Oldham-Ramona/Rutland raced out to a 19-0 lead in the first quarter and held on to defeat the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys 50-36 at the Entringer Classic in Brookings on Thursday, December 31st.
The Raiders scored the first 19 points in the first quarter and led 19-3 after a last-second three point basket at the buzzer. The Cardinals outscored the Raiders 33-31 the rest of the game, but could not overcome the 16-point deficit. Oldham-Ramona/Rutland led 35-19 at halftime and 43-26 at the end of the third quarter.
The Cardinals finished the game shooting 24% (11-46) from the field, 38% (6-16) from three-point area, and 67% (6-9) from the free-throw line. St Mary had a total of 38 team rebounds, six assists, six steals, and turned the ball over 27 times.
Connor Libis led the team with 18 points in the game. Luke Brown finished with six points and five rebounds. Garret Frost and Drew Wood each had three points apiece. Zach Geraets and Noah Fiegen finished two points and 10 rebounds each.
St Mary (1-4) travels to Garretson to play the Blue Dragons on Monday, January 4th.