The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team picked up a Dak-12 Conference win over #3 West Central Trojans 59-56 on Tuesday, January 20th, in Dell Rapids. The game was back and forth throughout the entire night.
The two teams ended the first quarter tied at 11-11. Dell Rapids and West Central traded baskets throughout much of the second quarter. With the game tied 26-26 with 1:37 to go in the half, Dell Rapids went on on a 5-0 run to take a 31-26 lead with 1:15 to go. West Central answered with an 8-0 capped off by a three-point basked by McKenzie Stone at the buzzer to give the Trojans a 34-31 halftime lead.
The Quarriers answered the Trojans with an 8-0 to start the third quarter to regain the lead at 39-34 with 5:30 to go in the third quarter. The Trojans held Dell Rapids to just six more points the rest of the quarter, and pulled within two points at 45-43 at the end of the third quarter. West Central was able to tie the game at 50-50 with 5:49 to go in the game. The Quarriers scored the next six points over the next three minutes to take a 56-50 lead with 2:30 left. West Central pulled within three at 56-53, but Arial Hoffman made a layup with :53 left to go to give the Quarriers a 58-53 lead.
The Trojans were able to get a three-point basket by Kylie Hanisch with just :40 left to pull within two points at 58-56. With :06.7 left, Mikaela Stofferahn was fouled sending her to the free-throw line with a 1-and-1. She missed the front end and Stone pulled down the defensive rebound. As Stone was pushing the ball towards half court, she was fouled, sending her to the free-throw line with a 1-and-1 with :02.9 to go. Stone missed the front end, and Hoffman pulled down the rebound. Hoffman was immediately fouled with :01.5 to go. Hoffman made the first free-throw, but missed the second, however West Central was not able to get a shot off to try to tie the game.
Hoffman led the Quarriers in scoring with 19 points. Stofferahn added 14 points. Brittney Siemonsma added eight points, and Sami Reider finished with seven. West Central had four players in double figures. The Trojans were led by Stone with 15 points. Ashlyn Macdonald had 13 points, Hanisch had 12 points, and Bailey Meadors finished with 10 points.
Dell Rapids improves to 7-4 overall and 5-1 in the Dak-12 Conference. The Quarriers will travel to Sioux Valley on Friday, January 23rd.
Highlights
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| West Central | 11 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 56 |
| Dell Rapids | 11 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 59 |