The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys lost to the Colman/Egan Hawks 80-32 on Monday, January 18th, in the opening round of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament in Arlington.
The Hawks held a 13-5 lead after the first quarter and pushed that lead to 15 points by halftime at 38-23. The Cardinals were held to just nine total points in the second half being outscored 42-9.
Connor Libis had 15 points in the game. Noah Fiegen finished with nine points. Luke Brown and Zach Geraets both had three points each, and Logan Gaspar had two points. Fiegen pulled down seven rebounds in the game, while Gaspar had five rebounds. Libis finished with four assists, and Austin Welbig had three assists.
St Mary (1-10) will play Lake Preston in their next game of the DVC tournament on Thursday, January 21st, in Arlington.