The McCook Central/Montrose Cougars rallied for a come-from-behind, overtime win against the Dell Rapids Quarriers 66-61 on Monday, December 14th, at Dell Rapids High School.
Dell Rapids took the lead in the first quarter and led 16-12 by the end of the quarter. McCook Central/Montrose tied the game at 20-20 towards the end of the second quarter, but Dell Rapids closed out the half on a 5-2 run to take a 25-2 lead into halftime. The Cougars cut the Quarrier lead to one at the end of the third quarter at 37-36.
McCook Central/Montrose then took the lead in the fourth quarter. The Cougars lead 54-50 with under a minute to play in the game. Lindsey Morris hit a three-point shot to pull within a point at 54-53. With :06 remaining the game, the Cougars missed the front end of a one-and-one, giving the Quarriers a chance at the end of the game. Kaylee Hennen drove the lane and was fouled on a last-second shot. Hennen made one-of-two free throws with :00.8 left to tie the game at 54-54 and send the game into overtime.
However, during the overtime period, McCook Central/Montrose took an early lead and made enough free throws down the stretch to come away with the win over the Quarriers.
Dell Rapids was led by Mikaela Stofferahn with 15 points. Emma Paul finished with 14 points, while Averi Pankonen added 11 points for the Quarriers.
Dell Rapids (1-1) will host Tea Area on Friday, December 18th, as part of a double-header. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.