The #1 Madison Bulldogs remained undefeated after grinding out a 67-60 win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Thursday, January 18th at Dell Rapids High School. A fourth quarter comeback sealed the win for the Bulldogs.
The first 4:00 of the game were back-and-forth as Dell Rapids held a slim 8-7 lead. Madison then went on an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to go ahead 15-8. The quarter ended with Madison leading 19-14. The Bulldogs maintained about a six-point lead through the first half of the second quarter and then built that lead to 10 points at 30-20 with 2:30 to go in the first half. Dell Rapids closed the half with a 9-2 run with made three-point baskets by Jeffrey Schuch, Drew Van Regenmorter, and Elijah Story. Madison led 32-29 at halftime.
The Quarriers continued their run into the third quarter. With 4:52 to go, Schuch made a three-point shot from the top of the key to give Dell Rapids a 38-36 lead. The two teams were then tied at 38-38 and then again at 41-41 with 2:54 in the third quarter. Dell Rapids grabbed the lead again and held it for the remainder of the quarter. The Quarriers led 47-46 heading into the final quarter. Madison again tied the game with 5:26 to go at 51-51 after a made three-point shot by Jadon Janke. Dell Rapids went on a 5-1 run over the next minute. The Quarriers held their largest lead of the game of four points at 56-52 with 4:14 to go after a made three-pointer by Logan Heim. The Bulldogs went on a 5-0 run and regained the lead at 57-56 with 2:23 to go. The lead grew to 60-56 with 1:32 left on the clock. Dell Rapids was unable to get any closer than two points the remainder of the game as Madison made their free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.
Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 40% from the field. They were 28% from the three-point area and 67% from the free-throw line, shooting only nine free throws in the game. The Quarriers had 36 team rebounds and 14 team assists.
Schuch finished with a game-high 18 points, 17 rebounds and three blocked shots. Carson Rentz had 11 points and six assists. Mason Schmidt tallied 10 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Van Regenmorter and Story both ended with seven points in the game. Heim finished with five points and eight rebounds.
Dell Rapids (6-4) will travel to Elk Point to take on the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Saturday, January 20th. Big Sioux Media will have a video only stream of the double header with the girls.