In a battle of top Class A teams, the Sioux Valley Cossacks rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stun the Dell Rapids Quarriers 64-61 at the Entringer Classic in Brookings on Thursday, December 31st.
Dell Rapids and Sioux Valley battled back and forth in the first quarter and ended the quarter in a 13-13 tie. The Quarriers started to pull away in the second quarter and led 33-24 at halftime. Dell Rapids carried the momentum into the third quarter and extended their lead to 55-39 at the end of the quarter. However, Sioux Valley out-scored Dell Rapids 25-6 in the final quarter to pull off the come-from-behind win over the Quarriers.
Dell Rapids shot 42% (24-57) from the field, 34% (11-32) from three-point area, and 50% (2-4) from the free-throw line. Sioux Valley finished 50% (24-48) from the field, 39% (7-18) from three-point area, and 60% (9-15) from the free-throw line. The Cossacks out-rebounded Dell Rapids 33-29.
Ty Hoglund finished with 23 points, six assists, and five rebounds. Mason Schmidt had 13 points and five rebounds. Sheldon Siemonsma added 11 points. Sam White finished the game with seven rebounds. Sioux Valley was led by Tayt Vincent and Collin Kramer both with 21 points. Kramer was named the game’s MVP.
Dell Rapids (3-1) will travel to Pipestone, MN to take on the Arrows on Monday, January 4th.