SEQUIM — Port Angeles boys basketball coach Wes Armstrong called them the Big Three.
Sequim’s trio of Corbin Webb, Gabe Carter and Jayson Brocklesby averaged 43.0 points per game and terrorized opposing teams.
Teams could not keep all three in check, and down the stretch they couldn’t even keep one of them in check: Webb.
The senior 6-foot-2 guard/wing took over down the stretch, becoming the go-to player who consistently picked the Wolves up when they needed it.
The Olympic League coaches noticed as Webb received the second-most points for league MVP honors.
The four-year varsity starter, who surpassed 1,000 points in his prep career, also was voted co-MVP for the North Olympic Peninsula along with Forks junior Braden Decker, who did the same thing for the Spartans that Webb did for the Wolves this season.
Webb helped spark the Wolves to a tie for second place in league with archrival Port Angeles, the league’s No. 2 seed for postseason action, two victories over the Roughriders and just a step or two short of the Class 2A state tournament.
“There are so many things that Corbin did for us, on and off the court,” Sequim coach Greg Glasser said.
“He had good leadership, he was a great role model for the younger kids — who looked up to him — and he was just a great all-around student-athlete.”
For Webb, it was a simple matter of taking charge during his senior season.
“I said to myself, ‘I think it is time that I do my thing,’ ” he said.
On the court, Webb was the top scorer with an average of 16.2 points per game, and he also was the team’s top defender.
“We always put him on the best scorer from the other team,” Glasser said.
That meant Webb was pitted defensively against taller players much of the time.
“If the top scorer was a power forward, post or center, Corbin was guarding him,” Glasser added.
Webb was counted on more and more as the season went on to also use his offensive powers for the good of the team.
“He handled the ball more [down the stretch] and when we needed a bucket, we looked for him to do that,” Glasser said.
And, oh, those moves toward the bucket were something to behold.
“Even as a freshman, Corbin came up big for us on getting to the basket,” Glasser said.
“That’s unusual for a freshman.”
Webb’s personal sonar on how to weave his way to the net is his favorite part of the game.
“Getting to the basket is the strength of my game, as well as my mid-range shot,” Webb said.
“But first and foremost, is getting to the basket for me. I would, however, like to get more consistent with my 3-point shot.
“That’s one of the things I will be working on in the offseason.”
Even without the best 3-point shot on the court, Webb ended up as one of the top scorers in school history, ending up with 1,052 points for his career, edging out older brother, Ary Webb, for fifth place on the list.
“I didn’t realize I was so far up there [on the scoring list],” Webb said. “It will be fun to tell Ary when I see him next.”
Webb has a lot of fond memories of the recently completed season, but his favorite moment was beating rival Port Angeles twice this season.
“That was a lot of fun,” he said.
“We wanted to play as long as we could. The season was cut a little short but it was a great year for us.”
A practical and mature student, Webb has plans to join a good community college program next year and work hard at that level to get the skill level to play in Division II basketball.
He’s already talking to Peninsula College, which has one of the top community college programs in the Pacific Northwest, and he also is talking to Evergreen State College.
“Peninsula has a really strong program,” Webb said. “I would like to play for a winning program like Peninsula.
“I would do whatever role they want me to play, whether it is a scoring role or as a team player coming off the bench.
“[Peninsula coach] Lance Von Vogt is a great coach, and he has good connections.”
The connections would come in handy in applying for a Division II team, Webb said.
“If I play well, I could go to Division II.”
Division II is a realistic goal for Webb down the road, Glasser said.
“If he keeps working the way he has been working, he will be able to play on the Division II level.”
But starting at a two-year program is a good way to go, Glasser said.
“It will help Corbin develop his game.”
College’s gain will be Sequim’s loss.
“We will miss him a lot next year,” Glasser said.
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Sports Editor Brad LaBrie can be reached at 360-417-3525 or at brad.labrie@peninsuladailynews.com.