By: Matt Hendrickson, Kool-98 Sports – Mitchell, SD
The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls suffered their first loss of the season Saturday, December 27th, losing to Wagner 64-60 at the Parkston Girls Basketball Classic.
The Quarriers took a 5-0 lead in the first minute of the game, but the Red Raiders went on a 25-6 run the rest of the quarter to take a 25-11 lead. Dell Rapids was able to bounce back in the second and third quarters, shutting down Wagner’s up-tempo offense to eventually tie the game at 48-48 at the end of the third quarter.
After taking the lead a couple of times in the fourth, Dell Rapids was not able to overcome Wagner’s free throws as the Raiders hit 9 of 11 from the charity stripe in the final few minutes to seal the game and put the Quarriers’ record at 3-1.
Mikaela Stofferahn had a big game off the bench. The junior forward led Dell Rapids with 18 points and six rebounds. Eighth-grader Emma Paul also had a big game off the bench as she scored 11 points and pulled down 3 rebounds.
Wagner had four players finish in double-figures, led by Ali Kucha’s 17 points. Emily Brunsing had 12 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double while Bethany Sully and Brooke Roth also scored 12 each. Wagner out-rebounded Dell Rapids 31-23. Both teams had a high number of turnovers, as Dell Rapids had 26 turnovers compared to Wagner’s 20.
Dell Rapids will look to get back in the win column Monday night when it travels to Salem for a non-conference showdown with McCook Central/Montrose.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Wagner (2-2) |
25 |
35 |
48 |
64 |
| Dell Rapids (3-1) |
11 |
29 |
48 |
60 |