The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team finished the game on a 14-0 run, but ran out of time as they fell to the West Central Trojans 60-51 on the road on Monday, January 3rd.

The Quarriers did have an early lead to start the game.  Dell Rapids led 7-4 with 4:30 to play in the quarter, but by the end of the quarter West Central had a 14-9 advantage.  The lead grew by two points more by halftime.  The Trojans led 30-23 at the break.

Dell Rapids was on the wrong end of a 10-0 run to start the third quarter.  West Central pushed the lead to 40-23 with 5:45 in the quarter.  The Trojans led 54-35 heading into the fourth quarter.  The lead grew to 23 points at 60-37 with 5:45 left in the game.  Dell Rapids then had their 14-0 run, but the comeback effort ran out of time.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 42% (22-52) from the field, just 1-7 on three-pointers, and 46% (6-13) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids out-rebounded the Trojans 33-26, but turned the ball over 17 times in the game.

Three players finished in double figures.  Landon Ruesink had 18 points and three assists.  Shane Stone ended with 12 points and five rebounds.  Jack Henry had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds along with three steals and three assists.

Dell Rapids (3-2) will travel to Canton on Thursday, January 6th.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

Every time the Hamlin Chargers made a run at the lead, the Dell Rapids Quarriers had an answer.  Dell Rapids won the close battle 58-51 at the Entringer Classic at Brookings High School on Friday, December 31st.

Dell Rapids started the game on a 7-0 run and led 10-2 in the first quarter.  The Chargers closed the quarter on a 7-0 run of their own to make the score 10-9 at the break.  After Hamlin tied the game 15-15, Dell Rapids went on another 7-0 run to lead 22-15 and ended the first half with a 26-22 advantage.

The Quarriers would build a lead of five-to-seven points throughout the second half, but Hamlin would find a way to get the game within a single possession.  Dell Rapids held a five-point lead, 44-39, goings into the fourth quarter.  The Chargers fought back to pull within a point, 52-51, with 1:57 to go in the game, but Dell Rapids sank four free throws and a layup in that time for the 58-51 win.

Dell Rapids shot 50% (21-42) from the field, 36% (4-11) on three-pointers, and a perfect 12-12 on free throws.  Hamlin was 44% (18-41) shooting, 53% (10-19) on three-pointers, and 63% (5-8) on free throws.

Brayden Pankonen, named the game’s MVP, had 19 points, five rebounds, and an assist.  Landon Ruesink had 12 points, two rebounds, and two assists.  Shane Stone finished with eight points and four rebounds.  Jack Henry finished with seven points, two rebounds, and an assist.  Camden Justice added six points, five rebounds, and  two assists.  Aiden Boechler also had six points and three rebounds.

Dell Rapids (3-1) will travel to West Central on Monday, January 3rd.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers outscored Milbank 21-8 in the third quarter, and that proved to be the difference on Tuesday, December 28th.  The Quarriers escaped Milbank with a 55-53 win over the Bulldogs.

The first half was a little bit of a struggle for the Quarriers in the first half.  Dell Rapids shot just 23% (6-26) from the field and 27% (4-15) from three-point area in the first two quarters of play.  Milbank held a 14-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and kept that five-point lead at halftime, 25-20.

The Bulldogs extended their lead to 29-22 with 5:26 left in the third quarter.  That’s when Dell Rapids made a big push.  The Quarriers finished the quarter on a 19-4 run to take a 41-33 lead into the fourth quarter.  The lead for Dell Rapids hit double digits, 44-33, after a made three-pointer by Brayden Pankonen to start the fourth quarter.  The Quarriers continued to keep the Bulldogs at bay and still held a 10-point, 49-39, lead after a free throw by Shane Stone with 4:00 to play.  The Bulldogs, however, went on an 8-0 run over the next three minutes to make the score 49-47.  Pankonen made two free-throws to push the lead to 51-47.

With just under a minute to play, a costly delay of game technical foul was called against Milbank.  After a made free throw to make the score 51-48, a delay of game was called against the Bulldogs for hitting the ball after a made shot.  It was the second one of the game resulting in a technical foul.  Pankonen made both free throws to make it a five point lead, 53-48.  Each team scored two points, 55-50, and then the Bulldogs were fouled on a three-point shot with :07 left.  They made all three free-throws to pull within two points, 55-53.  Dell Rapids was fouled, but both free-throws were missed.  Milbank got the defensive rebound, but the last second shot just inside the three-point line hit the back rim and fell away no good.

Pankonen and Jack Henry both had 15 points in the game.  Camden Justice finished with 10 points.  Stone added seven points, and Landon Ruesink and Will Jaton both had three points each.

Dell Rapids (2-1) will play Hamlin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 31st at the Entringer Classic in Brookings.