The Dell Rapids Quarries were victorious on homecoming as they defeated the Tri-Valley Mustangs 33-6 on Friday, September 21st at Dell Rapids High School.
Dell Rapids scored first after a Tri-Valley fumble. With 4:55 to play in the first quarter, Logan Stone scored on a six-yard run. The extra point was good by Hunter Garry, and Dell Rapids led 7-0. Tri-Valley got within a point with 2:37 to play in the quarter after a 26-yard touchdown run by Mohamed Ibrahim. The extra point was no good, and the score remained 7-6 in favor of Dell Rapids.
The Quarriers then scored four more touchdowns throughout the rest of the game. With 1:42 to play in the first quarter, Eddie Price threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Logan Stone. The extra point was no good. Dell Rapids got another score before halftime. Price had a 20-yard touchdown run with 3:06 to play in the half, and the Quarriers led 19-6 at the break. Nick Boever added a 12-yard touchdown run with 1:37 to play in the third quarter, and Alex Kringen had a one-yard touchdown run with 4:55 to play in the game for the final two scores.
Dell Rapids finished with 396 yards of offense while holding Tri-Valley to just 101 yards of offense. The Quarriers had 185 passing yards, 211 rushing yards, and finished the game with 20 first downs.
Price was 9-11 passing for 185 yards and a touchdown. Ellingson had eight of those catches for a total of 164 yards and a touchdown. Tayte Gleason had a catch for 21 yards. Price had 11 carries for 46 yards and a touchdown. Gleason had seven carries for 38 yards. Boever finished with eight carries for 33 yards and a touchdown. Stone added four carries for 29 yards and a touchdown, and Kringen had five carries for 20 yards and a touchdown. Coby Maeschen led the defense with six tackles. Boever added five tackles. Tristan Stahl, Brandon Geraets, and Kenyon Shellum all had four tackles each.
Dell Rapids (3-2) will host Tea Area on Friday, September 28th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.