Kegley reaches 1,000-point milestone at West

Key Highlights

• It's a blessing to have so much trust from them."Much of West's positive activity on the offensive end, however, is generated from its stingy defensive work. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith the length that Kegley and fellow senior teammate Logan McIntire supply in the 1-3-1, along with the hustle that players like Braden Adkins, Harrison Richards and Owen Richards, Christian Quirasco and Braxton Kammer provide among others, West has the SOC III's best scoring defense. As a team, West has held opponents to just 44.2 points per contest in each of its 19 affairs during the 2025-26 season, and just 43.8 in SOC III games.
• Both statistics lead the conference."We put a lot of pride into our 1-3-1, and that's all (Caleb) McClanahan and the work he's put in with us to keep fine-tuning it," Kegley said.
• "It's a zone defense that requires high intensity, attention to detail and a high motor for everybody who is playing in it because of the ground you're covering.
• If you play it right, it's a defense that can not only contest shots properly but can generate a lot of deflections, which leads to steals and points in transition offensively.
• It really helps to get us going on the offensive end of the floor."For that effective defensive play, Kegley credits the pieces alongside him, particularly at the back end of the zone defense that West head coach Caleb McClanahan employs, as a big reason for the Senators' success. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"The twins and Braden give us a lot of intensity," Kegley said.