The Dell Rapids Quarriers held off a furious rally late in the game by the Vermillion Tanagers to win their sixth straight game and eighth out of their last nine on Thursday, January 26th, in Vermillion.

Both offenses were streaky through the first three quarters of the game.  The Tanagers raced out to a 7-1 lead early in the game, but Dell Rapids answered with a 9-0 run to close out the first quarter for a 10-7 lead.  Vermillion started the second quarter with another run.  The Tanagers went on a 7-2 run to take a 14-12 lead, but once again the Quarriers answered.  Dell Rapids finished the half on a 12-2 run to lead 24-16 at halftime.

Vermillion again started the third quarter with a little run to pull within three points at 26-29.  Again the Quarriers had an answer to close out the third quarter to push the lead back to eight points by the end of the quarter at 34-26.  Multiple times Vermillion was able to cut the lead in half in the fourth quarter.  The Tanagers trailed 41-45 and then again 47-51 late in the fourth.  Vermillion pulled within two points at 50-52, but Emma Paul knocked down two free throws with :06.1 left on the clock to make it a four point game at 54-53.  Madisen Martinez made a three-point shot with just a couple of seconds on the clock, but the Tanagers were out of timeouts, and the Quarriers did not inbound the ball and let the clock run out for the 54-53 win.

Jayda Knuppe led the Quarriers with 21 points and six rebounds in the game.  Emma Paul added nine points and six rebounds.  Kali Graham added eight points, and Arial Hoffman finished with seven points.  Graham and Hoffman both pulled down four rebounds in the game.

Dell Rapids (10-4) will play in the Dak-12 Conference Classic on Saturday, January 28th, in Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers are the #3 seed and will play #4 West Central at around 5:00 p.m.  All the games of the Dak-12 Conference Classic will be broadcast on Big Sioux Media.  First game starts at 10:00 a.m.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers won their fifth game in a row with a 67-45 win over the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Saturday, January 21st, in Dell Rapids.  This was also the Quarriers’ seventh win out of their last eight games.

After a 10-10 tie with 2:15 to go in the first quarter, the Quarriers closed out the quarter on a 6-2 run to grab a 16-12 lead at end of the quarter.  The Quarriers would continue to expand on the lead from that forward.  Dell Rapids extended the lead to 28-22 at halftime.  The Quarrier offense picked up in the third quarter scoring 20 points.  Dell Rapids was able to push the lead to 48-34 by the end of the third quarter.  Dell Rapids then outscored Elk Point-Jefferson 19-11 in the final quarter on their way to the victory.

Four players scored in double figures for the Quarriers.  Emma Paul led all scorers with 17 points.  Arial Hoffman finished the game with 14 points, Jayda Knuppe tallied 13 points in the contest, and Kaylee Henned added 11 points.

The Quarriers (9-4) travel to Vermillion to play the Tanagers in a double header.  Big Sioux Media will have a link to the webcast by Red Eye Sports.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers pushed their winning streak to four with a 72-54 win over the Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 20th.  Not only was this the fourth win in a row, it was the Quarriers sixth in their last seven games.

After the score was tied 10-10, the Quarriers finished out the first quarter on a 12-0 run to take a 22-10 lead after the first quarter.  Dell Rapids was able to increase the lead to 37-20 by halftime.  Sioux Valley made a couple of runs in the second half, but every time the Cossacks got the lead under 10 points, the Quarriers had an answer.

Emma Paul and Jayda Knuppe both finished the game with 21 points and seven rebounds each.  Arial Hoffman had nine points, Kaylee Hennen had eight points, and Aspen Hansen finished with seven points.

Dell Rapids (8-4) will host Elk Point-Jefferson as part of a double header with the boys on Saturday, January 21st.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.