The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team ran into a very tough West Central Trojan team on Tuesday, January 19th. The Trojans, ranked #2 in the latest media poll, defeated the Quarriers 55-19.
The Trojans opened the game on a 19-0 run and never looked back. West Central led 19-1 at the end of the first quarter and 34-3 at halftime. Dell Rapids was able to find some offense in the second half. The trailed West Central 48-12 after the third quarter. Both teams scored seven points each in the final quarter.
Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 20% (8-41) from the field, 17% (2-12) from three-point area, and just 1-3 from the free throw line. West Central forced 22 Dell Rapids turnovers and out rebounded the Quarriers 43-21.
Mady Vanoverbeke finished with five points, six rebounds, and two steals. Becky Dorn had four points. Claire Wynja had three points. Maggie Schmidt, Alli De Stigter, and Liz Price all had two points each.
Dell Rapids (1-9) will travel to Volga to play the Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 22nd. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.