The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team ended their 2015 season with a win in Lennox 19-13 against the Orioles on Thursday, October 22nd. The Quarriers led the game from start to finish on their way to the win.
The Dell Rapids defense scored the first touchdown of the game with 3:24 to go in the first quarter. Trevor Pulscher returned a fumble recovery 57 yards for a touchdown to give Dell Rapids a 6-0 lead. The Quarriers scored again with 10:42 to go in the second quarter when Matt Gillogly scored on a one-yard run to put Dell Rapids ahead 12-0. The Quarriers ended the first half with a 12-0 lead.
Lennox got on the board in the third quarter with :57 remaining in the quarter when Nicholas Kayl caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Leisinger to pull the Orioles within six at 12-6. Sam White added another score for Dell Rapids with 3:07 remaining in the game on a one-yard run. The extra point was good to push the Quarrier lead to 19-6. Leisinger and Kayl connected again with :13 to go in the game on a 30-yard touchdown pass to make the score 19-13. Dell Rapids was able to recover the onside kick and run out the clock for the win.
Dell Rapids finished the game with 20 passing yards and 155 rushing yards for a total of 175 yards of offense. Lennox finished with 274 yards of total offense. Both the Quarriers and Orioles were 3-9 on third downs. Dell Rapids won the turnover battle forcing four Lennox turnovers while the Quarriers only had one.
Hunter Hansen finished 2-5 passing for 20 yards and an interception. White had 15 carries for 76 yards and a touchdown. Gillogly also finished with a rushing touchdown and 16 receiving yards. Ross Wiebenga had seven tackles for the Quarriers. Nate McKee added six tackles, two of them for loss, and had a fumble recovery. Pulscher had a fumble recovery. Anthony Miller and Hansen each had an interception in the game.
Dell Rapids finished their season with a 4-5 record.
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