The Colman-Egan Hawks played the part of spoiler for the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals as the Hawks defeated the Cardinals 48-37 during Senior Night on Tuesday, February 14th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.
St Mary held a 10-9 lead after a back-and-forth first quarter. The Hawks early in the second quarter, but St Mary tied the game at 22-22 after a basket by Maddie Schwebach with 1:58 to go in the half. Colman-Egan finished out the quarter on a 5-2 run and held a 27-24 halftime lead. The third quarter proved to be turning point in the game as the Colman-Egan defense held St Mary to just one point and had a 37-25 lead heading into the final quarter. St Mary was unable to get any closer than nine points the remainder of the game.
The Cardinals finished the game shooting 31% (12-39) from the field, 0-9 from three-point area, and 57% (13-23) from the free-throw line. St Mary had a total of 27 team rebounds, six assists, and 11 steals.
Jackie Wolles led all scorers in the game with 15 points. Wolles also had three rebounds. Lexi Klein had nine points and five rebounds. Ella Heinitz finished with five points. Sydney Cook pulled down seven rebounds, and Cassy Geraets grabbed five rebounds.
St Mary (8-11) will finished their regular season on the road at Hendricks, MN on Thursday, February 16th.