The Clevedon Bowls Club, where the legendary David Bryant honed his skills and one of the most successful clubs in the country, are enjoying a high profile once again in the Ryman the Stationer national inter-club championship.

With Bryant, now 77, on the sidelines these days, Clevedon showed they are still a force to be reckoned with on Saturday when they clinched a place in the quarter-finals of the Denny Cup.

While their 90-77 overall victory over Torbay owed much to a massive 36-11 home win for the rink skipped by Pip Branfield over Alan Bowden's quartet, Daran Mason added a useful single shot win against Dave Summers.

In Paignton, Craig Walker's men dropped a last-end treble to lose 21-19, while John Hick's quartet lost 18-17 to former Plymouth star Derek Singleton.

Cotswold were in fine form, too, in the consolation Denny Plate event – open to first-round losers in the Cup. They won in style, beating Kingsbridge-based South Hams on all four rinks, with Dave Brown and Keith Hinder skipping their home rinks to wins of 28-7 and 26-13 respectively.

Clevedon will play Lincoln on January 24 for a place in the Denny Cup semi-finals, while Cotswold meet Swale or Isle of Wight in the quarter-finals of the Plate.

Bristol schoolteacher Chris Keating swept into the semi-finals of the Welsh under-25 singles championship with a 21-9 win over Sam Brown, but he could not match the accuracy of Port Talbot's Ross Tomlinson, who beat him 21-7 at Blaenau Gwent.

Ryman the Stationer national inter-club championship (Denny Cup) – Last 16: Clevedon bt Torbay 90-77 – Rink scores (Clevedon skips first): P J Branfield 36, A Bowden 11; D Mason 18, D Summers 17; J Hick 17, D Sinleton 28; C Walker 19, R Johnson 21. Lincoln bt Blackpool NH 93-65; Essex County bt Rugby Thornfield 102-53; Portsmouth Victory bt Betteshanger 73-71; Exonia bt Desborough (Maidenhead) 82-49; Cumbria bt Alfreton 84-64; Egham bt Preston (Brighton) 75-72; Barking bt Northampton 119-51.

Denny Plate consolation event – Last 16: Cotswold bt South Hams 88-42 – Rink scores (Cotswold skips first): K Hinder 26, S Lamble 13; D Brown 28, B Geldard 7; T Griffiths 18, J Harding 10; R Speke 16, J Yeabsley 12. Spalding bt Featherstone 82-77; Bodmin bt Watford 101-56; Cambridge Chesterton bt Mid Suffolk 80-76; Swale bt Isle of Wight 93-59; Darlington bt Erewash 90-85; Wellingborough bt Beccles 77-71.