Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal
In the final regular season home game of the 2018-2019 season, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team defeated the Canton C-Hawks 65-34 on Tuesday, February 19th. It was the seventh win in eight games for Dell Rapids.
Dell Rapids controlled the game from the early stages. The Quarriers led 18-11 after the first quarter, but held the C-Hawks to just nine second quarter points while building a 43-20 halftime lead. Canton was only able to score two points against the Quarrier defense in the third quarter, and Dell Rapids led 58-22 heading into the final quarter. The Quarriers cruised to the victory.
Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 55% (22-40) from the field, 33% (4-12) from three-point area, and 63% (17-27) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers had a total of 35 team rebounds, 13 team assists, and 11 team steals.
Three people finished in double figures for Dell Rapids. Jayda Knuppe had 31 points and 11 rebounds. Emma Paul finished with 13 points, three rebounds, three steals, and three assists. Aspen Hansen added 11 points, four assists, three rebounds, and two steals. Ravyn Hoffman had five points, five rebounds, and four assists. Jenae Schoeberl grabbed eight rebounds.
Four seniors played their final home game of their career on Tuesday. The 2018-2019 seniors are Ravyn Hoffman, Emma Paul, Jenae Schoeberl, and Jayda Knuppe.
The Quarriers (12-7) will play their final regular season game on the road at Garretson against the Blue Dragons on Thursday, February 21st. Big Sioux Media will have a link to the Garretson High School video stream.