The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls had their season officially come to an end in the Region 3A Tournament on Tuesday, February 20th. Dell Rapids fell to the Mustangs 53-25 and finished the season with a 2-19 record.
Offense was hard to come by for most of the game for both teams. Dell Rapids held a one-point lead, 8-7, at the end of the first quarter. The Mustangs went on an 11-0 run to take an 18-8 lead. The second quarter ended with Tri-Valley leading 20-13. The Quarriers scored the first five points of the third quarter. They trailed 20-18 with about 6:00 to go in the third quarter. That’s when the offense got rolling for Tri-Valley. The Mustangs rallied to a 32-20 lead going into the fourth quarter. They then held Dell Rapids to just five fourth-quarter points.
The Quarriers shot 19% (7-36) overall in the game, 5% (1-19) on three-point shots, and 50% (10-20) from the free-throw line. Tri-Valley shot 29% (16-56) overall, 26% (6-23) from three-point area, and 71% (15-21) from the free-throw line.
Jersi Schultz finished with 11 points and six rebounds. Rorie Thoreson added five points, two rebounds, and two steals. Shelby Welbig had four points and four rebounds. Taylor Schmidt and Mya DeStigter both had two points each. DeStigter also had seven rebounds. Clara Justcie had 11 rebounds in the game.
