In their third straight home game to start the season, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team cruised to a 58-24 win over the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders on Thursday, December 13th at Dell Rapids St Mary High School. The Cardinals led from start to finish in the game.
St Mary scored the first five points of the game and proceeded to build an 11-2 lead in the first four minutes of the game. The Cardinals continued to grow the lead throughout the quarter and led 25-10 after the first quarter of play. St Mary’s defense held the Raiders to just six second-quarter points, and the Cardinals grew their lead to 40-16 by halftime. The defense continued to shine for St Mary in the second half. Oldham-Ramona/Rutland could only score a total of eight points in the final two quarters of the game as the Cardinals earned their second win of the season.
Ella Griffin led the team in scoring with 12 points. Griffin also had three rebounds and two assists. Maddie Schwebach finished with 10 points and five rebounds. Elle Heinitz added eight points, four steals, three assists, and two rebounds. Clare Klein and Tana Harrington both finished with seven points each. Klein also tallied seven rebounds. Ten St Mary players scored in the game. Emily Nold had seven points and seven rebounds to lead Oldham-Ramona/Rutland.
The Cardinals (2-1) will play Elkton-Lake Benton at the Entringer Classic in Colman at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 15th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.