The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team fell to the Tri-Valley Mustangs in a defensive battle 12-7 on Friday, September 11th, in Dell Rapids.
The Quarriers got on the board first with a 76-yard touchdown pass from Hunter Hansen to Sam White in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead. Tri-Valley answered back when Landon Freeman scored on a 33-yard run in the first quarter. The two-point conversion was no good, and Dell Rapids led 7-6 at the end of the first quarter. The game-winning touchdown came in the second quarter for the Mustangs on a 19-yard run.
The Quarriers finished with a total of 186 yards of offense, 125 passing yards and 61 rushing yards. Tri-Valley had 250 yards of total offense, 43 passing yards and 207 rushing yards. Dell Rapids had just three first downs and was 1-8 on third down chances. The Quarriers also turned the ball over three times in the game, but forced four Mustang turnovers.
Hansen finished 3-6 passing for 125 yards, one touchdown and one interception. White had one touchdown catch for 76 yards. Mason Peter had a catch for 41 yards, and Sutton Adams had a catch for eight yards. White had nine carries for 28 yards. Ryan Geraets had a 20-yard run, and Jacob Faux carried the ball seven times for 11 yards.
Defensively for Dell Rapids, Ross Wiebenga had 10 tackles, one of them for a loss. Geraets had eight tackles. Matt Gillogly had two fumble recoveries, Patrick Hackett had a fumble recovery, and Anthony Miller had an interception.
Dell Rapids falls to 1-2 on the year. The Quarriers will host Tea Area on Friday, September 18th for Homecoming. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.Qua