The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team lost to the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders 59-40 on Friday, December 9th, at St Mary High School. It was the season and home opener for the Cardinals.
The Raiders held a five point lead after a high-scoring first quarter. O-R-R led 23-18. They were able to extend the lead to 31-24 at halftime. The Raiders pushed the lead to 10 at the end of the third quarter at 45-35. O-R-R outscored the Cardinals 14-5 in the final quarter.
St Mary was led by Connor Libis with 19 points. Libis also had three assists. Luke Brown had 13 points and three rebounds. Zach Geraets had four points and nine rebounds. Logan Gaspar and Dalton Houska each had two points in the game.
The Cardinals finished the game shooting 14-65 (22%) from the field, 6-31 (19%) from three-point area, and 6-13 (46%) from the free-throw line. The team had a total of 39 rebounds, and only turned the ball over eight times. The Raiders finished the game shooting 24-55 (44%).
St Mary (0-1) will travel to Bridgwater to take on Bridgewater-Emery on Monday, December 12th.