The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team picked up an 83-61 win over the Pipestone Area Arrows on Tuesday, January 6th, in Dell Rapids. The Quarriers outscored Pipestone in every quarter.
Dell Rapids got out to a nine-point lead in the first three minutes of the game. With the score 15-4 with 4:51 remaining in in the first quarter, the Arrows were able to cut the lead down to 10 at 20-10 at the end of the quarter. Dell Rapids opened up the second quarter on an 11-3 run to push their lead to 31-13 with 5:50 to go in the half. With just 2:00 minutes to go in the second quarter and trailing 42-23, Pipestone outscored Dell Rapids 14-7 to close the gap to 12 at 49-37 at halftime.
Dell Rapids went on another run to start the third quarter. The Quarriers extended their lead to 63-39 at the 3:20 mark of the third quarter. The Arrows were only able to cut the lead to 67-47 by the end of the quarter. Dell Rapids was in complete control of the game in the fourth quarter and earned the victory.
The Quarriers had three players with 20 or more points. Riley Schmidt finished the game with 22 points. Ty Hoglund and Zane Schumaker each had 20 points. Schumaker also had six assists. Ben Hammer added seven points, eight rebounds, and three blocks.
Dell Rapids improves to 4-0 on the year and will travel to Beresford to take on the Watchdogs on Thursday, January 8th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Pipestone Area | 10 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 61 |
| Dell Rapids | 20 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 83 |
Highlights
JV Results:
Sheldon Siemonsma hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to beat the Pipestone Arrows 61-58 in a great game on Tuesday night in Dell Rapids. Dells trailed 29-36 at the half and were still behind by four at the end of the third quarter. Siemonsma’s heroics gave him 25 points on the night which included seven three-pointers. Austin Ellingsen added 10 points, and Tanner Heim and Mason Schmidt added eight and six points.