EAU CLAIRE — The Cassopolis boys basketball team went 1-1 at the Eau Claire Holiday Tournament over the weekend.

The Rangers were defeated by the Kalamazoo Phoenix 83-68 Friday night, but rebounded to defeat Countrysicde 70-35 Saturday afternoon.

The Phoenix outscored the Rangers 68-56 over the final three quarters to advance to the championship game.

Robbie Saxton had a game-high 23 points to lead Cassopolis, which also got 15 points from Tyler Preston.

In the consolation game, the Rangers jumped out to a 27-3 lead after one quarter and never looked back in beating Countryside.

Prestly had a game-high 25 points for Cassopolis, which also got 10 points from Saxton.

 

Eau Claire Holiday Tournament

First round

KALAMAZOO PHOENIX 83

Jermaine Perry 22, Corey Burnett 14, Kiambu Hampton 13, Anthony Atlas 12, Dre Perry 10, Jalen McPherson 5, Tavion Boyd 2, Tyrell Martin 2. Totals: 33 10-17 83

CASSOPOLIS 68

Robbie Saxton 23, Tyler Preston 15, Kenneth Carson 4, Noah Woods 2, Gary Cooper 4, Vashawn Morgan 7, Damien Brown 9, Trevon Brown 2, Brandon Glover 2, Justin Smith 0 0-1 0. Totals: 27 10-18 68

 

Kalamazoo 15 40 61 83

Cassopolis 12 28 47 68

3-point goals: Kalamazoo 6 (J. Perry 4, D. Perry 1, McPherson 1), Cassopolis 4 (Sexton 4). Total fouls (fouled out): Kalamazoo 18 (none), Cassopolis 17 (none).

Varsity record: Cassopolis 2-5

 

Consolation game

CASSOPOLIS 70

Tyler Preston 25 , Brandon Glover 2, Kenneth Carson 7, Robbie Saxton 10, Noah Woods 6, Vashawn Morgan 8, Gary Cooper 4, Trevon Brown 4, Damien Brown 4. Totals: 31 8-14 70

COUNTRYSIDE 35

Jermaine Boxx 14, Jalen Odds 15, Jonathan Lewis 6, Quintin Rimpsom 0 Totals: 11 7-9 35

 

Countryside 3 13 22 35

Cassopolis 27 39 57 70

3-point goals: Countryside 6 (Boxx 3, Odds 2, Lewis 1), Cassopolis 0. Total fouls (fouled out): Countryside 11 (none), Cassopolis 9 (none). Varsity records: Countryside 0-6, Cassopolis 3-5