A late three-point basket by Carly Granum with just under 1:00 to play in the game proved to be the winning basket for the Sioux Valley Cossacks. Sioux Valley stole a victory from Dell Rapids 48-43 at Dell Rapids High School on Friday, January 22nd.
The #3 rated Cossacks led 12-9 at the end of the first quarter. Dell Rapids, however, went on an 11-0 run in the second quarter and took at 27-22 lead by halftime. The third quarter was filled with runs. The Quarriers scored the first three points of the third quarter to take a 30-22 lead, their largest of the night. Sioux Valley answered with an 8-0 run and tied the game at 30-30 with 6:15 to go in the third quarter. Dell Rapids scored the next five point and led 35-30 with 3:33 to go in the quarter, but it was Sioux Valley that scored the final six points of the quarter to take a 36-35 lead.
Within the first minute of the fourth quarter, Dell Rapids scored five unanswered points and led 40-36 after a layup by Arial Hoffman with 7:19 to play in the game. The Cossacks regained the lead with 3:26 to go at 43-42. Hoffman knocked down a free throw to tie the game at 43-43 with 3:09 to go. Neither team scored until Granum hit a three-point shot with with :56 left in the game. Kaylee Granum added two free throws with :13.6 to seal the win.
Dell Rapids was led by Mikaela Stofferahn with 14 points. The Quarriers (7-5) travel to Elk Point to take on the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies as part of a double-header.