The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team earned their first win of the season with a 41-14 win over the Tea Area Titans on Friday, September 12th, in Tea. The Quarriers jumped out to a 6-0 lead 17 seconds into the game as Tanner Ljunggren picked up a Riley Schmidt fumble on the kickoff and ran it 60 yards for a touchdown. The Dell Rapids defense added another score with :46 left in the first quarter when Joel Brust recovered a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown to give the Quarriers a 14-0 lead after the first quarter.
The Quarrier offense scored with 4:29 left in the first half when Jase Nelson threw an 82-yard touchdown pass to Ljunggren to give Dell Rapids a 20-0 lead at halftime. Dell Rapids’ offense continued to roll in the third quarter as Riley Schmidt scored on an 11-yard touchdown run, and Keagan Hemenway added a 5-yard touchdown run. The Quarriers had a 34-0 lead after the third quarter. Tea was finally able to get on the board in the fourth quarter on a touchdown pass from Payton Conrad to Adam Heien. The Quarriers scored their final touchdown on a 70-yard touchdown run by Ljunggren. The Titans scored another touchdown late in the fourth quarter on a pass from Conrad to Tommy Fritz.
Dell Rapids had a total of 352 yards, 248 yards rushing and 104 passing yards. Ljunggren had six carries for 109 yards and a touchdown. Schmidt carried the ball 17 times for 103 yards and a touchdown. Hemenway had nine carries for 42 yards and a touchdown. Nelson was 4-7 passing for 104 yards a touchdown and two interceptions. Ljunggren had two catches for 87 yards a touchdown. Ben Gillogly had two catches for 17 yards. The Quarrier defense held Tea to 219 yards of total offense. Gillogly had eight tackles, 0.5 sacks, and four tackles for loss. Seth Anderson had eight tackles, three sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss. Nathan McKee and Riley Jurgensen each had five tackles in the game.
Dell Rapids moves to 1-1 on the year. The Quarriers will host Milbank on Friday, September 19th.
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