In a battle of top five teams, the De Smet Bulldogs stunned the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Friday, September 4th at Rickeman Field in Dell Rapids. The Bulldogs were firing on all cylinders and went home with a 54-0 win over the Cardinals. The game ended in the middle of the third quarter.
De Smet scored 22 first quarter points. They added 26 more in the second quarter for a 48-0 halftime lead. The game-ending score came with 4:31 to play in the third quarter.
The Bulldog defense stifled the Cardinals. St Mary only gained 37 yards of total offense, all rushing yards. De Smet had a total of 327 yards, 245 rushing yards and 82 passing yards.
Samuel Lack led the team with six tackles. Ty Brown finished with four tackles. Noah Olund and Sam Palmer both recorded 3.5 tackles.
Prior to the game, the St Mary seniors were recognized. This year’s seniors are Noah Dennis, Max Herber, Austin Greene-Lebrun, Jon Bares, Ashaun Roach-Valandra, Hunter Griffin, Samuel Lack, Nick Wolles, Sam Palmer, and Connor Libis.
St Mary (1-2) will host Alcester-Hudson on Friday, September 11th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.
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