The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team avoided being upset by the Garretson Blue Dragons on Tuesday, January 20th, after Zane Schumaker hit the game-winning basket with just seconds left on the clock to give Dell Rapids the 44-42 victory in Garretson.
The Dell Rapids offense struggled all night long as the Quarriers shot just 24% (16-66) from the field, 8% (2-25) from three-point area, and 67% (10-15) from the free-throw line.
The two teams were tied at the end of the first quarter at 11-11. The Dell Rapids defense held the Blue Dragons to just three second quarter points, but the Quarriers were only able to score nine points in the quarter. Dell Rapids held a 20-14 lead at halftime. Garretson was able to close the gap to 34-30 by the end of the third quarter. The game was tied at 42-42 before Schumaker hit the game-winning shot.
Schumaker led Dell Rapids with 14 points, three rebounds, and six steals. Riley Schmidt tossed in 11 points, had five rebounds, and five steals. Ty Hogland finished with nine points. Ben Hammer added eight points to go along with 11 rebounds and eight blocked shots. Garretson was led by Shay Gibson with 17 points, and Cole Fiegen with 12 points. Fiegen also pulled down 11 rebounds.
Dell Rapids improves to 8-0 on the year. The Quarriers will travel to Madison to take on the Bulldogs on Thursday, January 22nd. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Dell Rapids | 11 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
| Garretson | 11 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 42 |
JV Results
The Dell Rapids boys JV basketball team made nine three-pointers to defeat Garretson on Tuesday night. Tanner Heim led the Quarriers with 12 points and Austin Ellingsen added 10. Mason Peter and Mason Schmidt each added nine points for the Quarriers. Connecting from beyond the arc were Hunter Hansen, Josh Roemen, Peter, Ellingsen (2), Schmidt (2), and Sheldon Siemonsma (2).