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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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Mia Littlejohn and her assistant coach plot strategy. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Their baby game is as strong as their hoops game.

A number of former Coupeville High School basketball players have added to Wolf Nation in the past couple of years, with some of the offspring featured in the pics seen above and below.

Little CHS uniforms for them all!

Avis Mitchell’s granddaughter knows grandma is a hoops legend. Pops wasn’t too bad, either.

Rhiannon Ellsworth’s daughter came out to support Suzan Georges’ daughter.

Ema Smith shows her daughter the court where she scored all those points.

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Caleb Meyer, international man of mystery. (Photo courtesy Molly McPherson)

I knew him before he was big time.

Caleb Meyer is a Coupeville High School grad, current college basketball player, and owner of the most-luxurious naturally curly hair in the Northwest.

But a long time ago, before he got his growth spurt and became a tower of power, he was Videoville royalty, a wee tot hanging out in grampa and grandma’s store.

Caleb guarded the giant gumball machine next to the front door with a righteous passion, and his skills juggling the round candies were a sign of what was to come when he became a basketball whiz kid.

Seeing him return to Coupeville last year for his senior year and play a vital role for a Wolf hoops team which had its best season in three decades-plus, was a personal thrill.

And now Caleb is signing autographs for Skagit Valley College hoops fans who gaze at him like he’s a blend of Harry Styles and Damian Lillard.

Couldn’t happen to a better guy.

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Makana Stone leans in for the rebound. (Photo property Marianne Maja Stenerud)

A two-week layoff did nothing to cool off her game.

Back on the hardwood for the first time since Jan. 21, Coupeville grad Makana Stone delivered a 14-point, 18-rebound, three-assist performance Sunday in Norway.

That, combined with 18 points from fellow American assassin Abbey Hoff, sparked Baerum to an 82-40 win over Storm Ungdom.

The win, which snaps a brief two-game losing skid for Stone and Co., lifts them to 11-5 on the season.

Baerum sits in third place in the seven-team Kvinneligaen, trailing just Ulriken (16-0) and Asker (13-4) and its next game is a rematch with the league’s second-place squad.

That tilt arrives Feb. 14, as the schedule currently has some large gaps in it.

Sunday’s rumble with the league’s cellar dweller started fairly close, with Baerum up 18-13 at the first break.

After that, Stone and her associates blew things open with 21-8 and 19-7 runs across the second and third quarters, respectively.

The former Wolf ace, who is in her second season of pro ball, achieved a pair of personal milestones in Sunday’s win, cracking 300 points and 200 rebounds for the campaign.

Stone has racked up 301 points, 202 rebounds, 35 assists, 43 steals, and 10 blocks while playing for Baerum.

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Mia Farris gets a closer look at the stat sheet. (Bailey Thule photo)

Can we reach 3,000? Probably.

With eight more regular season games left on the schedule, then likely playoff runs for both varsity teams, Coupeville High School hoops stars have already combined to ripple the net for 2,611 points and counting.

Six Wolves have cracked 100 points by themselves this season, with a handful of players pushing hard to join them in the triple-digit club.

Where things stand through Feb. 4:

 

Varsity girls
(16 games):

Alita Blouin – 157
Maddie Georges – 91
Ryanne Knoblich – 84
Lyla Stuurmans – 65
Gwen Gustafson – 55
Katie Marti – 44
Carolyn Lhamon – 27
Mia Farris – 23
Madison McMillan – 6
Jada Heaton – 2
Skylar Parker – 2

 

JV girls
(14 games):

Madison McMillan – 107
Kierra Thayer – 58
Desi Ramirez-Vasquez – 52
Carlota Marcos-Cabrillo – 45
Jada Heaton – 34
Reese Wilkinson – 33
Teagan Calkins – 22
Bryley Gilbert – 15
Skylar Parker – 14
Liza Zustiak – 14
Kayla Arnold – 11
Brynn Parker – 7
Kassidy Upchurch – 2

 

Varsity boys
(18 games):

Logan Downes – 430
Alex Murdy – 181
Nick Guay – 118
Cole White – 113
Jonathan Valenzuela – 71
Dominic Coffman – 49
Ryan Blouin – 48
Chase Anderson – 33
Jermiah Copeland – 10
Zane Oldenstadt – 8
William Davidson – 5
Mikey Robinett – 4
Hunter Bronec – 2
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim – 2

 

JV boys
(12 games):

Aiden O’Neill – 91
Hunter Bronec – 89
Jack Porter – 82
Chase Anderson – 71
Camden Glover – 61
Johnny Porter – 49
Hurlee Bronec – 41
Malachi Somes – 37
Landon Roberts – 34
Mikey Robinett – 6
Carson Field – 4
Yohannon Sandles – 2

Yohannon Sandles pushes the pace. (Bailey Thule photo)

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