Nothing could stop the Dell Rapids Quarrier offense on Saturday, January 16th.  Dell Rapids erupted for 63 first-half points against the Milbank Bulldogs and cruised to a 91-43 victory.

Dell Rapids outscored the Bulldogs 31-9 in the first quarter alone setting the tone for the night.  The Quarriers then outscored Milbank 32-10 in the second quarter for a 63-19 halftime lead.  With a 44-point lead, the running clock was in effect the entire second half.  Dell Rapids finished the last two quarters with a 28-24 scoring advantage.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 61% (35-57) from the field, 53% (8-15) from three-point area, and 73% (11-15) from the free-throw line.  They had a total of 29 team rebounds, 24 steals, and 17 assists.

Five different players scored in double figures, and all the players had at least two points in the game.  Colin Rentz had 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and four steals.  Connor Rentz had 16 points, four steals, and three rebounds.  Carter Nelson finished with 14 points and three rebounds.  Brayden Pankonen also had 14 points and five steals.  Landon Ruesink added 10 points, six assists, three steals, and three rebounds.

Dell Rapids (6-2) will travel to Madison on Thursday, January 21st.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Sioux Falls Christian Chargers shot the ball extremely well in an 84-69 victory over the Dell Rapids Quarriers at Sioux Falls Christian High School on Tuesday, January 12th.  It was the highest point total given up by the Quarriers on the season.

Dell Rapids was the team on fire to start the game.  They built a 19-14 lead by the end of the first quarter, but things turned for both teams in the second quarter.  The second quarter proved to be one of the biggest differences in the game.  Sioux Falls Christian outscored the Quarriers 29-10 to take a 43-29 lead into halftime.

The Quarriers made a run in the third quarter.  Dell Rapids pulled within three points at 52-49 with 3:30 to play, but that was as close as they would get.  The Chargers ended the quarter on a 10-4 run for a 62-53 lead heading into the final quarter.  The Chargers outscored the Quarriers again in the fourth quarter 22-16.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 45% (25-55) and 42% (8-19) from three-point area.  The Quarriers, however, struggled from the free-throw line.  They finished just 11-25 for the game.  Sioux Falls Christian shot 51% (34-67) in the game and 55% (11-20) from three-point area.  The Chargers also out rebounded the Quarriers 42-25.

Nine different players finished in double figures in the game.  The Quarriers were led by Connor Rentz with 20 points and four rebounds.  Brayden Pankonen had 17 points.  Colin Rentz had 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists.  Carter Nelson had 10 points and six rebounds.  Landon Ruesink had eight rebounds.  The Chargers were led by Tyler Prins with 19 points, Brooks Nelson with 17 points, Xavier Van Beek with 14 points, Jaden Witte with 13 points, and Tate Snyder with 11 points.

Dell Rapids (5-2) will host Milbank on Saturday, January  16th.  It will be a double-header with the girls, and the seniors will be recognized prior to the game.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team played even with the Lennox Orioles for three quarters in Lennox on Monday, January 11th, but a big first quarter run was enough for the Orioles to get a 41-26 victory.

Lennox made all three of their three-point shot attempts in the first quarter and built a 21-6 lead by the end of the first quarter.  The Quarriers then played Lennox even the remainder of the game, but couldn’t chip into the lead.  Dell Rapids got within 11 points at 35-24 with 5:30 to play in the game, but was held to just two points the remainder of the game.

The hoops were unkind to Dell Rapids as the Quarriers shot just 20% (9-46) from the field and 20% (3-15) from three-point area.  Dell Rapids was 63% (5-8) from the free-throw line.  Lennox was 36% (17-47) from the field, 25% (3-12…all three made in the first quarter), and a perfect four-for-four form the free-throw line.  Lennox also out rebounded Dell Rapids 34-19 in the game.

Mady Vanoverbeke finished with 12 points and three steals.  Zoey Hilmoe had six points.  Jayme Schmidt added four points and three rebounds.  Haileigh Barnhart had a team-high four rebounds.  Becky Dorn had three rebounds and two steals.

Dell Rapids (0-8) will host Milbank on Saturday, January 16th in a girls and boys double-header.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

C Team Results

The Quarrier girls C basketball team fell to the Lennox Orioles girls C team 18-32 on Monday night in Lennox.  After trailing by only two points at halftime, the girls were unable to generate any offensive rhythm in the final two quarters.

Kylee Fiddelke – 6 points, Kerrigan Kindopp – 4 points, and 2 points each for Shelby Welbig, Reagan VanZee, Lexi Ingalls, and Rylee Rinehart.

Brayden Pankonen set the Dell Rapids High School record for most three-point shots made in a game in a 77-33 win over the Canton C-Hawks in Dell Rapids on Thursday, January 7th.

Pankonen was 5-5 on three-point shots in the first quarter and 4-6 in the second quarter for 9-11 in the first half.  The nine made three-pointers in the first half tied the school record that was held by Carson Rentz.  Pankonen made two more three-point shots in the second half to set the new school record at 11 and finished the game 11-17 on three-point shots.

Dell Rapids was in complete control the entire game.  They opened the game on a 20-0 run and led 32-2 at the end of the first quarter.  The lead grew to 52-12 by halftime.  The Quarriers then outscored Canton 25-21 in the final two quarters as the running clock was in play the entire second half of the game.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 56% (27-48) from the field, 55% (12-22) from three-point area, and 61% (11-18) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids had 28 team rebounds, 19 team assists, and 11 steals.

Pankonen led all scorers with 35 points on the night.  Colin Rentz had 12 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and four steals.  Landon Ruesink also finished in double figures with 10 points and five assists.  Every varsity player for Dell Rapids scored at least two points in the game.

Dell Rapids (5-1) will have a big road test on Tuesday, January 12th.  The Quarriers will head to Sioux Falls to play the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers.

A controversial no-call on a travel led to a game-winning shot in the final seconds by the Western Christian Wolfpack to beat the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys 65-64 at the Sanford Pentagon Classic on Saturday, January 2nd.

The Wolfpack had an inbound along the sideline near half court with just :10 to play in the game trailing by a point.  After the inbound pass was received, it appeared a couple of steps were taken prior to a dribble, but no travel call was made.  The Wolfpack were able to get a shot to go through the hoop just before the buzzer sounded to steal the win.

The game was a close battle all game long between the Quarriers and Wolfpack.  Western Christian held a two-point lead at the end of the first quarter 20-18.  Dell Rapids took the lead into the locker room at halftime by a score of 33-32.

The Wolfpack was able to grab the lead back at the end of the third quarter and led 51-50 heading into the final quarter of play.  The Quarriers held a three-point lead at 64-61 after Coby Maeschen made two free throws with about :40 to play.  After a Wolfpack basket to cut the lead to 64-63, they were forced to foul with about :15 to play.  Dell Rapids missed the front-end of a one-and-one, and Western Christian grabbed the defensive rebound and called timeout after crossing half court to set up the game winning play.

The Quarriers had one more chance for a buzzer-beating shot.  They had to throw the ball the length of the court, but that pass was unable to be handled and couldn’t take a shot before the buzzer sounded.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 47% (23-49) from the field, 40% (8-20) on three-point shots, but and 71% (10-14) from the free-throw line.

Three players finished in double figures.  Carter Nelson had a team-high 16 points along with seven rebounds.  Connor Rentz had 14 points.  Brayden Pankonen had 13 points, two assists, and two steals.  Colin Rentz had nine points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists.

Dell Rapids (4-1) will host the Canton C-Hawks in a double-header with the girls on Thursday, January 7th.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Facing a 52-40 deficit to start the fourth quarter against the Tea Area Titans, the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team seemed unfazed with the task at hand.  Dell Rapids scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to cut the Titan lead in half.  The Titans seemed to still be in control of the game through first half of the fourth quarter.  Austin Lake made a driving layup with 4:40 to play to put Tea Area ahead by nine at 62-53.  Dell Rapids went on a 6-1 run over the next three minutes to pull within four at 63-59.

A layup by Conner Rentz with :47 to go in the game put Dell Rapids down by just two points at 63-61.  Caden Ellingson responded with a reverse layup with :38 on the clock and also drew a foul on the play.  Ellingson missed the free-throw, and Colin Rentz  drove the length of the court for a layup.  After an errant pass that was stolen by Brayden Pankonen, Landon Ruesink found a wide-open Coby Maeschen who made a layup from the right block after a pump fake to tie the game at 65-65 with :07.4 to go.  The Titans called their final timeout to try to set up the game-winning play.

Full court pressure by the Quarrier defense forced a Tea travel in the back court, and Dell Rapids had a chance to win the game with :04.4 seconds.  Col. Rentz put the ball in play in front of his bench with a pass to Maeschen.  Col. Rentz broke for the hoop, and Maeschen handed him the ball.  With is body twisting, Col. Rentz looped a shot with his right hand towards the hoop, and the ball went off the backboard and through the next as time expired for the 67-65 win.

The game lived up to the hype of an early-season top-five match-up between the two teams.  Dell Rapids entered the game ranked third in the media polls, while Tea Area was ranked fourth.

The two teams battled back and forth in the first two quarters of the game trading leads along the way.  Dell Rapids held a three-point lead at the end of the first quarter at 16-13.  Tea outscored Dell Rapids by three points in the second quarter, and the game was tied 32-32 at halftime.  The game was again tied 38-38 with 4:30 to play in the third quarter, but the Titans finished the quarter on a 14-2 run for a 52-40 lead heading into the fourth quarter to set the stage for the dramatic come-from-behind win for Dell Rapids.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 57% (27-47) from the field, just 11% (2-18) from three-point area, and 69% (11-16) from the free-throw line.  The Titans finished shooting 51% (27-53) from the field, 25% (3-12) from three-point area, and 62% (8-13) from the free-throw line.

Colin Rentz had 29 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and three steals in the game.  Connor Rentz finished with 17 points, four rebounds, and two steals.  Maeschen ended with eight points, six rebounds, and two assists.  Landon Ruesink also had eight points.  Carter Nelson had five points and four rebounds.  Cael Lundin led all scorers with 32 points, along with five rebounds, and four assists for the Titans.  Jeff Worth added 13 points and five rebounds.

Dell Rapids (3-0) will have a break until Thursday, December 31st.  The Quarriers will play the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals in the Entringer Classic in Colman at 5:00 p.m.

A big second half offensive surge for the Dell Rapids Quarriers gave them a 70-34 win over the Baltic Bulldogs on Monday, December 14th at Dell Rapids High School.

Dell Rapids was able to put a rough first half behind them.  The Quarriers led just 14-10 at the end of the first quarter.  They pushed the lead to 27-17 at halftime.  The offense got going in the third quarter and outscored Baltic 27-7 in the quarter for a 54-24 advantage heading into the fourth.  Dell Rapids also outscored Baltic in the fourth quarter 16-10 in the win.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 51% (25-49) from the field, 35% (8-23) from three-point area, and 80% (12-15) from the free-throw line.  The Bulldogs were just 25% (11-44) from the field, 29% (6-21) from three-point area, and 43% (6-14) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers also held a 33-26 rebound advantage and forced 18 Baltic turnovers.

Four players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids.  Landon Ruesink had a game-high 19 points with three steals and two assists.  Colin Rentz and Brayden Pankonen both had 13 points, five rebounds, and four steals each.  Carter Nelson also had 13 points and five rebounds.  Coby Maeschen had a game-high 10 rebounds.  Baltic was led by Brady Hookie with 12 points and four rebounds.  Bodie Murray had eight points.

The Quarriers (2-0) will travel to Tea to play the Titans on Friday, December 18th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4		Final
Baltic	10	7	7	10		34
Dell Rapids	14	13	27	16		70

A relentless defense and a fast-paced offense by the Dell Rapids Quarriers was too much for West Central in the opening game of the 2020-2021 season.  Dell Rapids used an 11-0 run early in the first quarter to cruise to a 62-42 win over the Trojans at home on Friday, December 11th.

After the Trojans scored the first basket of the game, the Quarriers went on an 11-0 run to lead 11-2 with 3:49 in the opening quarter and never looked back.  Dell Rapids led 17-7 after the first quarter.   The lead grew to 35-12 midway through the second quarter.  West Central closed out the first half on a 9-4 run, but trailed 39-21 at halftime.

The pressure by the Quarriers continued in the second half.  The lead grew to 53-31 by the end of the third quarter.  Dell Rapids then started the fourth quarter on a 9-0 run to lead 62-31 with 6:13 to go in the game, which triggered the running clock the rest of the game.

The Dell Rapids defense forced 24 West Central turnovers, 15 of those were steals by the Quarriers.  The Trojans were just 15-47 (32%) from the field in the game while Dell Rapids finished 24-53 (45%).

Three players finished in double figures for the Quarriers.  Colin Rentz led the team with 14 points, eight steals, six assists, and five rebounds.  Connor Rentz added 12 points, five rebounds, three steals, and three assists.   Brayden Pankonen had 11 points in the game.  Carter Nelson finished with nine points and six rebounds, and Landon Ruesink had eight points, five rebounds, and three assists.

Dell Rapids (1-0) will host Baltic on Monday, December 14th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4		Final
West Central	7	14	10	11		42
Dell Rapids	17	22	14	9		62