The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team had their regular season come to an end after a couple of make-up games over the weekend. The Cardinals traveled to Elkton-Lake Benton on Friday, February 15th, and then made the trip north to Arlington on Saturday, February 16th.
St Mary earned their 10th win of the season on Friday over the Elks with a 61-35 victory. The Cardinals led at the end of every quarter break and outscored Elkton-Lake Benton in each quarter for the win. St Mary had a seven point lead after the first quarter at 17-10, and then pushed that lead to 13 points by halftime at 33-20. The third quarter put the game out of reach for the Cardinals as they outscored the Elks 17-9 for a 50-29 lead heading into the fourth quarter. St Mary then outscored the Elks 11-6 in the final quarter.
Ella Heinitz finished the game with 23 points. Ella Griffin had nine points. Clare Klein and Addison Gilbert both had eight points. Maddie Schwebach and Carly Maxwell both finished with four points each. Jesse Busselman led Elkton-Lake Benton with 13 points.
St Mary then had to travel to Arlington on Saturday for a game against the Cardinals. Arlington took the game 62-46. The win by Arlington snapped a six-game winning streak for St Mary. No stats were provided for the game.
The Cardinals finished the regular season with a winning record at 10-9 and a seventh seed in the Region 4B playoffs. St Mary will host the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders on Monday, February 18th in the opening round of the Region 4B playoffs. The seniors will also be recognized prior to the game. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.