The Dell Rapids Quarrier football teamed reached the semifinals in the 11A South Dakota High School Football Playoffs with a win over the Vermillion Tanagers 57-16 on Monday, November 3rd in Dell Rapids.
The Quarriers controlled the game from the start after Riley Schmidt took the opening kick-off 80 yards for a touchdown to give Dell Rapids an 8-0 lead 13 seconds into the game. Schmidt scored again two minutes later on a 70-yard touchdown run to put Dell Rapids ahead 14-0. Schmidt found the endzone for the third time in less than five minutes with a 65-yard punt return for a touchdown with 7:35 left in the first quarter. Dell Rapids added a fourth touchdown with 4:00 left in the quarter on a 17-yard pass from Jase Nelson to Riley Jurgensen to go ahead 28-0 after the first quarter.
Dell Rapids picked up where they left off in the second quarter scoring on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Nelson to Beau Carpenter with 10:18 to go in the second quarter. Vermillion finally got on the scoreboard with 2:33 left in the half on a 1-yard touchdown run by Tyler Madsen to cut the lead to 35-8. But the Quarriers would add one more score before halftime, this time on a 9-yard touchdown pass from Nelson to Jurgensen again with :14 left to give Dell Rapids a 42-8 halftime lead.
Vermillion scored first in the third quarter. The Tanagers capitalized on a Dell Rapids fumble, scoring with 7:07 left in the quarter on a 44-yard touchdown pass from Carter Kratz to Madsen. Dell Rapids added two more scores in the third quarter. Schmidt added another 40-yard touchdown run with 6:25 to go, and Sam White scored on a 65-yard touchdown run with 1:24 left in the quarter.
Dell Rapids finished the night with 382 yards of total offense, 76 passing yards and 306 rushing yards. The Quarriers picked up 14 first downs and were 6-8 on third down conversions. Nelson finished 6-12 passing for 76 yards and three touchdowns. Jurgensen had two catches for 25 yards, both for touchdowns. Schmidt had eight carries for 178 yards and two touchdowns, and also had a kick off return and punt return for touchdowns. White had two carries for 66 yards and a touchdown. Nate McKee led the defense with seven tackles on the night and one sack. Austin Eulberg had five tackles. Ben Gillogly added four tackles, two of them of loss.
Dell Rapids improves to 9-1 on the year. The Quarries will host the West Central Trojans on Saturday, November 8th, at 4:00 p.m. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.
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