The Dell Rapids Quarriers picked up their second win of the season by holding off the Tea Area Titans 80-71 on Friday, December 18th, in Dell Rapids.
Tea Area held the lead at the first quarter break at 15-14. However, Dell Rapids poured in 30 points in the second quarter and out-gained the Titans by 10 to head to halftime ahead 44-35. The Quariers pushed their lead to 12 at the end of the third quarter on a last-second three-pointer by Sheldon Siemonsma to lead Tea Area 65-53. The Titans out-scored the Quarries in the final quarter, but wasn’t enough as Dell Rapids held on for the win.
The Quarries shot 50% (30-60) from the field, 21% (4-19) from three-point area, and 84% (16-19) from the free-throw line in the game. Dell Rapids had 35 team rebounds, seven team assists, 10 steals, and only turned the ball over five times.
Ty Hoglund led all scorers in the game with 44 points. Hoglund also had seven steals, five assists, and three rebounds. Siemonsma finished with 1o points and nine rebounds. Mason Peter also had 10 points and added six rebounds. Tea Area was led by Ethan Friedel with 30 points.
Dell Rapids (2-0) will host Baltic on Tuesday, December 22nd, as part of a double-header. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.