The Dell Rapids Quarriers ground out a 70-58 win over the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies in a physical game on Saturday, January 21st, in Dell Rapids.  Dell Rapids went to the free-throw line 29 times in the game.

The Huskies held a one-point 18-17 lead at the end of a back and forth first quarter.  However, the Quarriers outscored the Huskies 20-10 in the second quarter for a 37-28 halftime lead.  Dell Rapids was able to add another point to that lead by the end of the third quarter at 55-45.  Dell Rapids outscored Elk Point-Jefferson again in the fourth quarter 15-13 for the win.

The Quarriers only shot 36% (22-61) from the field, 40% (6-15) from three-point area, and 69% (20-29).  Dell Rapids also had 44 team rebounds, nine assists, eight steals, and only turned the ball over eight times.

Three players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids.  Sheldon Siemonsma led the scoring attack with 20 points and also pulled down six rebounds.  Jeffrey Schuch finished with another double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.  Schuch also had four blocked shots.  Austin Ellingson finished with 18 points in the game, 17 of those in the first half, and also had six rebounds, three assists, and three steals.  Mason Schmidt and Mason Peter both finished with seven points each.

The Quarriers have now put together a three-game winning streak and have an overall record of 8-2.  Dell Rapids will travel to Vermillion on Thursday, January 26th.  Big Sioux Media will have a link to the video stream from Red Eye Sports.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers rallied from a nine-point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Madison Bulldogs 58-57 in Madison on Thursday, January 19th.

The Quarriers trailed through most of the game.  Madison held a 16-11 lead after the end of the first quarter.  Dell Rapids was able to trim the lead to 28-24 by halftime.  Both teams scored 15 points in the third quarter, and the Bulldogs led 43-39 at the end of the quarter.

Madison pushed their lead to nine points after a 5-0 run in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter.  However, with 5:54 to go in the game, the Quarrier run started.  The Quarriers went on a 12-0 run over the next 2:20 with points by Austin Ellingson, Sheldon Siemonsma, Mason Peter and Tanner Heim to take a 51-48 lead with 3:38 to go.

The Bulldogs stopped the run with two free throws with 3:01 to go to cut the Quarrier lead to 51-50.  The Bulldogs then regained the lead after a bucket with 1:28 to go.  Jeffrey Schuch put Dell Rapids back in front at 53-52 with 1:12 to go after two made free throws.  Again the lead went back to Madison with :58 after two made free throws, but Siemonsma hit a three point shot from the win with :45 to go to put the Quarriers back in front 56-54.  The Bulldogs were called for an offensive foul with :17 left to turn the ball over to Dell Rapids.  Peter was fouled with :14.6 on the clock and promptly made both free throws to put Dell Rapids ahead 58-54.  Josh Giles hit a three point shot with :08.1 to cut the lead to 58-57.  Dell Rapids turned the ball over on the in-bounds pass trying to baseball pass to their end of the court.  However, the defense kept Madison from getting a last second shot to hold on for the win.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 22-50 (44%) from the field, 3-17 (18%) from three-point area, and 11-14 (79%) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers had a total of 29 rebounds, 14 assists, and turned the ball over just eight times.

Four players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids.  Schuch led the team with 13 points and nine rebounds.  Heim tallied 12 points and six rebounds.   Peter finished with 12 points and three steals.  Mason Schmidt added 11 points.  Austin Ellingson dished out five assists in the game.

Dell Rapids (7-2) will host Elk Point-Jefferson as part of a double header with the girls on Saturday, January 21st.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers Garretson to just 44 points in a 70-44 win over the Blue Dragons on Monday, January 16th, in Garreston.

Dell Rapids only had a one point lead after the first quarter at 12-11, but the Quarriers held Garretson to just nine points and pushed their lead to 32-20 by halftime.  The Quarriers then outscored the Blue Dragons 15-11 in the third quarter, and then outscored Garretson 23-13 in the final quarter for the win.

Dell Rapids finished the night 29-58 (50%) from the field, 6-16 (38%) from the free-throw line, and 6-14 (43%) from the free-throw line.  The team had a total of 37 rebounds, 21 assists, 11 steals, and only turned the ball over six times.

Jeffrey Schuch had a double-double in the game with 24 points and 13 rebounds.  Schuch also had four blocked shots.  Mason Schmidt finished with 15 points and six rebounds.  Austin Ellingson added 13 points, five assists, and four steals.  Carson Rentz also had five assists.

Dell Rapids travels to Madison on Thursday, January 19th, to play the Bulldogs.  Big Sioux Media will have a link to a live stream of the ball game.

The Sioux Falls Christian Charger caught fire offensively in the second half scoring 49 points.  The second half surge gave the Chargers an 85-61 win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Tuesday, January 10th, at Sioux Falls Christian High School.

The game was back and forth throughout the first half with both teams trading leads.  Sioux Falls Christian held a slim 19-18 lead after the first quarter.  Dell Rapids was able to gain the advantage by halftime at 37-36.  The Chargers were able to re-gain the lead in the third quarter and led 53-47 at the end of the quarter.  Then the Charger offense really caught fire scoring 32 points while hitting six three-point shots in the final quarter for the win.

Dell Rapids finished shooting 22-48 (46%) from the field, 6-21 (29%) from three-point area, and 11-16 (69%) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers had a total of 28 team rebounds, 17 assists, seven steals, and turned the ball over 11 times.

Four players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids.  Jeffrey Schuch led the team with 14 points, eight rebounds, and four assists.  Tanner Heim had 11 points and three rebounds.  Mason Schmidt and Sheldon Siemonsma both finished with 10 points each.  Schmidt pulled down four rebounds along with three steals, and Siemonsma dished out four assists.  Austin Ellingson had six points, five rebounds, and four assists.

Dell Rapids (5-2) travels to Garretson on Monday, January 16th.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers earned two wins during the week.  Dell Rapids defeated the Beresford Watchdogs 49-34 on Thursday, January 5th, in Beresford.  Then the Quarriers defeated #4 Chamberlain Cubs 78-69 on Friday, January 6th, in Dell Rapids.

The Quarrier defense held Beresford to just three points in the first quarter and led 13-3 at the first break Thursday night.  Dell Rapids then pushed the lead to 29-13 at halftime.  The Quarriers were held to just 20 points the entire second half, but the defense held Beresford to just 21 total points for the win.

Mason Peter, Tanner Heim, and Mason Schmidt all finished with 10 points in the game.  Jeffrey Schuch added eight points.  Schuch led the team with 11 rebounds in the game.  Heim finished with seven rebounds.  Austin Ellingson dished out five assists and had two steals.

On Friday night Dell Rapids handed Chamberlain their first lost of the season.  The Quarriers only scored 10 points in the opening quarter and trailed 14-10 at the break.  A breakaway slam dunk by Sheldon Siemonsma to tie the game at 14-14 with 7:00 to play in the half seemed to spark the Quarriers.  Dell Rapids outscored Chamberlain 24-19 in the second quarter and led 34-33 at halftime.  The momentum continued for Dell Rapids as they outscored the Cubs 25-11 in the third quarter to lead 59-44.  Chamberlain cut the lead to six points in the fourth quarter, but that was as close as they would get as Dell Rapids held on for the win.

Four players scored in double figures for the Quarriers.  Siemonsma led the team with 20 points.  Ellingson had a great game with 17 points, six assists, five rebounds, and three steals.  Heim finished with 15 points, seven rebounds, and four assists.  Schmidt added 13 points and three rebounds.  Schuch tallied eight points, seven rebounds and three assists.  Carson Rentz added four rebounds and four assists.

Dell Rapids (5-1) will travel to Sioux Falls to play the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Tuesday, January 10th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers cruised to a 72-46 win over the Pipestone Area Arrows at Dell Rapids High School on Tuesday, January 3rd.  The Quarriers outscored Pipestone in every quarter of the game.

Dell Rapids jumped out to a 21-13 lead after the first quarter.  They added to the lead in the second quarter and led 38-22 at halftime.  The Quarriers outscored Pipestone 16-13 in the third quarter and 18-11 in the fourth quarter.

The Quarriers shot 27-59 (46%) from the field, 5-18 (28%) from the three-point area, and 13-17 (76%) from the free-throw line.  They had a total of 35 rebounds, 17 assists, six steals, and limited their own turnovers to just eight.

Sheldon Siemonsma led a balance scoring attack with 14 points, which included four dunks.  Jeffrey Schuch added 13 points while bringing down nine rebounds.  Tanner Heim finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.  Carson Rentz had nine points and three assists.  Austin Ellingson dished out five assists to lead the team.

Dell Rapids (3-1) travels to Beresford for a Dak-12 game against the Watchdogs on Thursday, January 5th.

After trailing by 14 points in the second half, the Dell Rapids Quarriers got within four points a couple of times late in the game, but couldn’t complete the comeback against the Sioux Valley Cossacks.  Sioux Valley defeated the Quarriers 81-72 at the Entringer Classic on Saturday, December 31st, in Brookings.

Both teams combined for 45 points in the first quarter as Sioux Valley ended the quarter with a 25-20 lead.  Dell Rapids was only able to score nine points in the second quarter allowing Sioux Valley to earn a 14-point halftime lead at 43-29.  Dell Rapids cut the lead to 53-48 by the end of the third quarter and was within four points a couple of times in the fourth quarter, but Sioux Valley was able to pull away late for the win.

Dell Rapids finished shooting 26-59 (44%) from the field, 8-25 (32%) from three-point area, and 12-17 (71%) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers also had 34 team rebounds, 16 assists, six steals and only turned the ball over eight times.

Four players ended in double figures for the Quarriers.  Sheldon Siemonsma had 20 points, six rebounds, and three assists.  Austin Ellingson had 13 points, four rebounds and four steals.  Jeffrey Schuch added 12 points and eight rebounds.  Mason Schmidt finished with 11 points.  Tanner Heim and Mason Peter both had six rebounds in the game.

The Quarriers (2-1) will host Pipestone Area on Tuesday, January 3rd.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Playing in just their second game of the year, the Dell Rapids Quarriers defeated the Baltic Bulldogs 77-54 on Tuesday, December 20th, at Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers didn’t pull away until late in the second half in this win.  Dell Rapids led by just five points at the end of the first quarter at 23-18.  The lead was nine points at halftime at 41-32.  Both teams scored 12 points in the third quarter and the lead was still just nine points at 53-44 at the end of the third quarter.  However, Dell Rapids scored 22 points while holding Baltic to just 10 in the final quarter for the win.

Dell Rapids was led by Jeffrey Schuch with 25 points and 10 rebounds.  Sheldon Siemonsma finished the game with 14 points.  Tanner Heim also had a double-double in the game finishing with 12 points and 12 rebounds.  Carson Rentz had eight points, and Austin Ellingson had seven points.  Heim and Ellingson both had four assists in the game as well.

The Quarriers (2-0) will have another 11-day break until their next game.  They will play Sioux Valley in the Entringer Classic on Saturday, December 31st, at 4:15 p.m. in Brookings.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys opened up their 2016-2017 season with a 65-29 win over the West Central Trojans on Friday, December 9th, in Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers started the game on an 8-0 run and never looked back.

Dell Rapids rode the momentum of the 8-0 the entire first quarter and led 20-4 at the first break.  Both teams scored 12 points in the second quarter, and the Quarriers led 32-16 at halftime.  The Dell Rapids defense held West Central to just 13 total second half points while the offense scored 33 more in the win.

Two players scored in double figures for Dell Rapids, with three more players finishing with eight points each.  Jeffrey Schuch led the team in scoring with 17 for the night.  Mason Peter added 12 points.  Tanner Heim, Sheldon Siemonsma, and Mason Schmidt all had eight points each.  Schuch also led the team in rebounds with 13.  Heim finished the game with 10 rebounds, and Schmidt had nine.  Schuch also tallied four blocks and four assists.

The Quarriers finished 26-71 (37%) from the field, 6-25 (24%) from three-point area, and 7-11 (64%) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids had a total of 60 team rebounds, 16 assists, and turned the ball over just 11 times.

Dell Rapids (1-0) will travel to Tea to play the Tea Area Titans on Friday, December 16th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.