South Whidbey buried the host Coupeville High School boys basketball team with a barrage of three-pointers and heavy pressure on the way to a 81-48 win Monday, Jan. 12.

The win gave the Falcons a two-game sweep of this year’s nonleague showdown between Whidbey rivals. South Whidbey won 74-47 Dec. 2.

The Falcons (4-8) connected on 10 shots from beyond the arch, six coming from Parker Collins, who finished with 27 points.

They also ran a press deep into the game which frustrated the Wolves’ offense.

South Whidbey wasted little time setting the tone, scoring 16 points (eight from Chandler Sutton) in the first three minutes of the game to lead 16-6. The gap was 25-16 at the quarter.

With the help of four points from Ryan Griggs, Coupeville then made a run, slicing the margin to 27-25 with 5 minutes left in the half.

That would be the last time the Wolves threatened. A couple of three-balls by Collins helped South Whidbey go on a 14-1 run that pushed the Falcons to a 45-32 lead at halftime.

The third quarter was the only period the Falcons didn’t score at least 20 points, getting 14 (eight from Collins); however, they also had their best defensive quarter, surrendering only six, four coming from Griggs.

Seven different Falcons scored in the fourth quarter, led by Sutton, who matched his start with eight points at the end.

After a fairly clean first half, the second became physical and a parade to the foul line. The teams combined to shoot 32 foul shots after the break and 52 for the game.

South Whidbey could have added to its hefty winning margin with a better night at the line. The Falcons hit only 13 of 28.  The Wolves weren’t much better, dropping in 12 of 24.

The Falcons had a tough time corralling Wiley Hesselgrave. The quick guard attacked the hoop and drew numerous fouls, leading to 15 free throws. He finished with 14 points, as did Griggs, to lead the Wolves.

Aaron Trumbull, getting eight points in the first half, recorded nine, Matt Shank had four, Joel Walstad three and Gabe Wynn two.

Sutton had 23 points to back up Collins for South Whidbey.

Coupeville (0-2, 3-8) will wrap up its nonleague schedule at Mount Vernon Christian (3-7) at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17.

The Wolves then end the regular season with seven consecutive Olympic League games.

The first is a home tilt with league-leading Chimacum (2-0, 3-8) at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21. The girls varsity teams follow at 5:15 p.m.

The Coupeville Booster Club is sponsoring a pack-the-stands blackout for the doubleheader. Fans are encouraged to wear black in support of the Wolves. Give-aways and competitions for prizes will be part of the event.