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Cats Win at Home Against Reinhardt

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McKENZIE (September 25) — When the Bethel Wildcats played host to the No. 6 Reinhardt Eagles Saturday it marked the 470th game in program history. There have been exciting and memorable games in that mix but none probably with more twists and turns than Saturday’s affair at Wildcat Stadium. 
 
When the Wildcats scored at the 11:19 mark of the third quarter they took a stunning 28-0 lead, and it appeared the Wildcats were about to rout the visitors from Georgia. The next 11 minutes of the quarter and the first three of the fourth stanza belonged to the Eagles. Reinhardt scored 33 unanswered points to lead 33-28. 
 
The Wildcats were not to be denied however as they put together what proved to be a game winning drive in the fourth. Nolan Chowbay hit Quashawn Ford with a 19-yard pass with 6:23 left to give the Wildcats a 34-33 lead. The two -point conversion attempt failed but in the end the Cats held on for the one-point victory as Reinhardt’s Reid Schratwieser’s 48-yard field goal in the waning seconds came up short. 
 
It was Bethel’s second straight win over Reinhardt at Wildcat Stadium. The Cats upset then No. 2 ranked RU 31-21 back in 2018. 
 
Cat scoring recap:
 
De’Ontay Tate put Bethel ahead 6-0 at 6:57 of the first with a 13-yard scamper. Luis Morales nailed the point after, and Bethel led 7-0. 
 
In the second quarter it would be Anthony Hughes on a one yard run for a score. Chowbay threw his second touchdown pass of the day with a 12-yard strike to Dieuly Aristilde with 1:35 left in the half. Bethel took a 21-0 lead to the locker room. 
 
The Wildcats took the afore mentioned 28-0 lead after touchdown pass by Chowbay pass to James Dixon at that 11:19 mark of the third. 
 
The Wildcats had a 488-423 advantage in total offense. Bethel had a 325-69 margin in passing yards. RU had a 354-163 advantage in rushing yards. 
 
Coach Mike Jasper was pleased with his squad’s effort and happy with the win.” I am so proud of how our kid’s fight. They played so well in the first half against a team worthy of their top ten ranking. All week we knew adversity would hit at some point, but our players met it head on and got the job done. So many of our kids stepped up and made big plays and that is what a good team must do to win. This is a great win for us and the program. We know we have a ton of work to do to get ready for a tough road game next week, but we will enjoy this one tonight.”
 
Bethel travels to Williamsburg, Kentucky Saturday to meet the Patriots of the University of the Cumberlands.