EVERETT — Legendary high school basketball coach Jack DeKubber coached his last game 57 years ago in Sonohomish.

But he still remembers his short tenure with Arlington High School from 1961-62 quite well.

He was inducted into into the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame Sept. 16.

“I love Arlington. Sometimes I regretted when I moved to Snohomish because I had really great teams,” he said.

When he was with Arlington, he took the basketball team to its first-ever state tournament in 1962.

“Unfortunately, we lost two really close games but I had great kids,” he said. “We were undefeated in the league.”

DeKubber most remembered the “hard-nosed” defense of his team, recalling that he only had two good scorers.

It was a short but meaningful time in the school’s history. DeKubber moved on to coach at Snohomish High School, where he went to five state tournaments.

“It seemed to me that Snohomish was a step up, and it really was,” DeKubber said. “They had a nice gym and more kids to pick from.”