Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls rallied from a 19-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t complete the comeback against the Deubrook Dolphins in Friday, January 21st. Deubrook turned a missed shot into a layup late in the game to extend their lead and made free throws in the closing seconds for a 55-46 win.
The Dolphins scored the first four points of the game, and the Cardinals played catch-up the entire game. Ella Griffin made her second three pointer of the game with 3:57 in the opening quarter to bring the Cardinals within a point, 7-6. Deubrook then went on a 7-0 run. The Dolphins led 17-11 at the end of the first quarter. St Mary cut the lead to 19-17 after Griffin’s third three pointer in the half with 6:35 to go in the second quarter. Deubrook again responded and pushed the lead to 31-23 by halftime.
The defenses ruled the first half of the third quarter. Neither team scored for four minutes. Deubrook finally got a basket with 3:45 to play in the third quarter. That basket sparked a rally by the Dolphins, and they led 44-29 heading into the fourth quarter. Deubrook scored the first four points of the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 48-29 with 6:45 in the game.
St Mary then went on a big rally outscoring Deubrook 16-2 to cut the lead to 50-45 with 1:02 to play. The Cardinals stole an inbound pass and had a chance to cut the lead to one possession, but their shot with :51 was no good. Deubrook got the rebound and made a layup with :40 to push the lead to 52-45. The Dolphins made three free throws from there for the win.
The Cardinals shot 37% (16-43) in the game, 36% (9-25) from three-point area, and 5-9 from the free-throw line. Deubrook was 42% (21-50) from the field, 23% (3-13) on three pointers, and 71% (10-14) from the free-throw line.
Madala Hanson had 18 points, two rebounds, two assists, and three steals. Griffin finished with 11 points, three rebounds, one assist, and a steal. Sydney Klein had five points, six rebounds, and two assists. Sierra Klein also had five points with a rebound, an assist, and a steal. Courtney Brown had four points and 10 rebounds.