The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team ended a 3-game losing streak with a 24-14 come-from-behind win over the Canton C-Hawks on Friday, October 2nd, in Dell Rapids.
Canton got on the board first in the first quarter on a two-yard touchdown run by Logan Ranschau to take an early 6-0 lead. The C-Hawks added another touchdown in the second quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by Jacob Hult. The two-point conversion was successful, and Canton held a 14-0 lead.
The Quarriers closed the gap before halftime by scoring twice. The first touchdown came on a three-yard run by Adam Nagelhout to cut the Canton lead to 14-6. Dell Rapids picked up another score before halftime on a 20-yard pass from Hunter Hansen to Sam White. The two-point conversion failed, and the Quarriers trailed 14-12 at halftime.
Dell Rapids scored two more times in the third quarter to complete the come-from-behind win. Hansen found the end zone on a two-yard run, and Jacob Faux had a 52-yard touchdown run as well.
Dell Rapids finished with 214 rushing yards and 130 passing yards for a total of 344 total yards. The Quarriers picked up 10 first downs in the game. They were 2-9 on third down and 0-1 on fourth down.
Hansen finished 6-15 passing for 130 yards, one touchdown and one interception. White had all six receptions for Dell Rapids. Hansen also led the team in rushing with 99 yards on eight carries and a touchdown. Faux had six carries for 88 yards and a touchdown. Tanner Heim led the defense with eight tackles. Ryan Geraets finished with six tackles, and Anthony Miller had five tackles.
Dell Rapids improves to 2-4 on the year. The Quarriers will travel to Milbank to face the Bulldogs on Friday, October 9th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.
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