The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys only allowed an average of 11 points per quarter on their way to a 61-44 win over the Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles on Tuesday, December 11th at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.
The first quarter was back and forth. Neither team was able to get a large lead. The Cardinals ended the first quarter with a 12-10 lead. St Mary pushed their lead to 24-16 with 2:30 to play in the half. The Golden Eagles cut the lead to 24-20 with just over a minute to play, but the Cardinals scored seven points in less than a minute to take a 31-20 lead into halftime.
The Golden Eagles stayed within about 10 points for much of the third quarter. St Mary finally went on a little run and led 45-27 with 2:23 to play in the quarter. The Cardinals led by 16 points at 47-31 after three quarters of play. St Mary then scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter to extend their lead to a game-high 23 points at 54-31 before closing the game out in victory.
St Mary had three players finish in double figures. Connor Libis had a game-high 15 points. Max Herber finished with 11 points, and Weston Geraets tallied 10 points. Ty Vander Pol finished with 11 points to lead Mitchell Christian.
The Cardinals (2-0) will host Oldham-Ramona/Rutland on Friday, December 14th in the final game of their three-game home stand to start the season. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.