Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team played in their final regular season game of the year at Dakota Valley High School on Friday, February 11th. The Quarriers fell to the Panthers 73-47 for a regular season record of 3-17.
Dell Rapids got into an early hole in the first quarter. Dakota Valley outscored Dell Rapids 15-3 in the first quarter. The Quarriers hung with the Panthers for most of the remainder of the game. Dakota Valley only outscored the Quarriers by 14 more points in the other three quarters combined.
Dell Rapids shot 35% (18-52) from the field, 28% (5-18) from three-point area, and a perfect 6-6 from the free-throw line. Dakota Valley was 41% (29-60) shooting, 22% (6-27) from three-point area, and 9-9 from the free-throw line.
Liz Price had 14 points, three rebounds, and two assists. Mady VanOverbeke had seven points, two rebounds, and three assists. Jayme Schmidt added six points and five rebounds. Alli De Stigter and Jenna Miller both had five points and two assists each. Claire Wynja had a game-high eight rebounds.
The Quarriers will start the Region 3A tournament on Tuesday, February 24th.
JV Results
The Quarrier JV basketball team came out on the short end of a 40-43 game against a very good Dakota Valley JV team. Ultimately turnovers in the closing minutes played the biggest part in the loss. With :10 to play, the young Quarriers had a couple of shots to try to tie the game, but couldn’t get the basked they needed. It was the final game of the season for the Dell Rapids JV team, finishing with a 9-9 record.
Miller had 23 points. Shelby Welbig had six points. Elly Olson finished with four points. Mya DeStigter and Clara Justice both had three points each. Reagan VanZee had one point.