The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys had no trouble with the #5 Tri-Valley Mustangs in a battle of top five teams in Class A boys basketball on Friday, February 6th. The Quarriers handed the Mustangs just their fourth loss of the season 63-35 at Tri-Valley High School.
Dell Rapids opened up the game on an 11-3 run, and extended that lead to 19-7 by the end of the first quarter. The Quarriers didn’t look back as the defense held Tri-Valley to under 10 points in three of the quarter. Dell Rapids led 33-17 at halftime, and added 30 more points in the second half while holding Tri-Valley to just 18 for the win.
The Quarriers finished the night shooting 56% (24-43) from the field, 53% (9-17) from three-point area, and 86% (6-7) from the free-throw line in the game. They pulled down 32 rebounds, had 16 team assists, five steals, and turned the ball over just 10 times in the game.
Riley Schmidt led all scorers with 18 points in the game. He also had three rebounds. Ty Hoglund finished with 17 points, six rebounds, and five assists. Ben Hammer added 10 points and had four blocks. Sam White tossed in six points and had six rebounds.
Dell Rapids improves to 12-1 on the year and 8-1 in the Dak-12 Conference. The Quarriers will take on the SF Christian Chargers at the Dak-12 Conference Classic in Hartford on Saturday, February 7th, at 6:45 p.m. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Dell Rapids | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 63 |
| Tri-Valley | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
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