The Dell Rapids Quarriers football team scored 28 points in the second half to come from behind and beat the West Central Trojans 34-25 on Friday, October 10th, in Dell Rapids.
Dell Rapids got on the scoreboard first on a 56-yard touchdown run by Jase Nelson to take an early 6-0 lead. West Central was able to get three points on a 32-yard field goal by Noah Vettrus with 4:56 left in the first quarter. The Quarriers held a 6-3 lead after the first quarter.
The Trojans took the lead early in the second quarter. With 11:25 remaining Josh Mettler scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to put West Central up 10-6 after the extra point. The Trojans extended their lead to 17-6 with 8:48 left in the half on a 3-yard touchdown run by Seth Titus. West Central led 17-6 at halftime.
Dell Rapids came out of half time inspired as they scored on their first possession of the second half on a 32-yard touchdown run by Riley Schmidt. Nelson found Ben Gillogly in the endzone for the 2-point conversion, and Dell Rapids cut the lead to 14-17. With 3:34 left in the third quarter, Nelson hit Austin Broin with a 25-yard touchdown pass to give Dell Rapids a 21-17 lead. On West Central’s next drive, Titus fumbled the ball which was recovered by Schmidt. Schmidt then scored on a 23-yard touchdown shortly after the recovery with 2:09 to go in the third quarter to push the Quarrier lead to 28-17.
West Central drove deep into Quarrier territory early in the fourth quarter, but Trojan quarterback Jace Hanisch was intercepted in the end zone by Riley Jurgensen. The Quarriers capitalized again on the turnover, as Schmidt scored on an 80-yard touchdown run on the very next play to extend the lead to 34-17 with 11:17 left in the game. West Central added a late touchdown on a 9-yard run by Hanisch with 2:28 left to play to pull within nine points at 34-25, but the game ended on a Beau Carpenter interception.
Dell Rapids gained 487 yards in the game, 115 passing yards and 372 rushing yards. West Central ended the game with 359 total yards, 101 passing yards and 258 rushing yards. The Trojans turned the ball over three times while Dell Rapids had zero turnovers.
Nelson finished the night 5-12 passing for 115 yards and a touchdown. Schmidt had two catches for 71 yards. Broin had one touchdown catch of 25 yards. Jurgensen also had a catch for 17 yards. Schmidt led the rushing attack with 20 carries for 221 yards and three touchdowns. Nelson had four carries for 71 yards and a touchdown. Tanner Ljunggren had 9 carries for 39 yards, and Keegan Hemenway had 13 carries for 29 yards.
Ben Gillogly led the defense with eight tackles. Carpenter had seven tackles and one interception. Joel Brust and Ljunggren each had six tackles in the game. Jurgensen had an interception, and Schmidt had a fumble recovery.
Dell Rapids improves to 5-1 on the year. The Quarriers will be on the road Friday, October 17th, playing the Tri-Valley Mustangs. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.
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