It has been a historic week of basketball for the Federal Way Eagles boys team.

Wednesday, the Eagles’ broke Ferris High School’s 2006-08 Class 4A state record of 59 consecutive wins by claiming their 60th straight win, a 69-36 victory on the road over Ferndale.

Federal Way launched its 60-game win streak in the 2014-15 season.

“I told them that this is something they will be able to take with them and have forever,” Eagles coach Jerome Collins said in a phone interview. “It might not be sinking in right now, but it will.”

Wednesday’s was an impressive win for Federal Way given the Eagles were tested a day earlier in Enumclaw. The Eagles escaped with a 60-56 win, which tied the Ferris record at 59.

After Tuesday’s win, senior Malcolm Cola, who led Federal Way with 16 points, seven blocks and eight rebounds, claimed to have no idea the stakes were so high for the basketball program.

“What is this our —.” Cola said before pausing and looking around for the answer. “That’s 59? OK. The record’s 59? Every win is a big win. That’s all we focus on. We’re not worried about a record. We’re worried about winning.”

Senior point guard Marcus Stephens said he wasn’t aware of the significance until after the game.

“I just figured that out,” Stephens said. “Now that we’re here, I think I’m able to let it soak in. We want to take it further to another level, but that’s crazy to think it’s been that long since we lost a game. It’s really starting to set in.”

The win against the Hornets didn’t come easy, though.

Federal Way struggled shooting from the field, as well as holding on to the ball through the first 16 minutes. The Eagles shot 2-of-8 to start and committed four turnovers, and after one quarter of play, they only led by eight points.

Behind Cola’s effort in the paint, however, Federal Way built a 10-point lead early in the second quarter. With four minutes left to play in the first half, the Hornets, however, regained momentum with 3-point specialist Peter Erickson.

Situated on the right wing, Erickson went 3-of-4 from behind the arc, and Enumclaw caught the Eagles at 29-29 at the half.

Erickson continued the hot streak in the third quarter, knocking down two more threes, giving the Hornets a 40-38 lead heading into the final quarter.

“This was just a hard-fought game,” Collins said. “We had the opportunity to fold, but I’m proud of the way my guys responded. We kept our composure.”

Before the team took the court in the fourth, Collins turned to his two leaders and gave them their orders.

“Let’s go,” he shouted. “Move the ball. Get this going. Speed it up. Run on them.”

Stephens took Collins’ words to heart by opening the fourth quarter with eight straight points. Cola’s final two blocks on the night came inside the final two minutes to secure the win on the Eagles’ unforgettable night.

After the win, when Collins was forced to think about the streak, the coach with 538 career wins quickly deferred the credit to those who helped make it possible.

Collins, who started in the 1990s, first praised the play of his former point guard, now head coach of the junior varsity program, Yattah Reed. He then praised the work of players like Christian Jones from his 2015 state championship team.

He reminisced about former Eagles-turned NBA players Michael Dickerson and Donny Marshall.

Collins concluded the trip down memory lane with his assistant who’s always there, just off to his left hip, Doug Sloan.

“This is a testament to the program, not only to the guys that are here, but for the guys that laid the foundation,” Collins said. “We worked to set a precedent about Eagle basketball, what it means and the pride that’s there. This win is just a culmination of all that.”

While it is possible Cola and Stephens had no idea about the Eagles’ win streak, it’s also plausible they knew all about it.

Collins, however, has his veteran team focused on a streak they can be most proud of — a third-straight state championship.

“The main goal is the three-peat,” Stephens said. “That’s where our focus is. That’s No. 1 on our list. We want to win every game, so things like this are going to happen. So far, we’ve been able to do that.”