The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team lit up the scoreboard against the Groton Area Tigers at the Pheasant Shootout in Redfield on Saturday, January 13th. The Quarriers defeated the Tigers 86-57.
Mason Schmidt electrified the Quarrier crowd early in the game. Schmidt started the game with two straight dunks to give Dell Rapids an early 4-0 lead. Schmidt was not done as he also knocked down four three-point shots and scored 18 points in the first quarter alone. Dell Rapids rode the hot hand of Schmidt to a 27-13 first quarter lead. 
The Quarriers continued their hot shooting in the second and third quarters. The Quarriers outscored Groton 20-11 in the second quarter to take a 47-24 lead into halftime. Dell Rapids then added 28 more points in the third quarter and led 75-40 after the third quarter as their cruised to the victory.
Dell Rapids finished shooting 41% from the field. They shot 39% from three-point area and also shot 71% from the free-throw line. They had a total of 48 team rebounds, 27 team assists, and only turned the ball over six times.
Schmidt finished with a game-high 32 points along with eight rebounds and two assists. Carson Rentz added 18 points on six made three-point shots. Rentz also dished out six assists. Jeffrey Schuch had nine points, seven rebounds, and 10 assists. Elijah Story had eight points, and Logan Heim had seven points and 13 rebounds. Eddie Price added six points and six rebounds.
Dell Rapids (5-3) will host Garretson on Monday, January 15th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.