Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
After having their season-opening game postponed due to the snow storm, the Dell Rapids Quarriers electrified the crowd with four dunks and earned a 64-40 win over the Baltic Bulldogs in Baltic on Monday, December 13th. Camden Justice and Jack Henry had back-to-back slams early in the first quarter to give Dell Rapids a 6-0 lead, and the Quarriers never looked back. Shane Stone added two slams of his own in the second half.
Dell Rapids led 18-10 after the first quarter and pushed that lead to 20 points at 38-18 by halftime. The lead grew to 27 points by the end of the third quarter, 54-27, as the Quarriers cruised in the second half for the season-opening win.
The Quarriers shot 46% (25-54) from the field in the game, but just 24% (5-21) from three-point area. Dell Rapids was also 75% (9-12) from the free-throw line and out-rebounded Baltic 33-22. The Quarrier defense forced 20 Bulldog turnovers.
Three players finished in double figures. Brayden Pankonen had 21 points, six steals, four assists, and two rebounds. Justice finished with 11 points, three rebounds, and two steals. Stone added 10 points and seven rebounds. Aiden Boechler had five points and four rebounds, and Henry finished with four points and four rebounds.
Dell Rapids (1-0) will host Tea in a double-header on Friday, December 17th. Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.