KINGSTON — Cole Rabedeaux returned to the Kingston High School basketball court not as a Buccaneer, but a Viking.

The former Kingston player, who switched schools this year, helped lead the North Kitsap Vikings to a 62-43 victory Jan. 16. Rabedeaux scored 20 points for the Vikings.

North Kitsap’s Ethan Graebner scored 17, while Calvin Dennis added 11.

The Vikings scored 17 points in the first quarter and 20 points in the second. The Bucs trailed the Vikings 37-29.

The Bucs scored 7 points in the third quarter, and held the Vikes to 7.

The Vikes ended the game by outscoring the Bucs 18-7 in the fourth.

The win improves the Vikings’ record (6-1, 11-4). The team trails the first-place Olympic Trojans (7-0, 11-3).

The Bucs (1-6, 5-9) are tied for last with Port Angeles in the Olympic League.

NEXT: The Bucs travel to Sequim for a 7 p.m. game on Jan. 20.

The Vikings host Olympic in a 7 p.m. matchup on Jan. 20.

North Kitsap (62)
Kingston (43)

NK 17 20 7 18 — 62
KHS 12 17 7 7 — 43

NK scoring — Cole Rabedeaux, 20; Ethan Graebner, 17; Calvin Dennis, 11; Brooks Ellingsen, 7; David Perry, 3; Sean Crowell, 2; Evan Waller, 2.