The Dell Rapids Quarriers won on back-to-back nights after a 76-62 victory over the Tea Area Titans on Tuesday, January 31st, in Tea. This was the sixth win in a row, sixth Dak-XII conference win, and tenth win of the season.
The Quarriers were able to get a five-point advantage at the end of the first quarter at 20-15. Dell Rapids then outscored Tea Area 17-8 in the second quarter to take a 37-23 halftime lead. The Titans fought back in the third quarter to pull within single digits, but the Quarriers were able to get the lead back to double digits at the end of the third quarter at 51-40. Dell Rapids then outscored Tea Area 25-22 in the final quarter for the win.
The Quarriers finished the game shooting 57% (24-42) from the field, 42% (5-12) from three-point area, and 79% (23-29) from the free-throw line in the game. Dell Rapids also had a total of 30 team rebounds, 13 assists, and only tuned the ball over 10 times.
Three players scored in double-figures in a balanced scoring attack for Dell Rapids. Mason Peter led the team with 16 points. Mason Schmidt added 14 points. Jeffrey Schuch finished with another double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Carson Rentz had nine points. Austin Ellingson and Sheldon Siemonsma both had eight points each, and Tanner Heim finished with seven points. Heim led the team with four assists in the game.
Dell Rapids (10-2) will travel to Tri-Valley High School to take on the Mustangs in a girls and boys double-header on Friday, February 3rd. Big Sioux Media will have a link to a video stream of the game from Tri-Valley High School.