The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls scored 80 points in a win over the Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 19th at Dell Rapids High School. Dell Rapids scored at least 16 points in each quarter and went on to win 80-65.
Both teams were on fire offensively in the first quarter. Neither team was able to gain much of an advantage. Sioux Valley was able to sink a last-second shot to take a 17-16 lead after the first quarter. That’s when the Dell Rapids offense really got going. The Quarriers scored 24 points while holding Sioux Valley to just 11 in the second quarter. Dell Rapids led 40-28 at halftime, and this run helped the Quarriers stay far enough ahead the remainder of the game. Dell Rapids scored another 19 points in the third quarter and extended their lead to 15 points at 59-44 heading into the final quarter. Sioux Valley made a little run early in the fourth and cut the lead down to nine, but Dell Rapids was able to maintain about a 10-12 point lead throughout much of the quarter for the win.
Arial Hoffman had a game-high 25 points, 20 of those coming in the first half. Aspen Hansen finished with 16 points, and Sydney Stofferahn added 11 points. Emma Paul tallied nine points, Ravyn Hoffman had eight points, and Jayda Knuppe finished with seven points. Sioux Valley was led by Carly Granum with 23 points and Lynsey Stevens with 17 points.
Dell Rapids (9-3) will now play Elk Point-Jefferson in Elk Point on Saturday, January 20th as part of a girls and boys double header. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media with a video only stream.