CANTON — Dell Rapids leaned on its defense and a second-quarter touchdown pass Thursday night, October 29th, edging Canton 7-3 in an 11A quarterfinal.
Canton struck first with a 32-yard field goal with 4:47 in the opening quarter to take a 3-0 lead.
Dell Rapids answered in the second quarter when Hayden Hansen found Camden Jones for a 12-yard touchdown pass with 10:35 to play. Connor Jones added the extra point, and the Quarriers moved in front 7-3.
That score held up the rest of the way as both defenses controlled the second half. Dell Rapids finished with 190 total yards and limited Canton to 187, while forcing three turnovers.
By the numbers
Team totals
- Total yards: Dell Rapids 190, Canton 187
- Rushing yards: Dell Rapids 167, Canton 148
- Passing yards: Dell Rapids 23, Canton 39
- First downs: Dell Rapids 9, Canton 12
- Third downs: Dell Rapids 5-13 (38%), Canton 2-8 (25%)
- Turnovers: Dell Rapids 1, Canton 3
- Penalties: Dell Rapids 5-25, Canton 2-10
Dell Rapids leaders
- Hayden Hansen: 2-of-7 passing, 23 yards, TD
- Jace Brende: 18 carries, 68 yards
- Breck Evans: 7 carries, 40 yards
- Jace Peppel: 8 carries, 39 yards
- Camden Jones: 1 catch, 12 yards, TD
Defensively, Dell Rapids was led by:
- Breck Evans: 5 tackles, 2 assists, 1 sack
- Connor Jones: 4 tackles, 1 assist
- Jace Peppel: 4 tackles, 1 assist
- Carson Vanderwerf: 3 tackles, 1 assist, INT
- Cooper Cuny: 3 tackles, 1 assist, 2 INT
