The Dell Rapids Quarriers advanced to the quarterfinals of the 11A playoffs with a 41-12 opening round win over the Sisseton Redmen on Tuesday, October 28th, in Dell Rapids.
The Quarriers scores on their first five possessions of the game. After forcing Sisseton to punt after three plays, Dell Rapids scored on their first offensive play of the game. Keegan Hemenway scored on a 32-yard touchdown run and then kicked the extra point to give Dell Rapids a 7-0 lead with 10:03 left in the first quarter. The Quarriers scores just a mere three minutes later on a two-yard touchdown run by Riley Schmidt with 7:24 in the quarter to go ahead 14-0. The Quarriers added one more touchdown before the quarter was over. With :10 left Jase Nelson connected with Schmidt on a 63-yard touchdown pass increasing the Dell Rapids lead to 21-0.
Dell Rapids continued to score at will in the second quarter. Schmidt scored his third touchdown on another two-yard run with 10:29 to go in the half. The Quarriers got the ball back on a turnover, and scored again with 9:29 
left in the quarter. This time Nelson connected with Riley Jurgensen on a 1o-yard touchdown pass to put Dell Rapids ahead 35-0. Sisseton was able to get on the board with 4:46 left in the half on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Hunter Medenwald to Ethan Kranhold to cut the lead to 35-6 heading into halftime.
Neither team was able to get much offense going in the third quarter. The score remained 35-6 at the end of the third. Schmidt found the endzone for the fourth time in the game with 11:53 to go in the game on a 20-yard run to put the Quarriers ahead 41-6. Sisseton added their second score on a fumble recovery in the endzone for a touchdown by Nick Peterson with 4:25 left to play in the game.
Schmidt finished the game with eight carries for 109 yards and three rushing touchdowns. Hemenway had three carries for 78 yards and a touchdown. Tanner Ljunggren had three carries for 41 yards. Nelson went 5-7 passing for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Schmidt had three receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown. Jurgensen had one catch for 10 yards and a touchdown. Beau Carpenter had a catch for nine yards.
Seth Anderson led the defense with six tackles, one sack, and one fumble recovery. Jurgensen finished the game with four tackles. Nate McKee added three tackles. Jacob Faux, Anthony Miller, Ross Wiebenga, and Carpenter each had an interception. Tanner Heim had a fumble recovery. The Dell Rapids defense force six turnovers and held Sisseton to 257 yards of total offense.
Dell Rapids improves to 8-1 on the year. The Quarriers will host Vermillion on Monday, November 3rd. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.
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