The Dell Rapids Quarriers wrapped up their 2016-2017 regular season with a win in Lennox against the Orioles on Friday, February 17th.  The Quarriers won by a score of 62-52.  This was the third win in a row for Dell Rapids.

The Quarriers opened up the game with a 13-9 lead after the first quarter.  They were able to push the lead to 12 points at 33-21 by halftime.  Lennox, however, pulled within three points by the end of the third quarter at 41-38.  Dell Rapids was able to pull away in the fourth quarter for the win.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 44% (22-50) from the field, 8% (1-12) from three-point area, and 68% (17-25) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers finished with 35 team rebounds, 13 assists, and eight steals.

Mason Schmidt led Dell Rapids with 16 points.  Jeffrey Schuch had 15 points and eight rebounds.  Mason Peter added 11 points.  Sheldon Siemonsma and Austin Ellingson both had nine points each.  Siemonsma also had nine rebounds and four assists.  Ellingson had three assists and four steals.

Dell Rapids (16-4) will have a week off before the start of the Region 3A tournament.  The tournament will begin on Tuesday, February 28th.

For the second game in a row, the Dell Rapids Quarriers got a last-second, game-winning basket.  This time Mason Peter hit the go-ahead bucket with :03 to go in the game to give the Quarriers at 60-58 win over the Canton C-Hawks on Monday, February 13th, at Dell Rapids High School.

The first quarter was a series of runs for both teams.  Dell Rapids got out to an early 6-0 lead, but Canton answered with seven straight points to take the lead at 7-6.  Dell Rapids closed out the first quarter on a 5-0 run and led 11-7 after the first quarter.  Both offenses got rolling in the second quarter as they combined for 40 points in the second quarter alone.  Dell Rapids was able to extend their lead to 34-24 at halftime.

The Quarriers were able to maintain a 10-12 point lead throughout much of the third quarter.  They were able to push their lead to a game-high 16 points at 49-33 with 1:00 to go in the third quarter.  Canton closed out the third quarter on a 4-0 run, and Dell Rapids led 49-37 heading into the final quarter.  The Quarriers got the first basket of the fourth quarter and led 51-37 with 7:40 remaining in the game, but that’s when Canton began their comeback.  The C-Hawks scored the next 10 points and closed the gap to 51-47 with 4:40 to go.  Jeffrey Schuch made a reverse layup with 4:30 left in the game to stop the 10-0 Canton run and push the lead back to 53-47.  Canton went on an 11-5 run over the next four minutes capped off by a Jake Peterson field goal to tie the game at 58-58 with just :30 to go.

With the shot clock turned off, the Quarriers held the ball near half court until the clock ran down to about :10 to go.  Austin Ellingson hit Peter with a pass that was nearly stolen at the top of the key.  Because of the aggressive defensive play, Peter was able to drive to the free-throw line and knock down the shot with just :03 to go.  After three time outs in a row, Canton’s inbound pass was tipped by Peter and the 3/4 court heave was no good as time expired.

Three players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids.  Peter led the team with 15 points, three rebounds, two assists, and three steals.  Sheldon Siemonsma had 14 points, six rebounds, and two assists.  Jeffrey Schuch added 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists.  Tanner Heim had nine points, and Austin Ellingson had seven points.

Dell Rapids (13-6) will finish their regular season on the road in Lennox on Friday, February 17th.  Big Sioux Media will have a link to the Lennox High School video stream.

With :06.5 to go in the game and the Quarriers trailing 50-51, Carson Rentz  dribbled the length of the court and took a three-point shot just to the right of the top of the key.  The ball traveled through the air as the time ticked off the clock and went through the hoop hitting nothing but net as the clock hit 0:00 to give the Dell Rapids Quarriers a 53-51 win over the St Thomas More Cavaliers on Saturday, February 11th, at the DWU Culver Classic in Mitchell.  The win ended a four game skid for the Quarriers.

Dell Rapids led 15-11 after the first quarter, but the Cavaliers cut that lead in half in the second quarter.  Dell Rapids took a 25-23 lead into halftime.  St Thomas More erased that deficit by outscoring Dell Rapids 17-7 in the third quarter, and the Cavaliers led 40-32 at the end of the third quarter.  Dell Rapids then flipped the script and outscored the Cavaliers 21-11 in the final quarter.

Austin Ellingson and Jeffrey Schuch both finished with 10 points in the game for Dell Rapids.  Rentz ended with nine points, Mason Peter had seven points, and Tanner Heim and Sheldon Siemonsma both had six points each.  Heim led the team with nine rebounds, and Schuch finished with eight rebounds.  Ellingson also had five assists in the game, while Siemonsma had two steals.

Rentz was named the game’s MVP for his nine points and buzzer-beater, game-winning three-point shot.

Dell Rapids (12-6) will play their final home game of the regular season on Monday, February 13th, when they host the Canton C-Hawks.  The game will be part of a girls and boys double-header, and seniors will be recognized between the girls and boys game.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

 

The Dakota Valley Panthers outscored the Quarriers 11-5 over the last four minutes of the game to earn a 73-70 win over Dell Rapids on Friday, February 10th, in Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers led 66-62 with 4:00 to play before the Panthers ran the score to 73-70 with :04.2 to play.  Dell Rapids pushed the ball up court in a hurry getting the ball to Sheldon Siemonsma.  Siemonsma had a great look from the right win, but the game-tying three-point shot fell off the front of the rim as time expired.

Dell Rapids had a four point lead after the first quarter at 20-16, but the Panthers turned it around in the second quarter taking a 39-35 lead into halftime.  The Quarriers tied the game by the end of the third quarter at 58-58.

The Quarriers shot 40% (25-62) from the field in the game, 28% (7-25) from the three-point area, and 62% (13-21) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids had 22 team rebounds, 13 assists, and 11 steals.

Three players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids.   Jeffrey Schuch had 15 points, six rebounds, three steals, and two blocks in the game.  Mason Schmidt finished with 13 points.  Mason Peter also had 13 points, five rebounds, and three steals.  Austin Ellingson dished out nine assists in the game.

 

After trailing by 15 points with 5:30 to go in the game, the Dell Rapids Quarriers fought back to pull within two points, but the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans knocked down their free throws to pull away with a 69-62 win in Dell Rapids on Tuesday, February 7th.  This is the third straight loss suffered by the Quarriers.

The Titans ended the first quarter on a 5-0 run over the final 2:00 to take a 13-8 lead after the first quarter.  Dell Rapids was able to trim the lead by a point by halftime at 30-26.  The Quarriers were held to just eight total points in the third quarter and found themselves trailing 42-34 heading into the final quarter.

Mt Vernon/Plankinton went on a 9-2 run over the first 2:30 of the fourth quarter to pull ahead 51-36 with 5:30 remaining in the game.  The Quarriers rallied for 13 straight points over the next 3:30 to get within two points at 51-49 with 2:00.  The Titans hit 16 straight free throws over the final two minutes of the game and pulled away for the 69-62 win.

Dell Rapids shot 51% (29-57) from the field, 23% (3-13) from three-point area, and just 1-3 from the free throw line.  The Quarriers had 36 team rebounds, 20 assists, but turned the ball over 16 times.

Austin Ellingson led the team in scoring with 16 points along with five assists.  Jeffrey Schuch had 10 points, nine rebounds, and five blocks.  Mason Schmidt added nine points, and Tanner Heim had eight points.  Heim also had 11 rebounds, five assists, and three steals.  Carson Rentz had seven points and four assists, while Sheldon Siemonsma had six points and seven rebounds.

Dell Rapids (11-5) will host Dakota Valley on Friday, February 10th, as part of a girls and boys double-header.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Playing in back-to-back days, the Dell Rapids Quarriers fell to the Madison Bulldogs 77-68 in the final game of the Dak-12 Conference Classic at the Sanford Coyote Sports Complex in Vermillion on Saturday, February 4th.  The win for Madison gave the Bulldogs the Dak-12 Conference Classic championship, ending a two-year title run by Dell Rapids.

Madison had a quick start to the game getting out to an early 7-2 lead.  The Bulldogs used that run to take a 21-13 first quarter lead.   Dell Rapids made a late run in the second quarter to pull within two points, but Jadon Janke knocked down a three-point bucket to end the second quarter and give Madison a 36-31 halftime lead.  Madison was able to maintain a 7-to-10 point lead in the third quarter and led 54-47 at the break.  Dell Rapids made a run in the fourth quarter and took a 61-58 lead with 4:45 to go in the game.  But in a matter of :30, Riley Janke made two three point baskets for Madison to give them the lead back at 64-63 with 4:15 to go.  It was a lead they would not lose the remainder of the game as Madison closed out the game on a 13-5 run.

Dell Rapids finished the night shooting 58% (26-45) from the field, 50% (8-16) from three-point area, and 47% (8-17) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers also had 33 team rebounds, 13 team assists, and turned the ball over 14 times.

Mason Schmidt finished the game with a team-high 18 points along with four rebounds.  Sheldon Siemonsma had 15 points along with nine rebounds and four blocked shots.  Mason Peter added 10 points.  Carson Rentz had a team-high four assists in the game.

The Quarriers (11-4) will host Mt Vernon/Plankinton on Tuesday, February 7th as part of a girls and boys double-header.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Tri-Valley Mustangs stopped the Dell Rapids Quarrier six-game winning streak with a 66-59 win on Friday, February 3rd, at Tri-Valley High School.  The Quarriers fell behind in late in the first quarter and were unable to recover in the game.

Tri-Valley led at the end of each quarter break in the game.  The Mustangs had a one-point lead at the end of the first quarter at 12-11.  They were able to extend the lead to 32-25 by halftime.  Both teams scored 14 points in the third quarter, and Tri-Valley maintained their seven point lead at the end of the third quarter at 46-39.  Both teams finished the fourth quarter with 20 points, and the Mustangs held on for the victory.

The Quarriers were led by Sheldon Siemonsma with 14 points in the game.  Jeffrey Schuch had 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists.  Tanner Heim (seven points) and Mason Peter (three points) both finished the game with six rebounds.  Austin Ellingson (five points) also had three assists in the game.

Dell Rapids (11-3) will play the Madison Bulldogs in the #1 vs #2 game of the Dak-12 Conference Classic in Vermillion on Saturday, February 4th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers won on back-to-back nights after a 76-62 victory over the Tea Area Titans on Tuesday, January 31st, in Tea.  This was the sixth win in a row, sixth Dak-XII conference win, and tenth win of the season.

The Quarriers were able to get a five-point advantage at the end of the first quarter at 20-15.  Dell Rapids then outscored Tea Area 17-8 in the second quarter to take a 37-23 halftime lead.  The Titans fought back in the third quarter to pull within single digits, but the Quarriers were able to get the lead back to double digits at the end of the third quarter at 51-40.  Dell Rapids then outscored Tea Area 25-22 in the final quarter for the win.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 57% (24-42) from the field, 42% (5-12) from three-point area, and 79% (23-29) from the free-throw line in the game.  Dell Rapids also had a total of 30 team rebounds, 13 assists, and only tuned the ball over 10 times.

Three players scored in double-figures in a balanced scoring attack for Dell Rapids.  Mason Peter led the team with 16 points.  Mason Schmidt added 14 points.  Jeffrey Schuch finished with another double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.   Carson Rentz had nine points.  Austin Ellingson and Sheldon Siemonsma both had eight points each, and Tanner Heim finished with seven points.  Heim led the team with four assists in the game.

Dell Rapids (10-2) will travel to Tri-Valley High School to take on the Mustangs in a girls and boys double-header on Friday, February 3rd.  Big Sioux Media will have a link to a video stream of the game from Tri-Valley High School.

After a slow first quarter start, the Dell Rapids Quarriers were able to shut down the Flandreau Fliers and earned a 61-43 win on Monday, January 30th, in Flandreau.  The win was the fifth in a row for Dell Rapids.

The Fliers had the lead at the end of the first quarter at 14-11.  The Quarriers held Flandreau to just six second quarter points and had the lead at halftime 27-20.  The Quarriers used a big third quarter to extend their lead.  Dell Rapids outscored Flandreau 25-12 to take a 52-32 lead heading into the final quarter for the win.

Three players scored in double figures for Dell Rapids.  Mason Schmidt led the Quarriers in scoring with 16 points.  Jeffrey Schuch had 11 points and 12 rebounds.  Sheldon Siemonsma added 10 points and finished with three blocked shots.  Mason Peter had eight points, and Tanner Heim had seven points and 15 rebounds.

The Quarriers will travel to Tea to take on the Tea Area Titans on Tuesday, January 31st.  Big Sioux Media will have a link to the webcast from Tea Area.

Jeffrey Schuch had one of his best games of the season to lead the Dell Rapids Quarriers past the Vermillion Tanagers 72-60 on Thursday, January 26th, in Vermillion.  Schuch finished with 27 points, 20 rebounds, four assists, three steals and five blocks.

Dell Rapids had a quick 7-0 run to start the game and never let go of the lead the entire game.  Every time Vermillion went on a run to get within striking distance, the Quarriers had an answer.  Dell Rapids finished the first quarter with an 18-9 lead and maintained that through most of the game.  The Quarriers led 36-25 at halftime and 55-45 at the end of the third quarter.

Three other players, along with Schuch, finished in double figures.  Tanner Heim also had a double-double with 12 points, 12 rebounds and four assists.  Mason Peter finished with 12 points and five rebounds.  Sheldon Siemonsma added 11 points.  Carson Rentz also dished out four assists.  The Quarriers finished the game shooting 49% (28-57) in the game.

Dell Rapids (9-2) travels to Flandreau to play Region 3A foe the Fliers on Monday, January 30th.  The game will be broadcast on Big Sioux Media.