Cassopolis junior Nick Baker, who didn’t wrestle last year, helped the Rangers Wednesday beat Brandywine for the first time since 2005.

Baker’s win in the final match at 135 pounds gave Cassopolis a 39-35 BCS Athletic Conference win.

“It feels good,” Cassopolis wrestling coach Josh Rinehart said about beating Brandywine. “That’s probably the best we’ve wrestled all year top to bottom.

“They’re probably not where they’ve been in the last few years. But, we’ll take a win. We’ll definitely take a win.”

Baker pinned freshman Marquell Peterson in 3:13.

“I had him as a freshman and he got knocked out completely in a match at Covert midway through the year and he didn’t come out last year as a sophomore,” Rinehart said. “We got him back out this year and he’s done a nice job for us.”

Cassopolis also got pins from 140-pounder Cross Borsa and 285-pounder Reece West.

The Rangers got another key win at 215 pounds where Tymari Brown edged Charlie Rodriguez, 4-3, to give Cassopolis a 21-17 lead.

“Cross Borsa at 140 was huge,” Rinehart said. “Getting six points there was massive. Tymari at 215 was a tough match.”

Brandywine got pins from 152-pounder Sam Burge and 130-pounder Jesse Lochmondy. Lochmondy’s win gave the Bobcats a 35-33 lead.

“We’re a young team,” Brandywine wrestling coach Rex Pomranka said. “I’ve got one senior, one junior that’s been wrestling for three years and another junior that’s been wrestling for two years. The kids did what we asked. It was a heck of a match. We’ll just take it and go back to work.”

In other matches, Brandywine beat Eau Claire, 53-19 and Cassopolis beat a combined team from New Buffalo and Bridgman, 48-30.

“It’s been awhile since we’ve won two duals in a night,” Rinehart said.

 

Brandywine…35

Cassopols…39

103: Michael Kachur (B) won by forfeit; 112: double void; 119: Jordan Stockdale (B) won by forfeit; 125: Colin Kelley (C) won by injury default over Kaci Lintz; 130: Jesse Lochmondy (B) p. Peter Fiala, 1:44; 135: Nick Baker (C) p. Marquell Peterson, 3:13; 140: Cross Borsa (C) p. Ryan Buchar, 4:40;

145: Connor Earles (B) won by forfeit; 152: Sam Burge (B) p. Daniel Duebner, 3:32; 160: Kristian Hertsel (B) won by forfeit; 171: Zach Wilson (C) won by forfeit; 189: A.J. Green (C) won by forfeit; 215: Tymari Brown (C) d. Charlie Rodriguez, 4-3; 285: Reece West (C) p. Aaron Casto, 3:51

 

Brandywine…53

Eau Claire…19

103: double void; 112: Michael Kachur (B) p. Brent Rogers, :31; 119: Jordan Stockdale (B) won by forfeit; 125: Kaci Lintz (B) p. Jose Lopez, 2:21; 130: Jesse Lochmondy (B) p. Nathan Blighton, 2:42; 135: Rolando Hernandez (E) m.d. Marquell Peterson, 13-5; 140: Ryan Buchar (B) p. Mario Rodan, 1:41; 145: Corbin Eckenberger (B) t.f. Temo Padron, 19-4; 152: Connor Earles (B) p. Matt Bond, 1:24; 160: Oniel Sanchez (E) d. Sam Burge, 7-3; 171: Charlie Kelley (E) p. Kristian Hertsel, 3:52; 189: Mike Mazygian (E) won by forfeit; 215: Charlie Rodriguez (B) p. Yuriel Martinez, 1:14; 285: Aaron Casto (B) p. Jason Malkin, 3:41

 

New Buffalo-Bridgman…30

Cassopolis…48

103: double forfeit; 112: Rickie Williams (NB) won by forfeit; 119: 119: Joe Peterson (NB) won by forfeit; 125: Colin Kelley (C) won by forfeit; 130: Peter Fiala (C) won by forfeit, 1:07; 135: Nick Baker (C) won by pin, :45; 140: Cross Borsa (C) won by pin 4:38; 145: New Buffalo-Bridgman won by forfeit; 152: Daniel Deubner (C) p. Patrick Butler, :48; 160: Andrew Lovelace (NB) won by forfeit; 171: Zach Wilson (C) p. Jim Butler, 1:32; 189: A.J. Green (C) p. William Hatch, 1:26; 215: Tymari Brown (C) p. Alec Hernandez, :41; 285: Morgan Thompson (NB) p. Reece West, 1:06