The Sioux Falls Christian Chargers shot the ball extremely well in an 84-69 victory over the Dell Rapids Quarriers at Sioux Falls Christian High School on Tuesday, January 12th.  It was the highest point total given up by the Quarriers on the season.

Dell Rapids was the team on fire to start the game.  They built a 19-14 lead by the end of the first quarter, but things turned for both teams in the second quarter.  The second quarter proved to be one of the biggest differences in the game.  Sioux Falls Christian outscored the Quarriers 29-10 to take a 43-29 lead into halftime.

The Quarriers made a run in the third quarter.  Dell Rapids pulled within three points at 52-49 with 3:30 to play, but that was as close as they would get.  The Chargers ended the quarter on a 10-4 run for a 62-53 lead heading into the final quarter.  The Chargers outscored the Quarriers again in the fourth quarter 22-16.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 45% (25-55) and 42% (8-19) from three-point area.  The Quarriers, however, struggled from the free-throw line.  They finished just 11-25 for the game.  Sioux Falls Christian shot 51% (34-67) in the game and 55% (11-20) from three-point area.  The Chargers also out rebounded the Quarriers 42-25.

Nine different players finished in double figures in the game.  The Quarriers were led by Connor Rentz with 20 points and four rebounds.  Brayden Pankonen had 17 points.  Colin Rentz had 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists.  Carter Nelson had 10 points and six rebounds.  Landon Ruesink had eight rebounds.  The Chargers were led by Tyler Prins with 19 points, Brooks Nelson with 17 points, Xavier Van Beek with 14 points, Jaden Witte with 13 points, and Tate Snyder with 11 points.

Dell Rapids (5-2) will host Milbank on Saturday, January  16th.  It will be a double-header with the girls, and the seniors will be recognized prior to the game.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team played even with the Lennox Orioles for three quarters in Lennox on Monday, January 11th, but a big first quarter run was enough for the Orioles to get a 41-26 victory.

Lennox made all three of their three-point shot attempts in the first quarter and built a 21-6 lead by the end of the first quarter.  The Quarriers then played Lennox even the remainder of the game, but couldn’t chip into the lead.  Dell Rapids got within 11 points at 35-24 with 5:30 to play in the game, but was held to just two points the remainder of the game.

The hoops were unkind to Dell Rapids as the Quarriers shot just 20% (9-46) from the field and 20% (3-15) from three-point area.  Dell Rapids was 63% (5-8) from the free-throw line.  Lennox was 36% (17-47) from the field, 25% (3-12…all three made in the first quarter), and a perfect four-for-four form the free-throw line.  Lennox also out rebounded Dell Rapids 34-19 in the game.

Mady Vanoverbeke finished with 12 points and three steals.  Zoey Hilmoe had six points.  Jayme Schmidt added four points and three rebounds.  Haileigh Barnhart had a team-high four rebounds.  Becky Dorn had three rebounds and two steals.

Dell Rapids (0-8) will host Milbank on Saturday, January 16th in a girls and boys double-header.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

C Team Results

The Quarrier girls C basketball team fell to the Lennox Orioles girls C team 18-32 on Monday night in Lennox.  After trailing by only two points at halftime, the girls were unable to generate any offensive rhythm in the final two quarters.

Kylee Fiddelke – 6 points, Kerrigan Kindopp – 4 points, and 2 points each for Shelby Welbig, Reagan VanZee, Lexi Ingalls, and Rylee Rinehart.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

Brayden Pankonen set the Dell Rapids High School record for most three-point shots made in a game in a 77-33 win over the Canton C-Hawks in Dell Rapids on Thursday, January 7th.

Pankonen was 5-5 on three-point shots in the first quarter and 4-6 in the second quarter for 9-11 in the first half.  The nine made three-pointers in the first half tied the school record that was held by Carson Rentz.  Pankonen made two more three-point shots in the second half to set the new school record at 11 and finished the game 11-17 on three-point shots.

Dell Rapids was in complete control the entire game.  They opened the game on a 20-0 run and led 32-2 at the end of the first quarter.  The lead grew to 52-12 by halftime.  The Quarriers then outscored Canton 25-21 in the final two quarters as the running clock was in play the entire second half of the game.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 56% (27-48) from the field, 55% (12-22) from three-point area, and 61% (11-18) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids had 28 team rebounds, 19 team assists, and 11 steals.

Pankonen led all scorers with 35 points on the night.  Colin Rentz had 12 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and four steals.  Landon Ruesink also finished in double figures with 10 points and five assists.  Every varsity player for Dell Rapids scored at least two points in the game.

Dell Rapids (5-1) will have a big road test on Tuesday, January 12th.  The Quarriers will head to Sioux Falls to play the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers.