Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
After having their lead cut to just one point early in the second quarter, the Flandreau Fliers went on a big run the rest of the game for a 64-30 win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Thursday, December 30th.
The Fliers opened the game on a 9-0 run. The Quarriers battled hard the remainder of the first quarter, and after a buzzer-beater by Liz Price, Dell Rapids trailed 15-13 heading into the second quarter. Dell Rapids pulled within a point, 17-16, with 6:45 to play in the half. Flandreau extended the lead to six, 25-19, with 4:00 to go. They then went on a 9-0 run the rest of the quarter for a 34-15 halftime lead.
Flandreau took that momentum into the second half. They held Dell Rapids to just seven points in the third quarter and built a 51-26 lead at the quarter break. The Fliers then outscored the Quarriers 13-4 in the final quarter in the win.
Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 26% (11-42), 24% (5-21) on three pointers, and 3-8 from the free-throw line. Flandreau finished 49% (25-51) shooting, 31% (5-16) on three pointers, and 69% (9-13) from the free-throw line.
Price had eight points and seven rebounds for Dell Rapids. Zoey Hilmoe also had eight points as well as two assists. Alli De Stigter finished with six points, two rebounds, and two assists. Mady VanOverbeke had three points and four assists, and Maggie Schmidt added three points.
Dell Rapids (0-7) will host McCook Central/Montrose on Tuesday, January 4th.
JV Results
Fresh off a huge 31-29 win on Tuesday, night, the Quarrier JV basketball team outscored Flandreau 16-2 in the final quarter for a 39-26 win on Thursday night. Jenna Miller had 18 points, seven steals, and three assists. Shelby Welbig had seven points and five rebounds. Mya De Stigter finished with seven points. Clara Justice added four points, five rebounds, two steals, and two assists. Elly Olson had three points and two steals.