Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team ran into a tough defense in Sioux Falls Christian on Tuesday, December 14th. The Chargers held Dell Rapids to just single digit scoring in each quarter while forcing the Quarriers to shoot from the outside all night.
The Quarriers did score the first two points of the game, but the Chargers then went on a 10-0 run for a 10-2 lead with 2:00 minutes to go. The first quarter ended with Sioux Falls Christian leading 17-6. Dell Rapids was held to just six second quarter points as the Chargers pushed the lead to 32-12 at halftime.
Sioux Falls Christian kept adding to their lead in each quarter in the second half as well. They outscored Dell Rapids 15-8 in the third quarter and 9-8 in the fourth quarter for a 56-28 victory.
Dell Rapids was held to just 28% (11-39) from the field. They were 8-18 from two-point range, but only 3-21 on three-point attempts. The Quarriers were also 3-9 from the free-throw line. The Charger defense forced 16 turnovers on 12 steals in the game.
Mady VanOverbeke had seven points. Claire Wynja finished with five points and two rebounds. Haileigh Barnhart had four points, six rebounds, and two steals. Maggie Schmidt also had four points and five rebounds. Jayme Schmidt added four points and two rebounds, and Liz Prize also ended with four points.
Dell Rapids (0-2) will host Tea in the first home game of the season on Friday, December 17th.
JV Results
The Quarrier JV basketball team was outscored 21-4 in the second quarter as the Sioux Falls Charger JV team rolled to a 45-18 victory. The Chargers pressure defense kept Dell Rapids from generating any consistent offense the entire game. Clara Justice scored seven points, Elly Olson had five points and five steals, Kerrigan Kindopp recorded three points, two steals, and two assists. Shelby Welbig had two points and six rebounds.