Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team saw their seven game winning stream come to an end in White on Friday, January 20th. The Deubook Dolphins defeated the Cardinals, 57-42, handing St Mary their first loss in over a month.
Deubrook went on a 6-0 spurt with two made three-pointers at the end of the first quarter that turned a four-point lead into a 24-14 lead at the end of the quarter. That spurt gave the Dolphins momentum. They pushed the lead to 36-19 by halftime. The Cardinals were able to cut into the lead in the third quarter. The cut the deficit to 45-34 by the end of the third quarter. St Mary got the lead down to 10 points midway through the fourth quarter, but the Dolphins hit a couple of shots and made enough free throws to stop any Cardinal rally.
St Mary shot 32% (16-50) from the filed, but just 23% (8-35) from three-point area. They were 2-2 from the free-throw line. Deubrook shot 44% (20-45) overall, 50% (9-18) from three-point area, and held a big advantage at the free-throw line, going 9-16 in the game.
Madala Hanson had 16 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Ella Griffin finished with eight points, six rebounds, and four assists. Whitney Warwick added six points.
