CLALLAM BAY — Casey Randall and Kyle Keys teamed to account for nine of Clallam Bay’s 11 touchdowns in a rain-soaked 69-14 trouncing of Crescent.
Bruins coach Cal Ritter moved Randall to quarterback and Keys to wide receiver for this game, and the move paid off quickly in the first quarter.
“I think that was a good adjustment for us,” Ritter said. “Both of them played outstanding.”
After the Loggers’ opening series stalled just past midfield, Randall took the Bruins opening snap and ran left, pitching the ball to Keys, who went untouched the opposite direction across the field 55 yards for the score.
Keys finished the night with three carries for 132 yards and two scores, all of the rushes coming on that effective reverse-toss play.
“As you could see on those couple we ran back around he just did awesome,” Ritter said. “He had a heck of a game too.”
A fumbled shotgun snap on the next Crescent play handed Clallam Bay the ball at the Loggers’ 9-yard line.
Randall took advantage, toting the ball up the middle for the second Bruins touchdown in 12 seconds of game time.
Clayton Willis scored the next Clallam Bay TD, tiptoeing along the sidelines for a 20-0 lead with 3:56 left in the first quarter.
The Loggers rebounded, with Collin West rumbling 36 yards to the Bruins’ 5-yard line on a fourth-and-1.
Zach Fletcher then scored on a 5-yard plunge up the middle to make it 20-6 with 1:09 left in the first quarter.
Big play
Randall put together the run of the evening on a 36-yard play in the second quarter.
He pinballed from the middle of the field to the left sideline, then reversed his path all the way back across field before cutting to the middle and stutter-stepping, shifting and juking his way for every last yard.
“That one, I swear he ran for about 150 yards,” Ritter said.
The play took so much out of Randall that Ritter called timeout to give the senior a breather.
“What else can I say about Casey?” Ritter said.
“He’s just fast. He runs well, has a good head on his shoulders and is just an athlete.”
The big run helped set up the first of two Randall-to-Keys touchdown passes, this one from 8 yards out.
They later connected on a 29-yard crossing route to make it 32-6 Bruins at halftime.
Keys scored on a 57-yard reverse to open the second half, and Randall and Keys connected for their third scoring strike of the night, this one a well-placed pass to the right corner of the end zone for a 7-yard TD.
Sam Signor added a 55-yard scamper up the right sideline and into the end zone and Randall had a 20-yard rushing TD and two mirror-image 80-yard interception returns late in the fourth quarter to close the Clallam Bay scoring.
Randall finished with nine carries for 93 yards and the two scores. He was 5 of 13 passing for 86 yards and three TDs.
Despite the lopsided score, Crescent coach Darrell Yount was happy to see his players get back on the field, and happier still that the team came away from the game without further injury.
“Good to get most of our kids healthy again,” Yount said.
“We were still missing three starters, though, so that presented a big challenge from the get-go.
“We’ve been trying to grow up our team as fast as we can, but when all is said and done, we hung our hats on four athletes [in] grades 8-10, a junior and two seniors.
“While that might bode well for the future, it certainly presents some challenges in regards to general experience and athletic maturity right now.”
Yount liked how his team tackled in open space and its collective competitive fire.
“We really came to battle tonight. No one backed down and you have to admire that good effort, and in the end, it really just comes down to being accountable for whatever it is you bring to the table on every down.”
Fletcher had the game’s final score, a tough 60-yard run down the right sideline.
He led the Loggers with 18 rushes for 131 yards and caught two balls for 32 yards.
“He was everywhere doing a bunch of everything,” Yount said.
“That final big TD run was pretty much all Zach, because we really didn’t block it that well.”
Crescent (0-3. 2-5) visits Neah Bay on Friday, while Clallam Bay (1-2, 4-3) visits Tulalip, also on Friday.
Clallam Bay 69, Crescent 14
Crescent 6 0 0 8— 14
Clallam Bay 20 12 18 19— 69
First Quarter
CB—Keys 55 run (pass failed)
CB—Randall 9 run (Randall pass to Gregory)
CB—Willis 5 run (pass failed)
C—Fletcher 5 run (run failed)
Second Quarter
CB—Keys 8 pass from Randall (run failed)
CB—Keys 29 pass from Randall (run failed)
Third Quarter
CB—Keys 57 run (run failed)
CB—Keys 7 pass from Randall (kick blocked)
CB—Signor 55 run (pass failed)
Fourth Quarter
CB—Randall 20 run (Cummings kick good)
CB—Randall 80 interception return (run failed)
CB—Randall 80 interception return (run failed)
C—Fletcher 60 run (Wolfer rush)
Individual Stats
Rushing— CB: Keys 3-132, Randall 9-93, Cummings 3-11, Gregory 1-8, Willis 2-4. C: Fletcher 18-131, West 8-59, Wolfer 5-1, Peppard 9 (-23).
Passing—CB: Randall 5-13-0, 86; Keys 0-1-0, 0. C: Peppard 2-17-3, 32.
Receiving—CB: Keys 3-44, Cummings 1-26, Gregory 1-16. C: Fletcher 2-32.
