The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals put another game in the win column after a 78-47 win over the Garretson Blue Dragons at home on Monday, February 3rd.
The most impressive part of the win was the first quarter. The Cardinals led by 30 points at the end of the quarter at 37-7. St Mary missed a total of four shots in the quarter. They were 6-7 on two-point field goals, 6-8 from three-point shots, and 7-8 from the free throw line. Connor Libis had 26 of those points while only missing one shot in the quarter (3-3 2pt, 5-6 3pt, 5-5 FT). The Cardinals just cruised from there.
The two teams both scored 19 points as the Cardinals maintained a 30-point lead at halftime of 56-26. With the 30-point lead, the running clock was put into play for the entire second half. The Cardinals outscored the Blue Dragons 22-21 in the second half.
St Mary finished the game shooting 53% (26-49) from the field, 55% (11-20) from three-point area, and 88% (15-17) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals had 24 team rebounds and nine steals.
Libis finished with a game-high 40 points. Max Herber followed with 13 points and three rebounds. Weston Geraets added 10 points and six rebounds.
St Mary (11-2) will host Deubrook Area on Saturday, February 8th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.