Rangers fall to Burton Bentley 30-22

Published 6:37 am Saturday, October 14, 2023

By Scott Novak

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CASSOPOLIS — The two quarterbacks for Burton Bentley and host Cassopolis put on quite a show in the second half of their non-conference football game at William F. Scott Field Friday night.

After the two teams were deadlocked at 8-8 going into halftime, Mabry Wansley, of Bentley, and Cassopolis’ Jadyn Baucom scored all the touchdowns in the second half as Bentley defeated the Rangers 30-22.

It was the third consecutive loss for Cassopolis, which drops to 3-5 on the season.

Wansley, who opened the scoring with a 7-yard run in the first quarter, scored three second-half touchdowns to lead his team to victory. He scored on runs of 10, 9 and 36 yards. His 36-yard touchdown run with 1:41 remaining sealed the victory for Bentley, which improved to 6-2.

Baucom scored on runs of 45 and 22 yards to keep the Rangers in the contest. He also had a 2-point conversion pass to Kenny May.

Dameond Kaminski scored the first touchdown for Cassopolis in the second quarter on a 3-yard run, which tied the score at 8-8. He also had a 2-point conversion run.

Baucom finished with 102 yards on nine carries and 68 yards passing.

Neelanh Vanhphoumy had four receptions for 50 yards.

Defensively, Baucom had nine tackles, while Mason Smego had 4.5 tackles. Turner Westrate, Lane Leach and Dakota Redmond all finished with four tackles. Westrate also had a sack and Spencer Wagoner had a fumble recovery.

Cassopolis will wrap up the 2023 regular season when it hosts Dowagiac Friday night.

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