Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
The constant pressure defense by the Canton C-Hawks made things difficult for the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Thursday, January 6th. Canton forced 32 turnovers, 17 of those on steals, on their way to a 69-46 win over the Quarriers.
The pressure defense got to the Quarriers early in the ball game. Canton built an 18-7 lead at the end of the first quarter, and that lead grew to 23 points by halftime, 46-23. The quick steals and fast breaks led to more of the same in the third quarter as the C-Hawks extended the lead to 63-36.
Dell Rapids did shoot 41% (16-39) in the game, 37% (7-19) on three pointers, but just 39% (7-18) from the free-throw line. Canton finished the game shooting 44% (22-50), 55% (6-11) on three pointers, and 73% (19-26) from the free-throw line.
Liz Prize had nine points, two rebounds, and two assists. Mady VanOverebeke also had nine points and a steal. Claire Wynja finished with seven points, two rebounds, a steal, and an assist. Alli De Stigter had six points, and Zoey Hilmoe had four points and seven rebounds.
Dell Rapids (1-8) will host Lennox on Monday, January 10th.
JV Results
The below zero temperatures outside Canton High School seemed to have followed the Quarrier JV shooters into the gym as they fell to the C-Hawks JV team 24-46. Struggles shooting from the floorr along with too many turnovers resulted in the young Quarriers loss after having won three games in a row.
Shelby Welbig finished with eight points and four rebounds. Elly Olson had seven points, two steals, and two assists. Jenna Miller also had seven points, two steals, and two assists. Clara Justice had six rebounds and a point, and Tori Malsam also had a point.