Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls celebrated their six seniors while hosting the Tri-Valley Mustangs on Thursday, February 3rd. The Mustangs spoiled the senior night celebration with a 63-46 win.
The first half featured a few runs by both teams. After the Mustangs scored the first four points, Dell Rapids went on an 11-0 run and led 11-4 with 2:20 to play in the first quarter. Tri-Valley responded with a 10-0 to finish the quarter for a 14-11 lead. The Quarriers had another run in them in the second quarter. They outscored Tri-Valley 14-6 for a 25-20 halftime lead.
Dell Rapids still held a five point lead, 34-29, with 4:40 to play in the third quarter. That’s when the Mustangs went on a big roll. The Mustangs pulled within three points, 36-33, with 3:18 left in the quarter and then finished with a 10-0 run for a 43-36 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Tri-Valley then outscored Dell Rapids 20-10 for the win.
The Quarriers shot 27% (17-63) from the field, 20% (5-20) from three-point area, and 47% (7-15) from the free-throw line. Tri-Valley shot 43% (21-49) in the game, 55% (6-11) on three pointers, and 83% (15-18) from the free-throw line.
Alli De Stigter led Dell Rapids with 13 points, five rebounds, and two assists. Zoey Hilmoe had eight points and five rebounds. Mady VanOverbeke and Jayme Schmidt both had five points and three rebounds each. Haighleigh Barnhart had four points, eight rebounds, and three assists. Maggie Schmidt added four points and two assists.
JV Results
After leading by two points at halftime, the Quarrier JV team was outscored 18-9 in the third period. A hard-fought fourth quarter was not enough as the young Quarriers ran out of time, falling 39-42. Jenna Miller had 13 points, five rebounds, four steals, and two assists. Shelby Welbig had 10 points, four rebounds, and four steals. Clara Justice had eight points and five rebounds. Kerrigan Kindopp added five points, two rebounds, two steals, and three assists. Elly Olson finished with three points, five steals, and three assists.