The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team advance to the Region 3A championship game with a semi-final win over the Flandreau Fliers on Thursday, February 26th, at Tea Area High School. The Quarrier defense was intense all game long as they held Flandreau to single-digit scoring in three of the four quarters. The Quarriers held Flandreau to just six points in the first quarter helping Dell Rapids get out to a 16-6 lead. It was a lead Dell Rapids would never lose. The Quarriers added on to the lead in every quarter.
Dell Rapids led 27-14 at halftime. Flandreau scored 13 points in the third quarter, but Dell Rapids was able to score 14 and pushed the lead to 41-27 at the end of the third quarter. Flandreau scored the first few points of the fourth quarter, but were shut down by the Dell Rapids defense for the remainder of the quarter as the Quarriers pulled away for a 58-34 win.
The Quarriers shot 36% (17-47) from the field and 63% (17-27) from the free-throw line. Dell Rapids turned the ball over 16 times and out-rebounded Flandreau 28-26. Arial Hoffman led Dell Rapids with 18 points and two assists. Mikaela Stofferahn added 11 points and eight rebounds, and Emma Paul finished with 10 points, six rebounds, and three steals.
Dell Rapids will face Madison in the championship game on Thursday, March 5th, at Lennox High School. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Flandreau | 6 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Dell Rapids | 16 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 58 |
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