Photo courtesy of Rhonda Rentz.
In the second game of a girls and boys double-header on Saturday, January 19th, the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys won for the third time in a row with a 68-40 win over the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies.
Elk Point-Jefferson held an early 2-0 lead, and the game was tied 4-4 with 6:00 to play in the first quarter and again 6-6 with 5:00 to play, but that was as close as the Huskies would get. Dell Rapids outscored Elk Point-Jefferson 12-4 the remainder of the quarter for an 18-10 lead. The Quarriers held the Huskies to just eight points in the second quarter as they built an 18-point lead by halftime at 36-18.
Dell Rapids was able to build on their lead in each of the last two quarters. The Quarriers outscored Elk Point-Jefferson 19-16 in the third quarter to take a 55-34 lead into the fourth quarter. The Quarriers then outscored the Huskies 13-6 in the final quarter.
The Quarriers finished with 48 team rebounds, 16 team assists, 11 steals, and turned the ball over just eight times. They finished just 10-23 from the free-throw line however.
Three players finished in double figures. Drew Van Regenmorter had 14 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Logan Heim added 10 points and 17 rebounds. Karsen Welbig also finished with 10 points in the game. Colin Rentz had a team-high six assists.
The Quarriers (6-3) will travel to Vermillion on Thursday, January 24th for a girls and boys double-header against the Tanagers.