The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal football team had another big offensive game on Friday, September 18th, in Avon. The Cardinals defeated the Pirates 46-8 for their second win in a row.
Connor Libis got the scoring started for the Cardinals on an 18-yard touchdown run with 10:31 in the first quarter. Libis scored again on a 57-yard touchdown later in the quarter. Libis added another long touchdown run, this time from 58 yards away. St Mary led 22-0 with 2:11 to play in the first quarter.
Noah Olund scored on a three-yard touchdown run just seconds into the second quarter. St Mary led 30-0 with 11:14 to play in the first half. CJ Smith connected with Libis on a 22-yard pass with 6:53 in the second quarter. The final score of the game for the Cardinals came with :10 to play in the half on a seven-yard touchdown run by Nic Gaspar. The Cardinals led 46-0 at halftime. The Pirates got their lone touchdown early in the fourth quarter.
Head coach Ross Flemmer said, “Our offensive and defensive lines played a great game.”
Libis finished the game with eight carries for 169 yards and three touchdowns. He also had two catches for 56 yards and a receiving touchdown. Gaspar had seven carries for 61 yards and a touchdown. Sam Palmer had five carries for 30 yards. Smith was 5-7 passing for 118 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Ashaun Roach-Valandra had three catches for 40 yards. Noah Dennis led the team with six tackles. John Pica and Ty Brown both had four tackles each.
The Cardinals (3-2) will have a bye week on Friday, September 28th. They will be back in action on Friday, October 2nd at Centerville.