CUMBERLAND — Matt McDevitt and Ryan Twitchell each notched a double-double as Greely beat Cape Elizabeth 62-44 in a Class A boys’ basketball season opener Friday night.

McDevitt scored 13 points to go with 11 rebounds. Twitchell collected 10 points, 10 rebounds and four steals.

“We know we have a small team,” said McDevitt, “so we know we have to work real hard when a team has a big man like (Andrew) Hartel, we really need to box out and go after those rebounds hard. I think we did a good job of that today.”

McDevitt, a 6-foot-6 senior, also added three assists and two steals.

“(McDevitt) is such a tough matchup for everyone because he can go inside (or) out. He can handle the ball pretty well,” said Greely Coach Travis Seaver.

McDevitt got help on the boards from Twitchell.

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“Since we’re small, we need to box out on the perimeter, too; that was the biggest thing,” said Twitchell.

Senior guard Jordan Bagshaw paced Greely’s offense with 20 points.

“(Bagshaw) is a great shooter; we always look for him when we can,” said McDevitt. “He did a great job today. He played strong, he played his game. I was really proud of him.”

The Rangers jumped out to an 18-9 lead at the end of one quarter, with Twitchell scoring six points. Greely grabbed six offensive rebounds in the quarter and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds.

“Our kids work hard every single day. Effort is not something we really have to worry about,” said Seaver.

Cape Elizabeth trailed 35-21 at halftime but opened the second half with a 7-1 run.

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“We just needed to settle down,” said Seaver. “It was the first game, it’s something we need to work on and we’ll get better at. We’re going to rely on a lot of our experience to be able to come through a lot of those things.

The Rangers answered Cape’s run by with an 11-4 surge to end the third quarter.

Finn Bowe, a 6-4 junior guard, led Cape Elizabeth with 17 points.

Greely had a big edge in free throws, making 20 of 24, while Cape Elizabeth was 2 for 4.

“It’s really just all five guys we put on the floor and even guys that come off the bench,” said Seaver. “They feed off each other. That’s the thing that I hope makes us tough, that they really play well together.”

The game was originally scheduled to be played in Cape Elizabeth but was moved because court repairs in Cape’s gym, after water damage caused by a sprinkler accidentally going off, aren’t yet complete.

“We have great fans here, nice and loud,” said Twitchell. It just helps get us going throughout the whole game.”


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