The Colman-Egan Hawks outscored Dell Rapids St Mary by 12 points in the third quarter to fuel a 74-54 win over the Cardinals on Monday, February 13th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.
Colman-Egan took the lead in the first quarter and led 19-12 at the first break. The Cardinals hung with the Hawks in the second quarter and trailed Colman-Egan 35-27 at halftime. But Colman-Egan outscored St Mary 26-14 in the third quarter and took a 61-41 lead into the fourth quarter on their way to the victory.
St Mary shot 47% (18-38) from the field, 47% (8-17) from three-point area, and 67% (10-15) from the free-throw line in the game. The Cardinals also had 23 total rebounds, 12 assists, but turned the ball over 20 times in the game.
Two players finished in double figures for St Mary. Connor Libis had 20 points, while Luke Brown finished with 18 points. Weston Geraets added eight points, and Logan Gaspar had four points. Austin Welbig led the team with seven assists in the game. Logan Gaspar, Libis, Brown, and Geraets all had three rebounds each.
St Mary (8-10) will have their final regular season home game on Friday, February 17th. The Cardinals will host the Baltic Bulldogs. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.