The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team played their final regular season game in Howard against the Tigers on Thursday, February 20th. The Tigers came away with a 55-24 win.
Despite not making their first field goal until halfway through the first quarter, the Cardinals kept the game close in the first quarter. They trailed by just six points by the end of the quarter at 13-7. St Mary scored the first two points of the second quarter and trailed by just four at 13-9. That’s when Howard went on a big run outscoring the Cardinals 15-2 the remainder of the half. Howard held a 28-11 lead at halftime.
St Mary scored the first three points of the third quarter to cut the lead in half at 28-14, but again the Tigers held St Mary to just two more points the rest of the quarter and built a 44-16 lead heading into the final frame. Howard then outscored St Mary 11-8 in the fourth for the win.
Eight different players scored in the game for the Cardinals. Ella Heinitz finished with seven points. Courtney Brown had four points and six rebounds. Ella Griffin had four points. Sydney Klein, Karlie Klein, Sierra Klein, and Maya Heinitz all had two points each. Addy Gilbert also had a point in the game. Sydney Klein also had six rebounds.
The Cardinals finish their regular season with a 10-10 record. They will begin Region 4B tournament play next week. The exact day, time, and opponent for their first game will be officially announce at the end of the weekend.