The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal basketball season came to an end in the District 7B tournament on Monday, February 29th. The Cardinals lost a close battle in Rutland to the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders 59-52.
St Mary led by three points with 5:27 to go in the opening quarter, but the Raiders rallied to take a 9-8 lead by the end of the first quarter. O-R-R was able to extend the lead to five points by halftime at 27-22. The Raiders pushed their lead to 10 points by the end of the third quarter at 46-36. The Cardinals were able to out score O-R-R in the final quarter 16-13, but wasn’t enough to get the win.
The Cardinals shot 33% (18-54) from the field, 50% (10-20) from three-point area, and 43% (6-14) from the free-throw line. St Mary had 36 team rebounds, 14 team assists, but turned the ball over 15 times.
Two players scored in double-figures for the Cardinals. Austin Welbig had 15 points. Luke Brown added 12 points along with two rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Connor Libis had eight points, three rebounds, and seven assists. Noah Fiegen ended the night with seven points and seven rebounds.
St Mary’s season ends with a record of 1-20.