The Garretson Blue Dragons hung on to an early first quarter lead and defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals 73-67 on Friday, December 28th in Garretson. It was the first game for the two teams in eight days due to the new moratorium put in place by the South Dakota High School Activities Association during the Christmas holiday.
Garretson got out to a 10 point lead after the first quarter of play at 17-7. The Cardinals were able to cut into the lead in the second quarter and trailed 34-27 at halftime. The Blue Dragon lead grew to 13 points after the third quarter. Garretson led 56-43 heading into the final quarter. St Mary outscored Garretson 24-17 in the fourth quarter, but wasn’t quite enough to complete the comeback.
Two players for the Cardinals finished with over 20 points. Maddie Schwebach led the team with 28 points and eight rebounds. Ella Heinitz added 23 points. Tana Harrington pulled down nine rebounds as well. Garretson was led by Lizzie Olson with a game-high 34 points and 19 rebounds.
St Mary (3-4) will travel to De Smet on Friday, January 4th for a girls and boys double-header against the Bulldogs. Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.