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First report
by Jack Butler
Detroit King (2-1) beat Cass Tech (2-2) 28-23 Friday night at Cass Tech High School.
King scored on a deep pass from quarterback Dante Moore seven minutes, 57 seconds into the first quarter.
King’s Sterling Anderson Jr. ran for a 10-yard touchdown to give King a 14-0 lead with four minutes left in the first quarter.
Cass Tech’s Sean Hodges returned the ensuing kickoff to the King 14-yard line. Cass Tech later scored on a sneak by quarterback Leshawn Mumpfield to cut the lead to 14-7 King entering the second quarter.
The King answered with 8:18 left in the second quarter. Moore found an open Kenny Merryweather in the middle of the end zone for a 21-7 King lead.
Cass Tech scored a field goal with 6:17 left in the first half to make it 21-10.
Moore threw another deep touchdown pass, this time to the corner of the end zone, to give King a 28-10 lead just before halftime.
Neither team scored in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter, Mumpfield freshman wide receiver Corey Sadler Jr. hit the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown to cut the Kings’ lead to 28-16 with 7:24 left.
Cass Tech scored again with 2:53 left in the game. Mumpfield hit Elijah Jordan wide open on the right side for a 37-yard touchdown pass. King led 28-23.
Cass Tech was unable to recover the onside kick.
