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Seven Place, Team Finishes 3rd for Quarrier Wrestling at Dak12 Tourney

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team had a good conference tournament on Saturday, January 25th.  Seven different wrestlers placed and the team finished third at the Dak-12 Conference meet held at Tea Area High School.

The Quarrier team finished with a total of 135.5 points.  Canton took the team title with 197.0 points.  Madison was second with 139.5 points.

Jacob Vogel was the conference champion in the 126-pound weight class.  Mason Stubbe and Zach McKee had runner-up finishes in their weight classes.  Andrew Weiland, Trevon Cross, and Gage Carr all had third place finishes.  Brayden Gee placed fourth in the 160-pound weight class.

Dell Rapids will wrestle Tri-Valley and West Central at Tri-Valley High School on Tuesday, January 28th.

Individual Results:

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Mason Stubbe (20-6) placed 2nd and scored 18.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Mason Stubbe (Dell Rapids) 20-6 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Mason Stubbe (Dell Rapids) 20-6 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Semifinal – Mason Stubbe (Dell Rapids) 20-6 won by fall over Isaac Henry (Madison) 15-6 (Fall 5:35)
  • 1st Place Match – Quincy Hulverson (Tea Area) 28-3 won by tech fall over Mason Stubbe (Dell Rapids) 20-6 (TF-1.5 3:19 (21-4))

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Andrew Weiland (14-8) placed 3rd and scored 15.5 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 14-8 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 14-8 won by tech fall over Aerin Geary (Tri-Valley) 7-11 (TF-1.5 5:42 (18-3))
  • Semifinal – Truman Stoller (Madison) 19-4 won in sudden victory – 1 over Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 14-8 (SV-1 6-4)
  • Cons. Semi – Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 14-8 won by decision over Jesse Jost (West Central) 12-13 (Dec 9-3)
  • 3rd Place Match – Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 14-8 won by fall over Wyatt Stuntebeck (Tea Area) 25-5 (Fall 4:35)

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Carson Roach (8-10) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) 8-10 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Sam Olson (Madison) 22-2 won by fall over Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) 8-10 (Fall 0:33)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) 8-10 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 3 – Kale Ask (Canton) 16-8 won by fall over Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) 8-10 (Fall 3:00)

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Jacob Vogel (15-3) placed 1st and scored 25.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 15-3 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 15-3 won by fall over Hunter Wilson (Tea Area) 10-19 (Fall 2:21)
  • Semifinal – Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 15-3 won by fall over Jacob Gale (Elk Point-Jefferson) 6-7 (Fall 1:18)
  • 1st Place Match – Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 15-3 won by major decision over Luke Richardson (Canton) 26-10 (MD 8-0)

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Hunter Nelson (8-6) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Nelson (Dell Rapids) 8-6 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Damon Crane (West Central) 13-14 won by fall over Hunter Nelson (Dell Rapids) 8-6 (Fall 3:35)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Hunter Nelson (Dell Rapids) 8-6 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 3 – Jess Englert (Madison) 8-14 won by decision over Hunter Nelson (Dell Rapids) 8-6 (Dec 8-2)

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Trevon Cross (14-11) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Trevon Cross (Dell Rapids) 14-11 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Trevon Cross (Dell Rapids) 14-11 won by fall over Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 20-13 (Fall 3:09)
  • Semifinal – Kellyn March (Canton) 32-0 won by fall over Trevon Cross (Dell Rapids) 14-11 (Fall 0:13)
  • Cons. Semi – Trevon Cross (Dell Rapids) 14-11 won by fall over Carson Lohr (Tea Area) 5-13 (Fall 3:30)
  • 3rd Place Match – Trevon Cross (Dell Rapids) 14-11 won by fall over Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 20-13 (Fall 4:27)

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Zach McKee (13-2) placed 2nd and scored 18.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 13-2 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 13-2 won by fall over Carson Norgaard (Tri-Valley) 10-12 (Fall 2:39)
  • Semifinal – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 13-2 won by decision over Seth Peterson (Canton) 27-10 (Dec 4-2)
  • 1st Place Match – Lucus Anglin (Vermillion) 29-0 won by fall over Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 13-2 (Fall 1:06)

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Gage Carr (19-9) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 19-9 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 19-9 won by forfeit over Forfeit Forfeit (Vermillion) 1-2 (For.)
  • Semifinal – Brody Weavill (Elk Point-Jefferson) 16-7 won by fall over Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 19-9 (Fall 5:56)
  • Cons. Semi – Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 19-9 won by fall over Ryan Smidt (Lennox) 10-19 (Fall 2:33)
  • 3rd Place Match – Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 19-9 won by fall over Nathan Rombough (Tri-Valley) 11-15 (Fall 0:30)

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Brayden Gee (18-9) placed 4th and scored 13.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 18-9 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 18-9 won by fall over T.J. Krietlow (Tea Area) 3-14 (Fall 1:13)
  • Semifinal – Tyson Hage (Vermillion) 19-11 won by decision over Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 18-9 (Dec 10-5)
  • Cons. Semi – Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 18-9 won by fall over Ethan Schroeder (Lennox) 1-18 (Fall 1:56)
  • 3rd Place Match – Justin Zirpel (West Central) 22-10 won by fall over Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 18-9 (Fall 2:24)

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Josh Deknikker (3-7) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Josh Deknikker (Dell Rapids) 3-7 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Gavin Jacobs (Elk Point-Jefferson) 19-11 won by fall over Josh Deknikker (Dell Rapids) 3-7 (Fall 1:47)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Josh Deknikker (Dell Rapids) 3-7 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 3 – Josh Deknikker (Dell Rapids) 3-7 won by fall over John LaCogata (Vermillion) 6-7 (Fall 3:48)
  • Cons. Semi – Justin Walz (Tea Area) 10-6 won by fall over Josh Deknikker (Dell Rapids) 3-7 (Fall 3:28)

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Sam Cavigielli (3-14) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Sam Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) 3-14 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Aaron Foote (West Central) 20-9 won by fall over Sam Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) 3-14 (Fall 1:31)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Sam Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) 3-14 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 3 – Brock Voss (Vermillion) 10-10 won by decision over Sam Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) 3-14 (Dec 8-4)

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Kyle Cavigielli (6-13) place is unknown and scored 6.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Kyle Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) 6-13 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Kyle Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) 6-13 won by fall over Hayden Herlyn (Lennox) 9-14 (Fall 0:21)
  • Semifinal – Zach Richardson (Canton) 22-2 won by fall over Kyle Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) 6-13 (Fall 0:49)
  • Cons. Semi – Carter Estes (Madison) 6-7 won by fall over Kyle Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) 6-13 (Fall 1:28)

Strong First and Fourth Quarters Lead to Quarrier Victory

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The Dell Rapids Quarriers used a big first and fourth quarter for a 75-48 win over the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Saturday, January 25th.

After a three-point basket pulled the Huskies within a point at 5-4 with 6:40 to play in the opening quarter, Dell Rapids went on a 13-0 run to lead 18-4 with under a minute to play.  Elk Point-Jefferson got the final points of the quarter and trailed 18-7 heading into the second quarter of play.  The Huskies were able to cut the lead to eight points multiple times in the second quarter, but the Quarriers held a 35-25 halftime lead.

The Huskies were able to get the lead into single digits early in the third quarter, but Dell Rapids pushed the lead to sixteen points at 47-31 with 4:30 to play in the quarter.  The Quarriers led 49-35 heading into the final quarter.  That’s when the Dell Rapids offense exploded.  The Quarriers 26 fourth-quarter points while holding the Huskies to just 13 on their way to the win.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 36% (24-66) from the field, 21% (4-19) from three-point area, and 66% (23-35) from three the free-throw line.  They had 35 team rebounds, 13 assists, 13 steals, and only turned the ball over eight times in the game.

Ten players for the Quarriers scored in the game, including three in double figures.  Drew Van Regenmorter had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and five steals.  Colin Rentz had 17 points, four assists, and three rebounds.  Ramsey Heinecke finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, and two assists.

Dell Rapids (9-2) will host the Vermillion Tanagers in a girls and boys double-header.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Boys Crowned DVC Tourney Champs

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Photo used with permission from the St Mary Cardinal Athletics Twitter page.

Playing in their first Dakota Valley Conference tournament championship game since 2006, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team came home as tournament champs with a 66-57 win over the Arlington Cardinals on Saturday, January 25th.

St Mary and Arlington are not only two of the top teams in the DVC, but are also considered two of the teams that could make a deep post-season run.  The game had a post-season atmosphere as fans packed the Colman-Egan High School gymnasium.

The two teams didn’t take long to attack the rim the first quarter.  Both teams got a field goal attempt in the first 15 seconds of the game.  Arlington used the fast pace to get out to an 11-4 lead at the 4:30 mark of the first quarter.  Arlington maintained the lead the rest of the quarter and led 17-11 at the break.  St Mary scored the first seven points of the second quarter while holding Arlington scoreless for an 18-17 lead with 4:15 to play in the half.  The defenses continued to play strong, and Arlington took a slim, one-point advantage into the locker room at 24-23.

The start of the third quarter belonged to Sam Palmer and St Mary.  Palmer knocked down three three-point shots in the first two minutes, and St Mary led 34-24 with 6:00 to go in the third quarter.  Palmer finished the third quarter with four made three-pointers and 15 of the team’s 22 points as St Mary led 45-36 heading into the fourth quarter.  The second-half momentum for St Mary continued into the fourth quarter as the team played unselfishly on the offensive end finding the open man for numerous easy baskets.  The defense played strong making key stops to keep keep Arlington from getting any closer than three points in the final quarter to secure the win.

Palmer finished the game with a team-high 23 points.  Connor Libis added 16 points.

St May (9-2) will travel to Lake Preston to take on the Divers on Friday, January 31st in a girls and boys double-header.  The games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Girls Fall Just Short to Elk Point-Jefferson

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Seeking their first win of the season, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team fell just short of the win to the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Saturday, January 25th.  The Huskies overcame an early deficit to win a close battle 42-35.

The Quarriers got out to a 7-1 lead just minutes into the game.  The Huskies scored the next eight points and took a 9-7 lead with 1:00 to go in the first quarter, and they led by that same score at the quarter break.  Elk Point-Jefferson scored the first five points of the second quarter for a 13-0 run.  Dell Rapids finally broke the streak on an Aspen Hansen layup with 6:15 to play in the half to cut the lead to 14-9.  The Quarriers tied the game at 19-19 with 2:15 to play after a three-point shot by Maggie Schmidt.  The first half ended with a 5-0 Husky run for a 24-19 lead.

The two teams traded baskets throughout much of the third quarter with Elk Point-Jefferson maintaining a three-to-five point advantage.  Dell Rapids was able to get the lead down to a point at 32-31, but the Huskies led 33-31 heading into the final quarter.  Elk Point-Jefferson scored the four points of the fourth quarter to extend their lead to 37-31, but the Quarriers responded with a 4-0 run of their own to cut the lead down to 37-35 with 4:07 to play in the game.  Unfortunately for Dell Rapids, that was as close as they would get as the Huskies held the Quarriers scoreless the last half of the fourth quarter for the win.

Hansen led the Quarriers with 11 points in the game.  Zoey Hilmoe finished with eight points, and Alli De Stigter added six points.

Dell Rapids (0-10) will host the Vermillion Tanagers in a girls and boys double-header on Thursday, January 30th.  The games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinals Finish 4th at DVC as Heinitz Hits Milestone

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team finished fourth at the Dakota Valley Conference tournament after falling to the Arlington Cardinals 48-31 at Colman-Egan High School on Saturday, January 25th. During the course of the game, Ella Heinitz surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her high school career.

The teams traded baskets and the lead in the first four minutes of the game. Leading 8-7 with three minutes left in the quarter, Arlington scored the final four points for a 12-7 lead heading into the second quarter. The defenses played tough in the second quarter and limited the scoring through the first five and a half minutes of the quarter. Arlington led 20-14 at the 2:30 mark of the half. Arlington was able to extend their lead to 24-14 at halftime.

Arlington opened up the second half on a 9-4 run to extend their lead to 33-18 with 3:30 to play in the third quarter.  With St Mary trailing 33-19, Ella Heinitz got a defensive rebound, sprinted down the court and knocked down a jumper just inside the free-throw line at the 2:31 mark of the third quarter to hit the 1,000-point milestone for her career.  Unfortunately for St Mary, Arlington pushed the lead even higher to 38-21 by the end of the quarter.  Both teams scored 10 points each in the final quarter.

St Mary (6-7) will travel to Baltic to play the Bulldogs on Monday, January 27th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Sioux Valley Runs Past Quarrier Girls

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A quick, trapping defense led to multiple fast break points for the Sioux Valley Cossacks as they defeated the Dell Rapids Quarriers 67-34 on Friday, January 24th at Dell Rapids High School.

The Cossacks used their half-court trapping defense to grow a nine point lead after the first quarter of play.  Sioux Valley extended that lead to 28-11 at halftime.  The lead continued to grow in the second half for the Cossacks as the three-point shots fell for Sioux Valley, a total of 12 made in the game.  Sioux Valley outscored Dell Rapids 39-23 in the second half.

Zoey Hilmoe had a team-high 13 points for Dell Rapids.  Aspen Hansen finished with 11 points.  Alli De Stigter and Maggie Schmidt both had three points each.  The Cossacks were led by Miakken Vincent with 23 points and Reagan Johnson with 16 points.

Dell Rapids (0-9) will travel to Elk Point to take on the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies in a double-header with the boys.

Cardinal Girls to Play for 3rd Place at DVC

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls will end up playing in the 3rd/4th place game at the Dakota Valley Conference Tournament after falling to the Colman-Egan Hawks in the semifinals on Friday, January 24th.  The Cardinals lost to the Hawks 54-32 at Estelline High School.

The Colman-Egan defense played strong through all game long as they did not allow more than 10 points in any given quarter.  After a tough runner that banked in for Ella Heinitz cut the Colman-Egan lead to three points at 9-6 with 3:35 to play in the first quarter, the Hawks went on a 10-0 run and never looked back.  They continued to push their their lead to 32-13 by halftime.  Colman-Egan then outscored St Mary 22-19 in the second half for the win.

St Mary finished game shooting just 28% (11-40) from the field and just 17% (2-12) from three-point area.  The Hawks were 51% (23-45) from the field and 50% (7-14) from three-point area.

Courtney Brown led the way for St Mary with 11 points.  Ella Griffin had five points and three rebounds.  Karlie Klein also had five points and three rebounds.  Ella Heintiz finished with four points and three steals in the game.  Sydney Klein added four points and two steals.  Mackenzie Hemmer had 13 points, and Braiden Westley had 11 points for the Hawks.

St Mary (6-6) will play the Arlington Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. in the final game of the DVC Tournament in Colman.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Defense Stifles Madison

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

Behind a very strong defensive performance, the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys got back into the win column with a 66-48 victory over the Madison Bulldogs on Thursday, January 23rd.  The Quarriers held Madison to their second-lowest point total to date in the game.

Both teams held each other to single digits in the opening quarter.  The game was tied 9-9 after the first quarter.  Madison took a one point lead at 13-12 with 6:00 to go in the half.  The Quarriers went on a 15-7 run over the final six minutes for a 27-20 halftime lead.

The Dell Rapids defense locked down Madison in third quarter.  The Quarriers outscored the Bulldogs 20-10 in the quarter to push their lead to 47-30 heading into the final quarter.  The lead grew to as much as 21 points for the Quarriers in the fourth quarter as they cruised through the final minutes of the game for the win.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 43% (22-51) from the field, 53% (10-19) from three-point area, and 86% (12-14) from the free-throw line.  They had a total of 28 team rebounds, 15 team assists, and 10 turnovers.

Four players finished in double figures.  Colin Rentz finished with 17 points, five rebounds, and three steals.  Logan Ellingson had 15 points and nine rebounds.  Connor Rentz tallied 14 points and three assists.  Drew Van Regenmorter finished with 10 points, six rebounds, and five assists.

Dell Rapids (5-2) will travel to Elk Point to take on the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Saturday, January 25th.

Cardinal Boys Headed to DVC Championship

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For the first time since 2006, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team will be playing in the Dakota Valley Conference tournament championship game.  The Cardinals earned the spot with a 70-55 win over the Colman-Egan Hawks in the semifinals on Thursday, January 23rd.

Colman-Egan held an early 6-2 lead in the first four minutes of a defensive-laden first quarter.  Neither offense could get into much of a rhythm early in the game.  The Cardinals then went on an 8-0 run to take a 10-6 lead with 2:30 to go in the quarter.  The Hawks responded with a 6-0 run over the next minute to regain the lead at 12-10, but it was St Mary that held the lead at 16-14 after the first quarter of play.  After the two teams traded three-point baskets to start the second quarter, the Cardinals went on a 5-0 run to extend their lead to 24-17.  Colman-Egan made another run at St Mary tying the game at 25-25 with 2:10 to go in the first half.  The Cardinals closed out the half with an 8-3 run to lead 33-28 at halftime.

The Hawks pulled within four points at 40-36 with 4:00 to go in the third quarter, but that was as close as St Mary would let them get.  The Cardinals pushed their lead to as many as 13 points and led 55-45 at the end of the third quarter.  Colman-Egan got the lead into the single digits a few times in the fourth quarter, but the Cardinals never let the Hawks get any closer than within the four points from the third quarter.  St Mary responded each time to push the lead back into double digits for the win.

St Mary finished the game shooting 44% (24-55) from the field, 42% (10-24) from three-point area, and 71% (12-17) from the free-throw line.  They had a total of 23 team rebounds, 12 assists, nine steals, and only eight turnovers.  Colman-Egan finished the game shooting 42% (18-43) from the field, but just 12% (2-17) from three-point area.  The Hawks had 25 team rebounds and turn the ball over 12 times.

Three players finished in double figures for St Mary.  Connor Libis had 34 points, three rebounds, and three assists.  Max Herber added 12 points and two rebounds.  Sam Palmer finished with 11 points and two steals.  Weston Geraets had a team-highs in rebounds with nine, assists with four, and steals with three.  Dalton Voelker led Colman-Egan with 21 points, 15 rebounds, and four assists.  Nate Tolley added 11 points and six rebounds.

The Cardinals (8-2) will play the Arlington Cardinals for the DVC championship on Saturday, January 25th at 6:30 p.m. in Colman.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Girls Suffer Loss to West Central

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team has played a very tough schedule in the first half of the year, and it did not get any easier on Tuesday, January 21st.  The Quarriers’ opponents through the first eight games of the year are a combined 58-16, and five of them currently are ranked or have votes to be ranked in the latest media polls.  That trend continued when the Quarriers traveled to Hartford to take on the West Central Trojans.  The Trojans defeated Dell Rapids 54-19.

West Central came out with strong defensive pressure on the Quarriers which resulted in the Trojans getting out to a 12-0 to start the game.  The Trojans led 17-3 at the end of the first quarter.  The lead grew to 32-7 at halftime.  The Trojans then outscored Dell Rapids 22-12 in the second half for the win.

Three players scored in the game for Dell Rapids.  Zoey Hilmoe finished with 10 points.  Alli De Stigter had five points, and Aspen Hansen ended with four points in the game.

Dell Rapids (0-8) will host the Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 24th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

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