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Logan Downes, your new Coupeville High School boys’ basketball career scoring king. (Photo by CHS Yearbook Staff)

One man stands alone.

Coupeville High School boys’ basketball launched in 1917, and 107 seasons later Logan Downes has reached the mountain top.

The Wolf senior officially became the #1 scorer in program history Saturday, reaching the mark when he sank a three-ball midway through the second quarter against visiting Neah Bay.

It was 5:36 PM, Pacific Standard Time, and a record which had stood for 54 years finally fell.

Downes finished the game with 23 points, pushing his career total to 1,150.

That breaks a mark set in 1970 by Jeff Stone and tied in 2006 by Mike Bagby.

That duo both recorded 1,137 points during their time in a Wolf uniform, with Stone playing three seasons — 9th graders weren’t eligible for varsity games back then — and Bagby four.

Downes is now #4 overall in school history, chasing Coupeville female legends Brianne King (1,549), Novi Barron (1,270), and Makana Stone (1,158).

The third and final son of Angie and Ralph to play for CHS, Logan follows in the footsteps of big bros Hunter (89 points) and Sage (64).

The young gun opened his high school hoops career during a Covid-shortened freshman season, knocking down 52 points.

He followed up with 172 as a sophomore — playing a key role on a team which won league and district titles en route to the state tourney — before pumping in 554 as a junior.

“There’s more where that came from!” (Bailey Thule photo)

Downes has 372 and counting as a senior, averaging 24.8 a night for a Wolf team which sits at 11-4.

Coupeville has five games left on the regular season schedule, then a possible playoff run.

Downes coach, Brad Sherman, who is the #9 scorer in program history with 874 points, has had an up-close view of his gunner’s career arc.

“It’s been a joy to watch Logan grow as a player and person these past four years,” he said. “Really just proud of him, and how hard he’s worked to be the player he is.

“Logan is a competitor, through and through – you can see it in every aspect of his game.

“For him to reach this milestone is a testament to the hours he’s put in and his drive to be the best he can be to help his team succeed.

“I’ve never heard him mention the scoring record – but what I continually hear him talk about is how to win games. That’s who he is.”

Stone got to 1,137 by scoring 176 as a sophomore, 317 as a junior, and a school-record 644 as a senior.

He would go on to play college basketball before long, successful runs as a teacher, coach, and administrator with Oak Harbor High School.

Looking back at his own glory days, Stone offers congratulations to the two players who joined him at the pinnacle.

“Logan sounds like a solid player on a winning team, that’s what it’s all about!” he said.

“I don’t know about Mike, but I didn’t have a clue on records back when I played, I just wanted to win and do something that hadn’t been done before and that was go to state.

“The career scoring record is long overdue, quite frankly it should have been broken by Mike when he played.”

Stone, who knocked down jumpers in the days of really short shorts and only two points for a bucket even if you shot it from the parking lot, admits he envies the current generation a bit.

“It would have been fun though to play in an era that included dunking, the three-ball and not to mention four years! GO WOLVES!”

Bagby went 137-222-414-364, playing alongside Sherman in the early days of his career.

Part of a family which features numerous big-time scorers, from sister Ashley and brother Jason to dad Ron, who did his damage while growing up in Forks, he agrees with Stone about the importance of individual accomplishments fueling team success.

Coupeville is 49-19 with Downes in the lineup, something the “old school” Wolves appreciate.

“Congratulations to Logan,” Bagby said.

“Not only has he been a great scorer, it’s important to point out the Wolves won a lot of games in Logan’s time at Coupeville. Something he should be extremely proud of.

“Not to mention a state tourney appearance.

“I’m looking forward to watching how much he smashes that scoring title,” he added.

“And I’m sending good vibes to those Wolves as they head down the stretch pushing for another playoff run.”

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