The first and fourth quarters for the Arlington Cardinals proved to be enough to earn a 74-52 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals boys team on Thursday, February 1st at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.
Arlington started the game on a 7-0 run in the first 2:05. The run continued throughout the rest of the first quarter as Arlington led 24-7 at the quarter break. They continued to lead St Mary by 17 points at 28-11 with 6:24 left in the first half. St Mary started to close the gap at that point. St Mary closed out the first half on a 15-11 run to cut the lead to 13 points a 39-26 at halftime. St Mary continued their run in the third quarter. St Mary outscored Arlington 22-16 to get the game within single digits at 55-48. Arlington then made their second big run of the game. They went on a 9-0 run in the first 2:11 of the fourth quarter to extend their lead to 64-48. Arlington continued to stifle St Mary. St Mary only scored four total points in the fourth quarter as Arlington pulled away for the Dakota Valley Conference win.
Two players finished in double figures for St Mary. Connor Libis had 20 points and three rebounds in the game. Max Herber finished with 15 points and six rebounds. Luke Brown tallied eight points, and Weston Geraets added four points. Arlington was led by Will Parry with 26 points, Scott Sampson with 18 points, and Devon Heuer with 12 points.
St Mary (8-6) will play McCook Central/Montrose in Salem on Saturday, February 3rd. This is a make-up date from a postponement earlier in the season.