The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls team held off the Beresford Watchdogs for their sixth win of the season. The Quarriers defeated the Watchdogs 54-44 on Thursday, January 4th, at Dell Rapids High School.
Dell Rapids led by seven points with 1:30 to go in the first quarter, but Beresford closed out the quarter on a 4-0 run to cut the lead to three points at 13-10 after the first quarter of play. Dell Rapids opened the second quarter on a 19-5 run to take a 32-15 lead with 3:30 to go in the first half. Dell Rapids led 34-22 at halftime.
Beresford cut the Dell Rapids lead to seven points by the 4:00 mark of the third quarter at 35-26. The Quarriers then went on a 12-4 run to close out the quarter to push their lead back to 17 points at 47-30 heading into the fourth quarter. The Quarrier lead grew to 18 points at 50-32 with 5:26 to go in the game. Beresford made one more run, outscoring Dell Rapids 14-4, but ran out of time as Dell Rapids took the ten-point win.
Arial Hoffman led the way for Dell Rapids with 15 points and eight rebounds. Sydney Stofferahn finished with eight points and five rebounds. Aspen Hansen, Ravyn Hoffman, Kaylee Hennen, and Jayda Knuppe all finished with seven points in the game.
Dell Rapids (6-1) will host McCook Central/Montrose on Friday, January 5th as a make-up game from December 21st.