The Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals in the opening round of the Dakota Valley Conference Tournament on Tuesday, January 17th, in Colman. The Raiders beat St Mary 61-35.
St Mary was only able to score 10 points total in the first half as the Raiders held a 29-10 lead at halftime. The lead extended to 51-22 by the end of the third quarter. St Mary was able to outscore the Raiders 13-10 in the final quarter.
The Cardinals shot 14-48 (29%) from the field, 3-13 (23%) from three-point area, and 4-7 (57%) from the free-throw line. The team had a total of 28 rebounds, just three assists, and turned the ball over 16 times. The Raiders finished 25-53 (47%) from the field in the game.
Connor Libis led the team in scoring with 11 points. Luke Brown finished with eight points, and Logan Gaspar added six points. Garret Frost and Max Herber led the team with five rebounds each, while Brown had four rebounds. Gaspar also had four blocked shots, and Austin Welbig finished with three assists.
St Mary (5-6) will play Estelline for the third time this year in the consolation round of the DVC Tournament. Tip-off is at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20th, at Colman. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.