Photo courtesy of Rhonda Rentz
A day after scoring 80 points against Sioux Valley, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls were held to just 37 points and lost to the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies 40-37 at Elk Point on Saturday, January 20th.
Dell Rapids was held to just two first quarter points, and Elk Point-Jefferson led 6-2 after the first quarter of play. The Huskies outscored Dell Rapids 13-11 in the second quarter and pushed their lead to 19-13 by halftime. The Quarriers made a run in the third quarter and outscored the Huskies 14-5 in the the quarter to take a 27-24 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Dell Rapids was held to just 10 points while the Huskies scored 16 as Elk Point-Jefferson came away with the upset victory.
Emma Paul led the Quarriers with 12 points in the game. Arial Hoffman had seven points. Jayda Knuppe tallied five points. Aspen Hansen and Sydney Stofferahn each had four points, while Ravyn Hoffman had three points, and Kaylee Hennen had two points.
Dell Rapids (9-4) will host Vermillion on Thursday, January 25th as part of a double header with the boys. Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.