CLALLAM BAY — Clallam Bay opened its season and a stretch of four games in six days with a 50-35 win over the Quilcene Rangers.
The Bruins started fast, running out to a 22-11 lead at halftime.
Quilcene trimmed its deficit to six after taking advantage of Clallam Bay’s zone defense in the third quarter.
“We went to a zone in the third quarter and that backfired a little bit as we didn’t have the man principles we needed to defend it correctly,” Clallam Bay coach Kelly Gregory said.
“We switched out of it and back into man and we were just fine.”
The Bruins held down the Rangers in the fourth quarter, allowing just five points.
Kyle Keys led all scorers with 19 points. He added six rebounds and a pair of steals.
“I moved him from up top out to the baseline,” Gregory said.
“At first he wasn’t too happy, but then he scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and he was happy after the game.”
Alan Greene scored 12 points, pulled down six rebounds and had three blocked shots and three assists.
Freshman Ryan McCoy also scored 12 points. He added nine rebounds and two steals for Clallam Bay.
Dakota Cowdrey added 10 rebounds and scored four points.
Juan Rogers led Quilcene with 17 points.
“He had a heck of a game for them,” Gregory said.
The Bruins (1-0) play Twin Valley tonight at Lake Quinault.
Quilcene (0-1) hosts Crescent on Friday.
