Dryden outscores Bentley, moves to 8-0
DRYDEN — Dryden rolled to a 44-16 victory over visiting Burton Bentley in a non-league varsity football game Friday night.
With the win, Dryden improved to 8-0 overall, while Burton Bentley fell to 1-7.
Dryden bolted out to a 22-0 advantage after the first quarter and widened the gap to 30-0 at halftime. Burton Bentley outscored Dryden 16-14 in the second half, but the deficit was too large to overcome.
Dryden amassed its winning total with a 71-yard touchdown run by Gianni Coscione (followed by a Tyler Roberts 2-point conversion run); a 40-yard touchdown pass from Santiago Perales to Coscione; a 33-yard touchdown pass from Coscione to Quinton Towell (followed by a Coscione 2-point run); a 47-yard touchdown run by Coscione (followed by a Coscione 2-point pass to Luke Taylor); a 15-yard touchdown run by Callum Brown (followed by a Brown 2-point run); and a 60-yard touchdown run by Coscione.
Coscione completed 2 of 3 passes for 47 yards and a touchdown while throwing one interception. Perales completed his lone pass attempt for a 40-yard touchdown.
Their targets were Coscione (one reception for 40 yards), Towell (one reception for 33 yards), and Taylor (one reception for 14 yards).
The Dryden ground attack generated 272 yards on 12 carries. Coscione led the team with 208 yards and three touchdowns on seven rushes, while Brady Schneider added 49 yards on four carries.
Defensively, Coscione recorded a team-high 15 tackles, while Cooper VanTof and Taylor added 14 stops apiece. Schneider contributed 12 tackles, Logan Korth and Brown each had six, and Josh Adams and Towell added five apiece.
The Dryden defense also forced two turnovers, with Towell and Coscione each recording an interception.
Dryden will look to close out an undefeated regular season when it travels to North Huron on Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Cardinals have beaten the Warriors the past two years, winning 40-38 in 2025 and 22-14 in 2024. North Huron holds an 11-9 lead in the all-time series.
On Sunday, Oct. 25, the Cardinals will learn their first-round playoff opponent and location.
Friday Night Scores
11-man
- Armada 42, Yale 6
- North Branch 31, Richmond 16
- Almont 41, Cros-Lex 6
- Luth. North 38, Imlay City 20
- Vassar 50, Sandusky 36
- Millington 34, Ubly 30
- Cass City 22, Reese 6
- Caro 17, Essexville-Garber 7
- Laker 47, Har. Beach 6
- USA 66, Mt. Clemens 6
8-man
- Dryden 44, Burton Bentley 16
- Merritt Academy 26, Capac 6
- Byron 70, Memphis 36
- Deckerville 52, Brown City 24
- Marlette 66, Hale 0
- Peck 66, C-PS 12
- BC All-Saints 47, Akr. Frgv. 0
- Kingston 60, Bad Axe 26
