Alex (left) and Xavier Murdy are one of the most-successful brother duos in CHS basketball history. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Alex Murdy made some more history Friday night.
The high-flying Coupeville High School senior knocked down 15 points against Friday Harbor, cracking the 400-point club for his varsity career.
While that’s a nice personal accomplishment, there’s actually more to it than that.
With the help of older brother Xavier, who graduated last year, the Murdy boys become just the eighth pair of brothers to top 400 points in the 106-year history of Wolf basketball.
Of those dynamic duos, four actually went a step further, with both brothers netting 500+ points, while the Whitney boys, Steve and Joe, are the only Wolf bros to both top 600.
And they accomplished that even though Joe didn’t finish his prep career at CHS, instead transferring to Lynden for his senior season, where he led the Lions to a state title.
The great eight, in order by combined points:
Bagby – 1636
Mike – 1137
Jason – 499
Whitney -1331
Steve – 730
Joe – 601
Faris – 1192
Foster – 628
Gary – 524
Syreen – 1144
Mike – 594
Jim – 550
Zylstra -1129
Denny – 602
Jerry – 527
O’Grady – 1083
John – 611
Pat – 472
Marti – 1013
Roy – 551
Frank – 462
Murdy – 889*
Xavier – 482
Alex – 407 … and counting
PS — In the 49-year history of CHS girls basketball, there’s only one sister combo where both players topped 400 points.
Black – 1124
Lexie – 622
Brittany – 502
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