Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal
The 2020 football season started with a win for the Dell Rapids Quarriers. Following an undefeated 2019 regular season, Dell Rapids opened this year with a 27-18 win over the Lennox Orioles at home on Friday, August 28th.
Austin Henry got the Quarriers on the board with a 22-yard touchdown run as the clock hit zero on the first quarter. Aiden Boechler made the extra point. Colin Rentz connected with Landon Ruesink on a 24-yard touchdown pass with 8:27 to play in the second quarter for a 13-0 lead. Coby Maeschen added another touchdown for the Quarriers on a one-yard run with 3:22 to play in the half. Ruesink added the two-point conversion to push the lead to 21-0. Lennox got their first score with 2:16 to play in the half to cut the lead to 21-6 by halftime.
The next score came with 7:11 to play in the game. Lennox scored on a three-yard run. Dell Rapids stopped a two-point conversion to keep a two score lead at 21-12. Maeschen scored his second touchdown of the game with :53 to go securing the win for Dell Rapids. Lennox did get a score as time expired.
Rentz finished the game 1-2 passing for 24 yards and a touchdown. Henry was 2-9 passing for 14 yards. Ruesink had two catches for 29 yards and a touchdown. Ruesink also led the team in rushing with 15 carries for 82 yards. Brayden Gee had 13 carries for 28 yards. Maeschen had 14 carries for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
Maeschen and Landon VonHoltum both had eight tackles. Cody Schultz and Brayden Pankonen had seven tackles each. Gee finished the night with five tackles. Henry had two interceptions, and Maeschen also had an interception.
Dell Rapids (1-0) will travel to Flandreau on Friday, September 4th.
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