The Dell Rapids Quarriers got back into the win column on Monday, January 4th, by beating the Pipestone Area Arrows 79-54.  The Quarriers took a 22-point lead into halftime at 48-26 on the way to the win.

Four Quarrier players scored double-figures led by Ty Hoglund with 28 points.  Carson Rentz finished with 13 points, Jeffrey Schuch added 11 points, and Mason Peter had 10 points.  Schuch led the team with six rebounds on the night.  Mason Schmidt and Sheldon Siemonsma both had five rebounds.  Rentz dished out four assists as well.

Dell Rapids shot 53% (28-53) from the field in the game, 50% (8-16) from three-point area, and 75% (15-20) from the free-throw line.  The team finished with 29 rebounds, 16 assists, and 10 steals.

The Quarriers (4-1) will host Beresford on Thursday, January 7th.  The game can be seen as part of a girls-boys double-header on Big Sioux Media.

JV Results:

The Quarriers JV team won the “border battle” against the Pipestone Area Arrows.  Dell Rapids defeated the Arrows 57-47.  Leading the way for the Quarriers was Elijah Story with 20 points.  Other top scorers were Mason Schmidt with 11 and Josh Roemen and Caleb Kirschenmann with six points each.  Dell Rapids had seven three-pointers on the night and shot 12-15 from the free-throw line.

In a battle of top Class A teams, the Sioux Valley Cossacks rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stun the Dell Rapids Quarriers 64-61 at the Entringer Classic in Brookings on Thursday, December 31st.

Dell Rapids and Sioux Valley battled back and forth in the first quarter and ended the quarter in a 13-13 tie.  The Quarriers started to pull away in the second quarter and led 33-24 at halftime.  Dell Rapids carried the momentum into the third quarter and extended their lead to 55-39 at the end of the quarter.  However, Sioux Valley out-scored Dell Rapids 25-6 in the final quarter to pull off the come-from-behind win over the Quarriers.

Dell Rapids shot 42% (24-57) from the field, 34% (11-32) from three-point area, and 50% (2-4) from the free-throw line.  Sioux Valley finished 50% (24-48) from the field, 39% (7-18) from three-point area, and 60% (9-15) from the free-throw line.  The Cossacks out-rebounded Dell Rapids 33-29.

Ty Hoglund finished with 23 points, six assists, and five rebounds.  Mason Schmidt had 13 points and five rebounds.  Sheldon Siemonsma added 11 points.  Sam White finished the game with seven rebounds.  Sioux Valley was led by Tayt Vincent and Collin Kramer both with 21 points.  Kramer was named the game’s MVP.

Dell Rapids (3-1) will travel to Pipestone, MN to take on the Arrows on Monday, January 4th.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers picked up their second win of the season by holding off the Tea Area Titans 80-71 on Friday, December 18th, in Dell Rapids.

Tea Area held the lead at the first quarter break at 15-14.  However, Dell Rapids poured in 30 points in the second quarter and out-gained the Titans by 10 to head to halftime ahead 44-35.  The Quariers pushed their lead to 12 at the end of the third quarter on a last-second three-pointer by Sheldon Siemonsma to lead Tea Area 65-53.  The Titans out-scored the Quarries in the final quarter, but wasn’t enough as Dell Rapids held on for the win.

The Quarries shot 50% (30-60) from the field, 21% (4-19) from three-point area, and 84% (16-19) from the free-throw line in the game.  Dell Rapids had 35 team rebounds, seven team assists, 10 steals, and only turned the ball over five times.

Ty Hoglund led all scorers in the game with 44 points.  Hoglund also had seven steals, five assists, and three rebounds.  Siemonsma finished with 1o points and nine rebounds.  Mason Peter also had 10 points and added six rebounds.  Tea Area was led by Ethan Friedel with 30 points.

Dell Rapids (2-0) will host Baltic on Tuesday, December 22nd, as part of a double-header.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

A last second shot at the buzzer fell just off the rim at the end of the game, and the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys finished as the 2015 State A Runner-Up.  The Roncalli Cavaliers held off the Quarriers 53-50 in the final boys basketball game of the season in Rapid City.

After Roncalli opened up the game with an 8-3 lead, Dell Rapids scored the next 10 points and took an 13-8 lead with 1:02 to go in the first quarter after a three-point field goal by Zane Schumaker.  Brayden McNeary knocked down a three-point shot with :35 to go to bring the Cavaliers to within two points at the end of the first quarter, 13-11.

The Quarriers extended their lead to four points after a three-pointer by Sheldon Siemonsma with 4:31 to go at 18-14.  Roncalli answered with the next five points.  Zach Hammerich knocked down a bucket with 3:20 to go to give Roncalli a 19-18 lead.  Siemonsma answered with another three-point shot 3o seconds later, and the lead went back to Dell Rapids at 21-19.  Roncalli, however, ended the second quarter on a 7-0 run, and the Cavaliers had a 26-21 lead at halftime.

The Cavaliers continued to push their lead into the second half, and with 3:53 to go in the third quarter, Roncalli had their largest lead of the night at 39-27.  Ty Hoglund made a pair of three-point field goals over the next three minutes to pull Dell Rapids within six at 39-33, but McNeary hit a shot with :03 left on the clock to give Roncalli a 41-33 advantage heading into the final quarter.

Roncalli started the fourth quarter on a 5-0 run, and with 6:33 to go in the game, the Cavaliers led 46-33.  Dell Rapids then started to make their come back.  The Quarriers scored the next six points, and with 4:46 to go, Dell Rapids trailed 46-39.  Hammerich made a two-point field goal for the Cavaliers to extend the Roncalli lead to 50-41 with 3:08 to go.  Dell Rapids then went on a 7-0 run, and Riley Schmidt capped off the run with a three-point basket with 1:47 to go.  Hammerich ended the run with a free-throw with :58 left in the game to push the lead to 51-48.  Schumaker answered with a layup with :45 to go to pull Dell Rapids within a point at 51-50.  McNeary was fouled with :25 to go and made both free throws to give Roncalli a three-point lead.  After a Dell Rapids miss at the other end, McNeary was again fouled with :10 to go.  He missed the front end of a 1-and-1, and Schumaker pulled down the rebound for Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers called timeout with :04.1 to go in the game.  The three-point shot at the buzzer from the top of the key was no good for Dell Rapids, and Roncalli hung on for the three-point win.

Dell Rapids finished the night shooting 32% (18-56) from the field, 22% (8-36) from three-point area, and 75% (6-8) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers had 37 team rebounds, 12 assists, and nine turnovers.  Roncalli finished 38% (20-53) from the field, 47% (7-15) from three-point area, and 60% (6-10) from the free-throw line.  The Cavaliers also had 37 rebounds, 15 assists and seven turnovers.

Hoglund finished with 17 points and six rebounds.  Schumaker added 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists.  Schmidt had 12 points, six rebounds, and four steals.  Siemonsma tossed in eight points.  Ben Hammer had six rebounds and six blocked shots.  Adam Karst had four rebounds and two assists.

Hoglund and Schumaker were named to the All-Tournament team.

Dell Rapids finishes their season with a record of 22-3, regular season Dak-12 Conference Championship, Dak-12 Classic Championship, Region 3A Championship, and 2nd place finish in the 2015 State A Tournament.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	13	8	12	17	50
Roncalli	11	15	15	12	53

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys advanced to the State A Championship game after a 52-47 win over the Winner Warriors in the semifinals at the State A Tournament in Rapid City.

Both teams got off to a slow start offensively to start the game.  The two teams were tied 3-3 with 3:52 to go in the first quarter before Dell Rapids went on a 7-2 run to take a 10-5 lead with 1:38 to go in the quarter.  However, Winner ended the quarter on a 9-0 run to lead 14-10 at the end of the first quarter.

Dell Rapids regained the lead at 17-16 with 4:07 left in the second quarter after a Tanner Heim basket.  The Quarriers added an 8-0 run to lead 25-16 after a three-point basket by Adam Karst with 1:58 to go.  The Warriors scored the final five points of the quarter to pull within 25-21 at halftime.

Winner then scored the first four points out of halftime and tied the game at 25-25 with 6:55 left in the third quarter.  Dell Rapids answered with an 8-2 run to grab a 33-27 lead with 4:17 to go after two Ty Hoglund free-throws.  Nathan Galbraith of Winner knocked down a field goal to pull Winner within three points at 35-32 with :58 left in the quarter.  That was the last score of the third, and Dell Rapids led by three with one quarter to go.

Ben Hammer made the first field goal of the fourth quarter with 5:56 to go in the game to give Dell Rapids a 37-32 lead.  Zane Schumaker added another field goal about 30 seconds later to push the Quarrier lead to seven.  The Warriers pulled within three points after a made free throw by Brendan Harter with 3:44 to go.  Hammer extended the lead to six after two made free throws with 1:53 remaining.  Galbraith answered with a three-point field goal to pull within three at 48-45 with 1:41 left.  Neither team scored until :30 left on the clock when Hoglund made two free throws to give Dell Rapids a 50-45 lead.  Lattrel Terkildsen made two free-throws on the other end for Winner with :24 to go to get back within three points.  After an offensive foul by Dell Rapids, Winner missed a two-point shot and Karst pulled down the defensive rebound.  Karst was fouled, but missed the front end of a 1-and-1.  Winner missed a three-point attempt with :10 left, this time Schumaker pulled down the rebound for Dell Rapids.  Schumaker was fouled and went to the free throw line with :09 on the clock.  He too missed the front end of a 1-and-1, and Winner had one last chance with :05 to go.  The Warriors inbounded the ball under the Quarrier basket with a 3/4 court pass, but it was intercepted by Karst.  Karst got the ball to Hoglund, and Hoglund was fouled with :00.3 on the clock.  He knocked down both free-throws to seal the win for Dell Rapids.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 34% (18-53) from the field, 21% (4-19) from the three-point area, and 80% (12-15) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids had 38 team rebounds, 15 assists, and 14 turnovers.  Winner finished shooting 31% (17-55) from the field, 40% (6-15) from the three-point area, and 58% (7-12) from the free-throw line.  The Warriors had 41 rebounds, 10 assists, and 13 turnovers.

Hoglund had 20 points and nine rebounds to lead Dell Rapids.  Riley Schmidt had 11 points, five rebounds, and three assists.  Ben Hammer added eight points, six rebounds, and five blocked shots.

The Quarriers will face Aberdeen Roncalli for the State A title on Saturday at 9:00 p.m. ct / 8:00 p.m. mt at the Rushmore Civic Center.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	10	15	10	17	52
Winner	14	7	11	15	47

Sheldon Siemonsma scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half, and Ty Hoglund finished the game with 19 total points to help the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys to a 65-46 win over the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans in the opening round of the State A Tournament in Rapid City.

Both teams got off to a bit of a slow start offensively.  The Quarriers and Titans combined for a total of 17 first quarter points as Dell Rapids held a 10-7 lead at the break.  Dell Rapids found their offensive groove when Siemonsma went 4-4 from behind the three-point arc.  The Quarriers led 31-20 at halftime.  The Titans were unable to get any closer as Dell Rapids pushed the lead to 44-31 by the end of the third quarter.  The Quarriers closed out the game outscoring Mt Vernon/Plankinton 21-15 in the final quarter.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 44% (24-55) from the field, 50% (7-14) from the three-point area, and 67% (10-15) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers also had 41 total team rebounds, 20 assists, but turned the ball over 19 times.

Hoglund led the team with 19 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.  Siemonsma had 16 points.  Zane Schumaker added 13 points, five rebounds, and four assists.  Riley Schmidt tossed in eight points and two assists.

Dell Rapids will take on Winner in the semifinals at 8:45 p.m. ct / 7:45 p.m. mt.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	10	21	13	21	65
Mt Vernon/Plankinton	7	13	11	15	46