Wolverines with 12 points and Danny Johnson scored 11. Tyler Roberts, Sean Anderson and Travis Coulter contributed 6 points apiece. Nik Grah, Danny Cumming and Damon Woodward each scored 2.

"Danny Cumming did a good job for us," Friday Harbor coach Rod Turnbull said.

The Wolverines (3-4) host Coupeville (1-7) at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3 in a Northwest A League opener.

Ilwaco trims Friday Harbor boys at the line

posted 12/31/02
Ilwaco shot 20 more free throws than Friday Harbor and edged the Wolverines 55-53 Saturday, Dec. 28.

"We gave them too many chances at the free-throw line," Friday Harbor coach Rod Turnbull said of the hosts of the Ilwaco Holiday Tournament.

The Fishermen sank 19 of 34 free throws. Ryan Cadwell, who led all scorers with 22, made 11 of those points at the line. The Wolverines went 10-for-14 at the charity stripe.

Nathan Smith led the Wolverines with 12. Danny Johnson had 9 and Nik Grah 8. Matt Cowell scored 7, Travis Coulter 5, Damon Woodward 2, Danny Herbert 2 and Brady Ryan 2.

Darrington tops Friday Harbor boys

posted 12/20/02
Friday Harbor boys basketball team went cold in the second half and Darrington warmed up, winning the Thursday, Dec. 19 non-conference contest 58-48.

The Wolverines led 30-24 at halftime but were outscored 18-8 in the third quarter.

Travis Coulter led the Wolverines with 13 points. Nathan Smith and Danny Herbert each contributed 10 points.

Wolverines defeat Blazers

posted 12/20/02
Friday Harbor boys basketball team used balanced scoring to beat Bush 51-33 in a non-conference game Tuesday, Dec. 13.

Travis Coulter paced the Wolverines with 16 points. Matt Cowell contributed 10 and Nathan Smith 9. Danny Johnson and Danny Herbert scored 6 points apiece. Sean Anderson and Damon Woodward chipped in 2 points apiece.

Life Christian beats Friday Harbor boys

posted 12/17/02
Friday Harbor boys basketball team lost a non-conference game 68-42 to Life Christian, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002.

"I think they will be one of the better teams this year.... They’re senior-dominated and played well together," Friday Harbor coach Rod Turnbull said of the Eagles.

Nathan Smith led the Wolverines with 11 points. Travis Coulter scored 8 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Shawn Anderson chipped in 6 points and made 3 assists. Nik Grah and Danny Herbert each contributed 3 points.

Seattle Academy conquers Friday Harbor

posted 12/10/02
Seattle Academy improved to 3-0 by beating Friday Harbor 47-33 in a non-league game Saturday, Dec. 7.

Friday Harbor trailed 16-14 halftime but Seattle Academy outscored the Wolverines 14-9 in the third period and 17-10 in the fourth quarter.

Friday Harbor’s Travis Coulter 13 led all scorers. Matt Cowell pitched in 10 for the Wolverines. Danny Herbert had 3, Tyler Roberts 3, Danny Johnson 2 and Fletcher Vynne 2.

The Wolverines are 1-1.

Turnbull's team wins first game

Story and photos by Matt Pranger

posted 12/04/02
Rod Turnbull directed the Friday Harbor boys basketball to a 61-59 come-from-behind win in his first appearance as the Wolverines' head coach in the building bearing his father's name.

"It's nice we could learn a few lessons and win at the same time," Turnbull said of the season-opening, non-league victory over Mount Vernon Christian.

"It was nice we didn't give up," Turnbull said of his players who are learning a new system.

"We played 10 and all 10 guys contributed," he added.

Friday Harbor's gymnasium is named after Turnbull's late father Dean, who coached the Wolverines for several years. "It's been a strange feeling, having the opportunity to coach in this place after my Dad," said Turnbull, a Friday Harbor alum.

Senior Danny Johnson paced the Wolverines, who came from eight points down in the second half. Johnson pumped in 25 points, including the victory-clincher with 10 seconds to go.

"We played a pretty good team game," Johnson said.

Johnson praised Turnbull. "He's a great coach. The whole team team respects him."

Mount Vernon Christian led 52-44 at the start of the fourth quarter but the Wolverines closed the gap to 57-54 on Tyler Roberts’ jumper and a steal and lay-in with about four minutes left. Nik Grah, who also had a swipe and layup earlier in the period, swiped the ball from the stalling Hurricanes and was fouled. He sank two free throws and Friday Harbor trailed by a point.

Johnson hit a short jumper and the Wolverines led 58-57 with 1:16 to go. After a teammate missed a free-throw shot, Johnson snatched the rebound from a Hurricane and dumped the ball back in with 10.8 seconds on the clock.

Johnson’s put-back put the Wolverines up 60-57. It provided the winning margin as Mount Vernon’s Kris VanderKooy was fouled while shooting a game-tying three-point shot with 3.3 seconds remaining. VanderKooy, who led the Hurricanes with 15 points, hit the first free-throw, missed the second and made the third.

Nine Wolverines scored in the contest. Travis Coulter contributed 8, Brady Ryan 7, Grah 5, Roberts 4, Danny Herbert 4, Damon Woodward 3, Roberts 4 and Fletcher Vynne 1.