The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team had their three-game winning streak broken by the Deubrook Dolphins on Saturday, January 17th. Deubrook defeated Dell Rapids 60-46 at the Hanson Classic in Mitchell.
Head coach Jeff Dvorak said, “This game was very perplexing. We shot 46% from the field, held their leading scorer to three points, out-rebounded them, and yet were solidly beaten.”
Deubrook held a 14-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. They pushed that lead to nine by halftime at 30-21. Each team scored 12 points in the third quarter, and Deubrook kept their nine point lead at the end of the third quarter at 42-33. The Dolphins then outscored Dell Rapids 18-13 in the final quarter.
The Quarrers finished 18-39 from the field and shot 60% (3-5) from the free-throw line. Dell Rapids out-rebounded the Dolphins 25-23, however, the Quarriers turned the ball over 27 times in the game.
Averi Pankonen had 17 points. Emma Paul added seven points and three rebounds. Brittney Siemonsma had four points and seven rebounds.
“We seemed very slow moving the ball, cutting and defending…just lacked energy. We could say that our late return/game in Beresford last night left us out of gas, but we need to find a little more ‘fight’, guts and leadership when we play in a classic like this regardless of playing a late game the night before. This was certainly a learning opportunity for us,” said Dvorak.
The Quarriers fall to 6-4 on the year. Dell Rapids will host West Central on Tuesday, January 20th. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Dell Rapids | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 46 |
| Deubrook | 14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 |