Xavier “X-Man” Murdy knocked down 11 points Thursday, sparking the CMS 8th grade squad to a season-opening win in Sequim. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
He could retire undefeated.
Now, there are still nine games left on the Coupeville Middle School boys basketball schedule, and it’s doubtful Dante Mitchell is going to quit any time soon.
But, after guiding the Wolf 8th graders to a 39-33 win Thursday in Sequim, his record as a coach is flawless.
The same can’t be said for Brian Shank, who was filling in for Bob Martin while the veteran round-ball guru is away on a business trip.
Despite Shank’s best coaching moves, the undermanned CMS 7th graders were stuffed 53-6 by their big school rivals.
8th grade rolls:
Mitchell got scoring from six of the eight players on his roster, with Xavier Murdy leading the way with a game-high 11.
Grady Rickner banged away for eight, Caleb Meyer threw down seven and Logan Martin banked home six.
Hawthorne Wolf added five, while Cody Roberts dropped in a bucket to round out the scoring.
Aiden Burdge and Gabe Shaw also saw action for the Wolves, who return home to host Stevens next Monday.
7th grade survives:
The young guns have a thin roster, and, it appears, ran out of steam, failing to score in the final three quarters
Isaiah Bittner led the way with five points, while Dominic Coffman netted a free-throw for Coupeville’s other point.
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