The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals defeated the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Raiders 65-45 at the Boys Entringer Classic in Brookings on Saturday, December 28th. St Mary jumped out to a quick 17-4 lead after the first quarter, but the Raiders closed the gap to 28-19 by halftime. Both teams put up quite a few points in the third quarter as the Cardinals extended their lead to 50-35 at the end of the quarter.
The Cardinals went 24-59 (41%) from the field in the game. They were 5-8 (63%) from three-point range, and went 12-14 (86%) from the free-throw line. St Mary pulled down a total of 40 rebounds as a team, had 12 steals, and turned the ball over 15 times. The Raiders went 13-45 (29%) from the field, 3-11 (27%) from three-point range, and 16-27 (59%) from the free-throw line in the game. The Raiders had a total of 35 rebounds, five steals, and 20 turnovers.
The Cardinals were led by MVP Ben Bunkers with 17 points, two rebounds, two steals, and an assist. Jared Scholten finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, and five steals. Matt Farmer also had 14 points to go along with a rebound and a steal in the game.
The Cardinals improve to 1-3 on the year and 1-1 on the Dakota Valley Conference. St Mary will travel to Garretson to take on the Blue Dragons on Saturday, January 4th. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
| O-R-R | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 45 | |
| Dell Rapids St Mary | 17 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 65 |
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