The Dell Rapids Quarrier defense dominated the game against Milbank Area on Friday, October 7th. The Quarriers held the Bulldogs to just 26 total yards of offense the entire game, 31 passing yards and -5 rushing yards. The defense recovered three fumbles and had one interception, plus held Milbank Area to just five first downs.
The Quarriers scored first in the opening quarter on a Tanner Heim 34-yard run to go ahead 6-0. Dell Rapids scored again in the second quarter when Anthony Miller scored on a five-yard run. Seth Andersen scored the two-point conversion to extend the Quarrier lead to 14-0. Milbank Area scored in the third quarter on a 34-yard pass play from Cole Dockter to Jonny Ash to cut the lead to 14-6. Dell Rapids scored the final touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter on a three-yard run by Andersen. Dell Rapids won the game 20-6.
Hunter Hansen was 4-8 passing for 44 yards. Jeffrey Schuch, Mason Peter, Andersen, and Seth Spielmann all had a catch. Hansen also had 17 carries for 86 yards. Tanner Heim had 15 carries for 85 yards. Miller had eight carries for 77 yards, Spielmann had five carries for 51 yards, and Andersen had 12 carries for 27 yards. Matt Gillogly had four tackles. Andersen also had four tackles, two of them of loss. Spielmann finished the game with three tackles.
Dell Rapids improved to 5-2 on the year. The Quarriers will travel to Dakota Valley on Friday, October 14th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media. Live updates can also be found on Twitter @TrinityMedia_EC using #DVvsDR16