A third quarter surge gave the Dell Rapids Quarriers a 77-66 win over the Redfield/Doland Pheasants on Saturday, January 27th at the Dak-12/NEC Classic in Madison.
The Quarriers started off hot outscoring the Pheasants 18-9 in the first quarter. Refield/Doland flipped the script in the second quarter and outscored Dell Rapids 20-7 and held a 29-25 lead at halftime. A late eight-point run in the final moments of the third quarter gave Dell Rapids a cushion heading into the fourth quarter. The Quarriers made a three-point shot, stole the in-bounds pass and scored a layup, and Jeffrey Schuch hit a 1/2 court shot at the buzzer to give Dell Rapids a 50-41 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Quarriers then outscored the Pheasants 27-25 in the final quarter for the win.
Dell Rapids shot 49% from the field in the game, 41% from three-point area, and 65% from the free-throw line. The Quarriers also had 39 team rebounds, 18 team assists, and eight blocked shots.
Schuch had another double-double on the day. Schuch finished with 27 points while going 10-11 from the field, pulled down 17 rebounds, had five assists, and four blocked shots. Carson Rentz had 23 points and four assists. Mason Schmidt finished with 11 points, five rebounds, and three assists. Drew Van Regenmorter also had 11 points and five rebounds.
The Quarriers (9-4) will host the Flandreau Fliers on Tuesday, January 30th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.