The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team hosted an afternoon ballgame on Saturday, February 22nd. The Quarriers hosted the Aberdeen Roncalli Cavaliers, who were playing in their final regular season game of the year. Roncalli won the game 61-30.
Roncalli opened the game on a 7-0 run. Dell Rapids pulled within two points at 11-9 and then tied the game at 13-13 with 2:30 to go in the quarter. The Cavaliers then went on a 7-0 run to end the first quarter to lead 20-13. Roncalli continued to roll from there. The Cavaliers outscored Dell Rapids 34-6 over the next two quarters and led 54-19 heading into the fourth. Dell Rapids did hold the scoring advantage in the fourth quarter at 11-7.
Eight different players scored in the game for Dell Rapids. Aspen Hansen finished with six points, nine rebounds, and two blocked shots. Zoey Hilmoe also had six points. Kennedy Krull had five points and two rebounds. Alli De Stigter, Haileigh Barnhart, and Maggie Schmidt all finished with three points each. Becky Dorn and Hanna VanOverbeke had two points apiece.
Dell Rapids (2-16) will travel to Canton on Tuesday, February 25th and play the C-Hawks in a girls and boys double header. The games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.