The Dell Rapids Quarriers won for the fourth time in five games after a 55-44 win over the Flandreau Fliers at the Hanson Classic Saturday, January 14th, in Mitchell.
The Quarriers out scored Flandreau in three of the quarters in the game. Flandreau had their largest lead of the game at three points early in the first quarter, but Dell Rapids had the lead at 13-11 at the end of the first quarter. The Quarriers extended their lead to 11 points by halftime at 30-19. Flandreau cut the lead to 10 points at the end of the third quarter at 40-30, but the Quarriers got the point back in the fourth quarter on their way to the victory.
Dell Rapids was 21-48 (44%) from the field, 9-21 (43%) from the three-point area, and 4-6 (67%) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers also had 32 team rebounds and 15 assists.
Jayda Knuppe led the offense with 14 points. Knuppe also had five rebounds in the game. Aspen Hansen finished with 11 points and two assists. Emma Paul added nine points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Arial Hoffman had six points and seven assists. Kaylee Hennen also finished the game with six points.
Dell Rapids (6-4) will host West Central on Tuesday, January 17th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.