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Key to Victory — RAL coach picks up 100th win; and the rest of the action

A basketball rests on the old growth timber bleachers of The Lumberdome following a recent game. On Friday the Lumberjacks defeated Hockinson to earn Jeray Key his 100th victory as head coach of the Lumberjacks. — Jordan Nailon / Blast Zone Media

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R.A. Long routs Hawks for Coach Key’s 100th win

R.A. Long coach Jeray Key prowls the sideline during a 69-58 win over Mark Morris, Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Bakamus Gymnasium. That victory was the 99th in Key’s tenur as head coach of the Lumberjacks. On Friday, Jan. 17, the Jacks defeated Hockinson 78-45 at The Lumberdome to give Key his 100th career win. — Skyler Smith for Blast Zone Media

Tee Lumberjacks capped another perfect week with a 78-45 win over Hockinson at The Lumberdome, Friday, in 2A Greater St. Helens League boys basketball action. The occasion also marked the 100th victory for Jeray Key as head coach of R.A. Long the occasion was marked by the presence of former players in the bleachers and confetti in the air.

But the win that mattered most to Key was the latest one. Not because of the milestone. But because that’s been his mantra to his team all along — the next game is the most important.

‘There were a lot of distractions,” Key noted. “It was Senior Night for the cheerleaders, it was homecoming, and the guys were trying to get me my 100th win, so there was just a lot going on.”

R.A. Long head coach Jeray Key (center, white) poses for a photo with members of his family after defeating Hockinson at The Lumberdome, Friday, Jan. 17, and picking up his 100th career victory as head coach of the Lumberjacks. — Courtesy of R.A. Long Athletics

And the Lumberjacks accomplished everything that was on their to-do list, including hitting the quan at the post-game dance. But before that it was all business on Joe Moses Court. And Key wasn’t going to let the pomp and circumstance of the night get in the way of a good butt chewing early in the contest.

“I guess sometimes I’m not an easy guy to please because we had a good lead before halftime and I was still getting after them pretty good,” Key admitted.