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Wolf players (l to r) Anthony Bergeron, Aaron Trumbull, Joel Walstad, Jared Helmstadter, Isaac Vargas and Morgan Payne. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

South and Central Whidbey stand together for Henry Pope and his family.

One hoop, one Island.

Coming together as one, basketball players from the entire length of Whidbey Island converged on Langley Sunday to honor the legacy of South Whidbey High School hoops coach Henry Pope.

Taking part in “Hoops for Henry,” a group of Coupeville High School players brought a touch of red and black to a fundraiser for the family of the Falcon legend, who passed away suddenly earlier this year.

For one day, while the action on the court was still intense as always, it didn’t matter whether you were South or Central. There was only one Whidbey, and it stood with the Pope family.