From staff reports

CASSOPOLIS – Don’t look now, but the Cassopolis girls’ basketball team is starting to put it together.

After a slow start, the Rangers squared their overall record at 6-6 Thursday night Cassopolis rallied in the second half to knock off visiting Berrien Springs 47-42 and earn a measure of revenge on the Shamrocks.

The win avenged a 39-24 loss to Berrien Springs back on Dec. 4.

The Shamrocks dominated the first half of play, leading 6-2 after one period of play and 22-12 at halftime.

But the Rangers turned things around in the second half, outscoring Berrien Springs 22-10 in the pivotal third quarter to take a 35-32 lead into the final eight minutes of play.

Again Cassopolis outscored its opponent, this time 12-10 to earn the five-point victory.

The Rangers’ Damonica Kelly scored a game-high 22 points, while Reese Ellison added nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Lela Broussard added eight points.

Mandy Bromilow paced the Shamrocks with 14 points and nine rebounds. Kayla Foster added 11 points.

BERRIEN SPRINGS 42
Mandy Bromilow 5 4-6 14, Gabby Baur 0 0-0 0, Danielle Downey 2 1-2 5, Kayla Foster 4 1-2 11, Raechel Zahrn 2 0-0 5, Rachel Jakubs 1 1-2 3, Lindsey Foster 2 0-0 4, Kayla Enders 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 7-12 42
CASSOPOLIS 47
Savannah Sullivan 0 0-2 0, Lela Broussard 4 0-1 8, Reese Ellison 3 3-7 9, Sasha Lanier 1 2-2 4, Damonica Kelly 6 8-8 22, Jameka Eleazer 1 0-0 2, Devan Hillyer 1 0-2 2. TOTALS: 16 13-22 47

Berrien Springs 6 22 32 42
Cassopolis 2 12 35 47
3-point baskets: Berrien 3 (K. Foster 2, Zahrn 1), Cassopolis 2 (Kelly). Total fouls: Berrien 19, Cassopolis 9 (none). Fouled out: Downey (BS). Technical: Berrien (bench). Varsity records: Berrien 6-6, 2-4 Lakeland; Cassopolis 6-6, 2-5 Lakeland Conference). J.V. score: Berrien 28, Cassopolis 27