The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team picked up their first win of the 2015 season with a 35-6 victory over the Vermillion Tanagers on Friday, September 4th, in Vermillion.
The Quarriers picked up a first quarter touchdown when Hunter Hansen connected with Jeffrey Schuch on a 19-yard touchdown pass to give Dell Rapids a 6-0 lead. Hansen and Schuch connected again in the second quarter, this time from 17 yards away. The touchdown gave the Quarriers at 12-0 lead at halftime.
Vermillion pulled within a touchdown when Matt Ouellette hauled in a 15-yard pass from Carter Kratz for the Tanagers only score of the game. From that point forward, Dell Rapids took control of the game.
Hansen scored on a one-yard run, and with a successful two-point conversion, Dell Rapids led 28-6 at the end of the third quarter. Hansen had his third touchdown pass of the night when he found Sam White from two yards away. Matt Gillogly scored the final touchdown of the game on a 66-yard fumble recovery.
Hansen finished the game 5-8 passing for 85 yards and three touchdowns. Schuch had three catches for 48 yards and two touchdowns. Jacob Faux had one catch for 35 yards. Hansen also lead the ground attack with 10 carries for 96 yards and a touchdown. White had 10 carries for 73 yards.
Defensively for the Quarriers, Gillogly finished with seven tackles, one fumble recovery and one touchdown. Tanner Heim had seven tackles, two of them for loss. Ryan Geraets and Trevor Pulscher each had five tackles in the game. Mason Peter also had a fumble recovery.
Dell Rapids improves to 1-1 on the year. The Quarriers will host Tri-Valley on Friday, September 11th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.