Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal
The Dell Rapids Quarriers had no troubles with the Flandreau Fliers on Tuesday, February 4th. Dell Rapids defeated the Fliers 68-40 on their home court for their eighth win of the season.
Despite the big victory, Dell Rapids did get off to a bit of a slow start. Flandreau held a 7-2 with 5:35 to play in the opening quarter. Dell Rapids tied the game at 9-9 and then again at 11-11 with 2:20 to play. The Quarriers then ended the quarter on a 7-0 run for an 18-11 lead at the of the first quarter. Dell Rapids just kept building the lead from there. The Quarriers scored the first five points of the second quarter to build a 25-11 lead before Flandreau scored again with 4:25 to play in the half. Dell Rapids built a 20-point lead by halftime at 40-20. The continued to grow in the second half as Dell Rapids led 60-30 at the end of the third quarter and outscored the Fliers 28-20 over the entire second half.
Eleven different players scored for Dell Rapids in the game. Connor Rentz led the team in scoring with 14 points and pulled down three rebounds. Colin Rentz had 13 points, four assists, and four steals. Logan Ellingson finished with 11 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Coby Maeschen had six points, and Ramsey Heinecke and Carter Nelson both finished with five points each.
The Quarriers finished the game shooting 47% (26-55) from the field, 21% (5-24) from three-point area, and 73% (11-15) from the free-throw line. The team had a total of 26 rebounds, 14 assists, 11 steals, and only turned the ball over seven times in the game.
Dell Rapids (8-3) will host the Tri-Valley Mustangs on Thursday, February 6th in a girls and boys double-header. Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.