With just :07 to go in the game, the Dell Rapids Quarriers found themselves trailing the Vermillion Tanagers 56-59. The Quarriers inbound pass went to Ty Hoglund, and Hoglund drove the ball to half court before being fouled with :03.8 to go. The foul was ruled an intentional foul.
Hoglund stepped to the free-throw line and knocked down both free-throws to pull Dell Rapids within a point at 58-59. Because of the intentional foul, Dell Rapids was awarded the ball after the free throws. The Quarriers put the ball in play, but was knocked out of bounds with one second coming off the clock. With just over :02 to go, Dell Rapids got the ball into Hoglund who curled around the top of the key and let a floater go from the free-throw line that hit nothing but net to give #1 Dell Rapids a 60-59 win on Thursday, January 28th, in Vermillion.
The entire game was close from start to finish. Dell Rapids led 14-11 after the first quarter. Both teams scored 15 points in the second quarter, and Dell Rapids had a 29-26 lead at halftime. Vermillion cut the lead to one in the third quarter as Dell Rapids led 44-43. The Tanagers took a 47-46 lead with 5:38 to go in the game. Dell Rapids then went on an 8-2 run over the next two minutes to lead 54-39 with 3:20 to go. Vermillion answered regaining the lead with under a minute to play at 57-56. They extended the lead to three points with :07 to go after two made free throws before the dramatic finish.
The Quarriers shot 46% (23-50) from the field, 33% (6-18) from three-point area, and 89% (8-9) from the free-throw line. They had a total of 26 team rebounds, nine assists, seven steals, and only turned the ball over five times.
Hogland had 25 points to lead the Quarrier scoring attack. He also had five rebounds, three assists, and five steals. Sheldon Siemonsma had 13 points, six rebounds, and two steals. Jeffrey Schuch added eight points, nine rebounds, and three blocked shots. Sam White also had eight points along with two blocked shots.
Dell Rapids (11-1) travels to Canton on Thursday, February 2nd, to play the Canton C-Hawks in their third straight road game.