Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
The Dell Rapids Quarrier defense forced 19 Fighting Cougar turnovers on 13 steals helping the Quarriers to their first win of the season. Dell Rapids defeated McCook Central/Montrose 45-41 at home on Tuesday, January 4th.
The Cougars made the first three-pointer of the game, but that was their only lead. The Quarriers responded with a 7-0 and continued to hold the lead, 12-9, at the end of the first quarter. Mady VanOverbeke made a three-pointer with 4:10 to play in the second quarter to give Dell Rapids their largest lead of the game. They led 24-12 at that point. McCook Central/Montrose finished the half on an 8-2 run, but Dell Rapids still led 26-20 at halftime.
The Quarriers were able to maintain their lead throughout the third quarter. Dell Rapids led by seven, 36-29, going into the fourth quarter. Another three-pointer, this time by Maggie Schmidt, pushed the Quarrier lead to double digits at 41-31 with 4:00 to go. The Cougars cut the lead down to four points, 43-39, with :15 to go, but Zoey Hilmoe made two free throws just seconds later to seal the victory.
Dell Rapids shot 38% (17-45) from the field, 18% (3-17) on three-pointers, and 8-10 on free-throws. The Quarriers had 16 rebounds as a team, 13 steals, and nine assists.
Jayme Schmidt finished with eight points and four rebounds. Hilmoe also had eight points with three rebounds, two blocks, a steal, and an assist. M. Schmidt had eight points as well. Claire Wynja finished with seven points and two steals. Haileigh Barnhard added six points, seven rebounds, three steals, three blocks, and three assists.
Dell Rapids (1-7) will travel Canton on Thursday, January 6th.
JV Results
The Quarrier JV team made it three wins in a row with their 40-32 win over McCook Central/Montrose. The record for the JV team is now 4-3. Jenna Miller had 22 points, three steals and two assists. Ellly Olson finished with seven points, five rebounds, and four assists. Shelby Welbig had six points, four rebounds, and three steals. Kerrigan Kindopp had three points, two steals, two assists, and two rebounds. Tori Malsam added two points.