The Chester Flyers defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals 75-35 on Monday, February 22nd, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School. It was the final home game of the year for the Cardinals as they celebrated Senior Night for Noah Fiegen.
The Flyers got out to a 12 point lead by the end of the first quarter at 23-11. They pushed the lead to 42-24 by halftime. Chester’s defense locked down on the Cardinals in the second half only allowing a total of 11 second half points. The Flyers led 57-27 at the end of the third quarter and out scored St Mary 18-8 in the final quarter.
St Mary finished the night at 24% (11-45) from the field, 26% (5-19) from three-point area, and 73% (8-11) from the free-throw line. They had a total of 37 team rebounds, but turned the ball over 24 times. Chester finished the night shooting 43% from the field.
Luke Brown had 10 points for St Mary along with five rebounds. Connor Libis had eight points. Feigen ended the night with six points, 11 rebounds, and an assist.
The Cardinals finish the regular season with a 1-19 record. St Mary will play in the opening round of the District 7B Tournament on Monday, February 29th, against Oldham-Ramona/Rutland at 7:00 p.m. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.