Basketball team plays in conference championship without teammates charged with statutory rape

The South Haven Rams took on the Three Rivers Wildcats in the varsity boys conference champions on Thursday night, without five of their teammates. Brothers Damari and Deshaan Palmer, as well as Darion Gist, Cameron Watkins and Caskandra Smith are all charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct, which is defined as statutory rape of a victim ages 13, 14, or 15 years of age.