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Ransom throws 2 TD passes; Bethune-Cookman forces 2 late picks to hold off Grambling 24-21
Original Publication Date: November 2, 2024 3:50PM
Publication Updated: April 11, 2025 5:39PM
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cam’Ron Ransom threw two touchdown passes and Bethune-Cookman forced two turnovers in the fourth quarter to hold off Grambling for a 24-21 victory on Saturday.
Ransom tossed a 58-yard touchdown pass to Darnell Deas to pull Bethune-Cookman to 21-17 with 3:25 left in the third quarter. Dennis Palmer’s 42-yard touchdown run for the Wildcats with 10 seconds left in the third ended the scoring.
Deljay Bailey threw an interception on fourth-and-13 from the Wildcats’ 39-yard line with about five minutes to play, and then threw another interception on fourth-and-20 at the Grambling 26 with 40 seconds left.
Ransom also threw a 14-yard touchdown pass Thomas Nance in the first quarter. Ransom finished 18-of-20 passing for 199 yards. Palmer added 86 yards rushing on 20 carries for Bethune-Cookman (2-7, 2-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference).
Keilon Elder ran for a 22-yard touchdown in the first quarter and Javon Robinson scored on a 72-yard punt return in the second to give Grambling a 14-0 lead.
Bailey scored on a 9-yard run to give the Tigers a 21-7 advantage early in the third quarter. Bailey completed 18 of 33 passes for 206 yards. Elder finished with 50 yards rushing on eight carries for Grambling (4-5, 1-4).
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