The Madison Bulldogs erased an 18-6 deficit to beat the Dell Rapids Quarriers 36-33 on Friday, August 29th, in the first football game of the year.  Dell Rapids scored on their very first drive of the ball game as Jase Nelson threw at 20-yeard touchdown pass to Beau Carpenter with 8:35 to go in the first quarter.  The Quarriers extended their lead to 12-0 after a 13-yard touchdown pass from Nelson to Tanner Ljunggren with 1:24 left in the quarter.  Madison cut the lead to 12-6 after a 40-yard touchdown run by Mitch Hansen with :55 left in the first.  Dell Rapids would add one more score in the first quarter as Nelson connected with Ljunggren for a 75-yard touchdown pass as time expired in the first quarter for an 18-6 lead.

The Bulldogs scored the only two touchdowns in the second quarter.  With 8:16 left in the first half, Brodie Frederiksen scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to cut the lead down to 18-13.  Isaac Shubert gave Madison their first lead of the game with 4:46 left in the half on a 2-yard touchdown run.  Madison held a 19-18 halftime lead.

Dell Rapids regained the lead early in the third quarter.  Casey Gleason blocked a Madison punt with 9:10 left in third quarter, and on the very next play, Keegan Hemenway put the Quarriers back in front with a 7-yard touchdown run at 26-19.  Madison would tie the game up at 26-26 after a 43-yard touchdown pass from Hansen to Carter Kasuske with 6:27 left to play in the third quarter.  After a Dell Rapids turnover, Mason Leighton scored on an 11-yard touchdown run to give Madison the lead back at 33-26.  The Bulldogs added to their lead with 7:09 left in the game on a 27-yard field goal by Brayden Gilbert.  Dell Rapids was able to cut the lead to 36-33 after a 5-yard touchdown pass from Nelson to Riley Schmidt, but the Quarriers were unable to recover the onside kick, and Madison hung on for the win.

Dell Rapids (0-1) will travel to Tea for their next game on Friday, September 12th.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers had their football season come to an end on Saturday, November 9th, in Madison.  The Madison Bulldogs defeated the Dell Rapid Quarriers 48-6 in the semifinals of the 11A playoffs.

The Bulldogs scored first with 8:01 in the first quarter on a 14-yard touchdown run by Rush Milne on fourth down to take a 7-0 lead.  Madison scored at the end of the first quarter with :23 on another fourth down play.  This time Milne scored from two yards out to give the Bulldogs a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.  Both defenses held each other in check in the second quarter, and the Bulldogs maintained a 14-0 lead at halftime.

After Dell Rapids held Madison in the opening drive of the third quarter, the Bulldog defense came up with a big play.  Tanner Solberg was intercepted by Jacob Giles, and Giles returned it 25 yards for a touchdown with 8:26 in the third quarter for 21-0 lead.  Dell Rapids answered on their next drive on a 47-yard touchdown pass from Solberg to Riley Schmidt with 5:32 in the third quarter to cut the lead to 21-7.  However, the Bulldogs scored two times in a matter of nine seconds.  Milne scored his third touchdown with 1:15 to go in the quarter on a 3-yard run.  Madison then executed an onside kick and recovered the live ball.  On the very next play, Giles ran in for a touchdown from 32 yards with 1:06 to go to give the Bulldogs a 34-7 lead.  Madison added two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter.  Giles Preston Nordling on a 34-yard touchdown pass with 8:15 to go in the game, and Mitch Hansen scored on a 6-yard touchdown run for the final score of the game with 4:09 left.

Madison racked up 490 yards of total offense, 303 rushing yards and 187 passing yards.  Meanwhile, Dell Rapids was only able to gain 66 yards of total offense, 37 rushing yards and 29 passing yards.  Schmidt carried the ball 15 times for 27 yards, Jacob Huewe had four carries for 10 yards, and Brett Nichols had six carries for nine yards.  Solberg finished 2-8 for 36 yards, one interception and one touchdown.  Schmidt was 0-3 passing with an interception, and Jace Nelson 1-2 passing for -7 yards and an interception.  Schmidt had all three receptions for a total of 29 yards.  Milne had 29 carries for 146 yards and three touchdowns for the Bulldogs.  Giles had 12 carries for 122 yards and a touchdown.  Giles also was 12-23 passing for 176 yards and a touchdown.  Leading receiver for Madison was Mason Hemmer with four catches for 69 yards.

The Quarriers finish the year with an 8-3 record.

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team advanced to the semifinals of the 11A playoffs with a 42-6 win over the Belle Fourche Broncs on Monday, November 4th, in Dell Rapids.

Dell Rapids led 13-0 after the first quarter after a 75-yard touchdown run by Riley Schmidt with 11:01 to go in the quarter, and a 3-yard run by Jacob Huewe with 9:57 to go in the quarter.  Jase Nelson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 7:27 to go in the second quarter to give Dell Rapids a 21-0 lead after the 2-point conversion.  The Quarriers added one more touchdown with 3:26 left in the half on a 50-yard run by Riley Schmidt.  The Broncs scored with 2:28 left in the second quarter on a 70-yard pass from Breck Young to Nathan Lange.  Dell Rapids led 28-6 at halftime.  In the fourth quarter, Tanner Solberg threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Schmidt with 10:08 left in the quarter.  The final score came with 7:15 to go in the game on a 16-yard touchdown run by Kahler Berven.

Dell Rapids had a total of 411 yards of offense, 351 yards rushing and 47 yards passing.  Schmidt had 11 carries for 233 yards and two touchdowns.  Huewe had nine carries for 40 yards and a touchdown.  Brett Nichols had eight carries for 37 yards.  Solberg finished 2-2 passing for 60 yards and a touchdown.  Schmidt had a catch for 28 yards and a touchdown.  Riley Jurgensen had a catch for 32 yards.  Schmidt also led the team in tackles with 6.5 on the game.  Andrew Wiebenga had 4.5 tackles, Nichols finished with 4.0 tackles, and Tanner Ljunggren also had 4.0 tackles in the game.

Dell Rapids improves to 8-2 on the year.  The Quarriers will travel to Madison to take on the Bulldogs in the semifinals on Saturday, November 9th, at 3:00 p.m.  Big Sioux Media will webcast the game starting at 2:45 p.m. with the pregame.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers defeated the Sisseton Redmen 34-12 in the opening round of the 11A South Dakota High School football playoffs on Tuesday, October 29th, in Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers lead 14-0 after the first quarter thanks to a 24-yard touchdown run by Riley Schmidt and a 25-yard touchdown run by Brett Nichols in the quarter.  Sisseton scored first in the second quarter to cut the lead to 14-6 on a 19-yard pass from Hunter Medenwald to Ethan Kranhold.  Dell Rapids would score with :44 before halftime on a 26-yard touchdown pass from Tanner Solberg to Schmidt to give the Quarriers a 20-6 halftime lead.  The Quarriers picked up two more touchdowns in the third quarter on a 1-yard run by Schmidt and 15-yard pass from Solberg to Zach Schroeder.  Sisseton picked up a late touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 5-yard run by Brayden Tasa.

Dell Rapids picked up 352 yards of total offense in the game, 300 on the ground and 52 yards through the air.  They had 19 first down, held the ball for little over 30 minutes in the game, and finished 5-10 on their 3rd down conversions.  Schmidt lead the ground attack with 16 carries for 144 yards and two touchdowns, and also had 26 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown.  Nichols carried the ball 10 times for 66 yards and a touchdown, while Jacob Huewe had 11 carries for 54 yards.  Solberg finished 4-8 passing for 52 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception.

Defensively for Dell Rapids, Schroeder and Tanner Ljunggren each finished the game with 5.0 tackles.  Brock Reinhiller had 4.0 tackles, Ben Gillogly finished with 4.0 tackles, and Zach White had 3.0 tackles.

Dell Rapids improves to 7-2 on the year.  The Quarriers will host Belle Fourche on Monday, November 4th, in the second round of the playoffs.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers defeated the Vermillion Tanagers 40-10 on Thursday, October 24th, in Vermillion in the final regular season football game of the 2013 season.  The Quarriers were in complete control from the start of the game.  After receiving the opening kickoff, Dell Rapids drove the ball 80 yards in two plays and scored a touchdown on a 5o-yard run by Brett Nichols.  Dell Rapids would score two more times in the first quarter on a 49-yard touchdown run by Riley Schmidt and a 39-yard touchdown run by Nichols.  Nichols picked up his third touchdown in the game on a 34-yard run with 7:05 to go in the second quarter to give Dell Rapids a 27-0 lead.  Tanner Solberg connected with Schmidt on a 22-yard touchdown pass with 5:21 to go in the half to give the Quarriers a 34-0 halftime lead.  Jacob Huewe scored the final touchdown for Dell Rapids with 4:31 left in the 3rd on a 13-yard run.  Vermillion picked up a three-yard touchdown by Tyler Madsen, and Ethan James hit a 30-yard field goal as time expired.

Dell Rapids gained 360 yards of total offense.  311 yards came on the ground attack, while 49 yards were picked up through the air.  Nichols had five carries for 124 yards and three touchdowns.  Schmidt had 10 carries for 109 yards and a touchdown.  Huewe rushed the ball four times for 41 yards and a touchdown.  Solberg finished the night 2-7 passing for 49 yards, a touchdown, and an interception.  Defensively for Dell Rapids, Brock Reinhiller had 6.0 tackles.  Schmidt finished with 4.0 tackles, and Matthew DeNoon and Jacob Habeger each had 3.5 tackles in the game.  Tanner Ljunggren had a fumble recovery in the game.

The Quarriers finish the regular season with a 6-2 record.  Dell Rapids will host Sisseton in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday, October 29th.

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team defeated the Tri-Valley Mustangs 13-6 on Senior Night on Friday, October 18th.  The Quarriers started the game off with a bang as Zach Schroeder took the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown to give Dell Rapids an early 6-0 lead.  That score would hold until 11:44 to go in the fourth quarter as both defenses played very tough.  The Mustangs got the tying touchdown from Nick Buchmann on a 15-yard run to tie the game at 6-6.  The Mustangs would come close to taking the lead in the fourth quarter.  Tri-Valley had the ball two more times inside the Quarrier 20 yard line, but the Dell Rapids defense held tough both times and forced turnover on downs.  The Quarriers took over with :33 left in the game and drove down to the Mustang 32 yard line with :13 left.  On a 3rd and 12, Riley Schmidt hit Beau Carpenter with a halfback pass for the game-winning touchdown with :06 left in the game.

Dell Rapids finished the game with a total of 198 yards, 161 yards rushing and 37 yards passing, and only nine first downs.  Jacob Huewe carried the ball six times for 70 yards in the game.  Riley Schmidt had 17 carries for 64 yards.  Brett Nichols had eight carries for 19 yards.  Schmidt was 2-2 passing for 37 yards and a touchdown.  Carpenter finished with one catch for 32 yards and a touchdown.  Zach White also had a catch for five yards.

Defensively, Dell Rapids was led by Andrew Wiebenga with 10 tackles, two of those for a loss, and 1.5 sacks.  Trey VanderPlaats had eight tackles, 2.5 of those for loss.  Brock Reinhiller also had eight tackles, 1.5 of those for loss.  Cody Nielsen had 7.5 tackles in the game, three for a loss.

Dell Rapids improves to 5-2 on the year.  The Quarriers will finish the regular season in Vermillion on Thursday, October 24th.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

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The Dell Rapids Quarriers had their four-game winning streak come to an end in Hartford on Friday, October 11th.  The West Central Trojans defeated the Quarriers 35-7.  West Central held a 14-0 lead after the first quarter.  They extended the lead to 21-0 at halftime.  Dell Rapids cut the lead to 21-7 at the end of the third quarter, but the Trojans scored the final two touchdowns of the game.

The Trojans got on the board with 6:00 to go in the first quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by Jace Hanisch.  The second touchdown came on a 40-yard run by Cole Tirrel with 3:12 to go in the first.  West Central’s next score was with 8:28 to go in the second quarter on a two-yard run by Cody Miller.

Dell Rapids scored first in the second half with :33 to go in the third quarter.  Tanner Solberg threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Riley Schmidt.  But Miller would score two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter for West Central on runs of six yards and two yards respectively.

Dell Rapids was held to just 116 total yards in the game, 79 rushing and 37 passing.  West Central had 300 total yards, 288 rushing and 12 passing.  Schmidt had 11 carries for only 40 yards in the game.  Brett Nichols had nine carries for 16 yards.  Tanner Solberg finished 2-5 for 37 yards and the touchdown.  Zach Schroeder had a catch for 37 yards.

Zach White led the Quarrier defense with 7.5 tackles in the game, including one for a loss.  Cody Nielsen had seven tackles, Jonathan DeNoon ended the game with six tackles, and Kahler Berven had 5.5 tackles.

The Quarriers fall to 4-2 on the year.  Dell Rapids will host the Tri-Valley Mustangs in their final home game of the year on Friday, October 18th.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team scored 33 unanswered points on their way to a 41-7 win over the Lennox Orioles on Friday, October 4th, in Lennox.  Dell Rapids led 14-0 after the first quarter, 19-o at halftime, and 33-0 at the end of the third quarter.

The Quarriers racked up 402 yards of total offense while holding the Orioles to just 180 yards.  390 of those 402 yards were rushing yards for Dell Rapids.  Brett Nichols had 11 carries for 122 yards and two touchdowns.  Riley Schmidt had seven carries for 84 yards, and Jacob Huewe had five carries for 70 yards and a touchdown.  Johnathan DeNoon, Cody Nielsen, and Tanner Solberg each had a rushing touchdown in the game as well.

Brock Reinhiller led the defense with five tackles in the game.  Jacob Faux had four tackles, and Zach White finished with 3.5 tackles, 1.5 of those for a loss.

The Quarriers improve to 4-1 on the year.  Dell Rapids will travel to Hartford to take on the West Central Trojans on Friday, October 11th.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers defeated the Dakota Valley Panthers 12-7 on Homecoming on Friday, September 27th.  This Homecoming game had just about everything, including a defensive touchdown, two touchdowns called back because of penalties, and five total turnovers on downs.

Dakota Valley scored first with 3:06 to go in the first quarter on an interception by Trevor McCabe returned 48 yards for a touchdown.  The Quarriers got on the board with 7:27 to go in the second quarter on a 2-yard touchdown run by Cody Nielsen.  The Panthers held a 7-6 lead at halftime.  Dell Rapids scored on the first play of the third quarter on a 60-yard pass from Tanner Solberg to Riley Schmidt.  That gave Dell Rapids the 12-7 lead.  Dakota Valley threatened to take the lead late in the 4th quarter as they had the ball on the Dell Rapids 13-yard line with just minutes to play.  But the Quarrier defense held strong and sacked Isaac Faldmo on a fourth down play to give the ball back to the Quarriers.  Dell Rapids was able to take a knee and run out the clock for the win.

Dell Rapids had a total of 257 yards, 189 rushing and 68 passing.  The Panthers had 198 total yards, 23 rushing and 175 passing.  Brett Nichols had nine carries for 111 yards.  Nielsen had 11 carries for 36 yards and the touchdown.  Riley Schmidt had 10 carries for 31 yards.  Tanner Solberg was 2-7 passing for 68 yards with one touchdown and one interception.  Schmidt had both catches for 68 yards and the touchdown.

Zach White led the defense for the Quarriers with 9.5 tackles.  He had 2.5 sacks along with five tackles for loss.  Andrew Wiebenga and Matthew DeNoon each had five tackles apiece in the game.  Nielsen finished with five total tackles, and Kahler Berver had four tackles.

Dell Rapids improves to 3-1 on the year.  The Quarriers will travel to Lennox to take on the Orioles on Friday, October 4th.

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