The Dakota Valley Panthers outscored the Quarriers 11-5 over the last four minutes of the game to earn a 73-70 win over Dell Rapids on Friday, February 10th, in Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers led 66-62 with 4:00 to play before the Panthers ran the score to 73-70 with :04.2 to play.  Dell Rapids pushed the ball up court in a hurry getting the ball to Sheldon Siemonsma.  Siemonsma had a great look from the right win, but the game-tying three-point shot fell off the front of the rim as time expired.

Dell Rapids had a four point lead after the first quarter at 20-16, but the Panthers turned it around in the second quarter taking a 39-35 lead into halftime.  The Quarriers tied the game by the end of the third quarter at 58-58.

The Quarriers shot 40% (25-62) from the field in the game, 28% (7-25) from the three-point area, and 62% (13-21) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids had 22 team rebounds, 13 assists, and 11 steals.

Three players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids.   Jeffrey Schuch had 15 points, six rebounds, three steals, and two blocks in the game.  Mason Schmidt finished with 13 points.  Mason Peter also had 13 points, five rebounds, and three steals.  Austin Ellingson dished out nine assists in the game.

After trailing by 15 points with 5:30 to go in the game, the Dell Rapids Quarriers fought back to pull within two points, but the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans knocked down their free throws to pull away with a 69-62 win in Dell Rapids on Tuesday, February 7th.  This is the third straight loss suffered by the Quarriers.

The Titans ended the first quarter on a 5-0 run over the final 2:00 to take a 13-8 lead after the first quarter.  Dell Rapids was able to trim the lead by a point by halftime at 30-26.  The Quarriers were held to just eight total points in the third quarter and found themselves trailing 42-34 heading into the final quarter.

Mt Vernon/Plankinton went on a 9-2 run over the first 2:30 of the fourth quarter to pull ahead 51-36 with 5:30 remaining in the game.  The Quarriers rallied for 13 straight points over the next 3:30 to get within two points at 51-49 with 2:00.  The Titans hit 16 straight free throws over the final two minutes of the game and pulled away for the 69-62 win.

Dell Rapids shot 51% (29-57) from the field, 23% (3-13) from three-point area, and just 1-3 from the free throw line.  The Quarriers had 36 team rebounds, 20 assists, but turned the ball over 16 times.

Austin Ellingson led the team in scoring with 16 points along with five assists.  Jeffrey Schuch had 10 points, nine rebounds, and five blocks.  Mason Schmidt added nine points, and Tanner Heim had eight points.  Heim also had 11 rebounds, five assists, and three steals.  Carson Rentz had seven points and four assists, while Sheldon Siemonsma had six points and seven rebounds.

Dell Rapids (11-5) will host Dakota Valley on Friday, February 10th, as part of a girls and boys double-header.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Playing in back-to-back days, the Dell Rapids Quarriers fell to the Madison Bulldogs 77-68 in the final game of the Dak-12 Conference Classic at the Sanford Coyote Sports Complex in Vermillion on Saturday, February 4th.  The win for Madison gave the Bulldogs the Dak-12 Conference Classic championship, ending a two-year title run by Dell Rapids.

Madison had a quick start to the game getting out to an early 7-2 lead.  The Bulldogs used that run to take a 21-13 first quarter lead.   Dell Rapids made a late run in the second quarter to pull within two points, but Jadon Janke knocked down a three-point bucket to end the second quarter and give Madison a 36-31 halftime lead.  Madison was able to maintain a 7-to-10 point lead in the third quarter and led 54-47 at the break.  Dell Rapids made a run in the fourth quarter and took a 61-58 lead with 4:45 to go in the game.  But in a matter of :30, Riley Janke made two three point baskets for Madison to give them the lead back at 64-63 with 4:15 to go.  It was a lead they would not lose the remainder of the game as Madison closed out the game on a 13-5 run.

Dell Rapids finished the night shooting 58% (26-45) from the field, 50% (8-16) from three-point area, and 47% (8-17) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers also had 33 team rebounds, 13 team assists, and turned the ball over 14 times.

Mason Schmidt finished the game with a team-high 18 points along with four rebounds.  Sheldon Siemonsma had 15 points along with nine rebounds and four blocked shots.  Mason Peter added 10 points.  Carson Rentz had a team-high four assists in the game.

The Quarriers (11-4) will host Mt Vernon/Plankinton on Tuesday, February 7th as part of a girls and boys double-header.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Tri-Valley Mustangs stopped the Dell Rapids Quarrier six-game winning streak with a 66-59 win on Friday, February 3rd, at Tri-Valley High School.  The Quarriers fell behind in late in the first quarter and were unable to recover in the game.

Tri-Valley led at the end of each quarter break in the game.  The Mustangs had a one-point lead at the end of the first quarter at 12-11.  They were able to extend the lead to 32-25 by halftime.  Both teams scored 14 points in the third quarter, and Tri-Valley maintained their seven point lead at the end of the third quarter at 46-39.  Both teams finished the fourth quarter with 20 points, and the Mustangs held on for the victory.

The Quarriers were led by Sheldon Siemonsma with 14 points in the game.  Jeffrey Schuch had 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists.  Tanner Heim (seven points) and Mason Peter (three points) both finished the game with six rebounds.  Austin Ellingson (five points) also had three assists in the game.

Dell Rapids (11-3) will play the Madison Bulldogs in the #1 vs #2 game of the Dak-12 Conference Classic in Vermillion on Saturday, February 4th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.