The Dell Rapids Quarriers won their fifth game in a row with a 67-45 win over the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Saturday, January 21st, in Dell Rapids.  This was also the Quarriers’ seventh win out of their last eight games.

After a 10-10 tie with 2:15 to go in the first quarter, the Quarriers closed out the quarter on a 6-2 run to grab a 16-12 lead at end of the quarter.  The Quarriers would continue to expand on the lead from that forward.  Dell Rapids extended the lead to 28-22 at halftime.  The Quarrier offense picked up in the third quarter scoring 20 points.  Dell Rapids was able to push the lead to 48-34 by the end of the third quarter.  Dell Rapids then outscored Elk Point-Jefferson 19-11 in the final quarter on their way to the victory.

Four players scored in double figures for the Quarriers.  Emma Paul led all scorers with 17 points.  Arial Hoffman finished the game with 14 points, Jayda Knuppe tallied 13 points in the contest, and Kaylee Henned added 11 points.

The Quarriers (9-4) travel to Vermillion to play the Tanagers in a double header.  Big Sioux Media will have a link to the webcast by Red Eye Sports.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers pushed their winning streak to four with a 72-54 win over the Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 20th.  Not only was this the fourth win in a row, it was the Quarriers sixth in their last seven games.

After the score was tied 10-10, the Quarriers finished out the first quarter on a 12-0 run to take a 22-10 lead after the first quarter.  Dell Rapids was able to increase the lead to 37-20 by halftime.  Sioux Valley made a couple of runs in the second half, but every time the Cossacks got the lead under 10 points, the Quarriers had an answer.

Emma Paul and Jayda Knuppe both finished the game with 21 points and seven rebounds each.  Arial Hoffman had nine points, Kaylee Hennen had eight points, and Aspen Hansen finished with seven points.

Dell Rapids (8-4) will host Elk Point-Jefferson as part of a double header with the boys on Saturday, January 21st.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers won their third game in a row and their fifth out of six games after defeating the West Central Trojans 62-45 on Tuesday, January 17th, in Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers were able to lead from start to finish in the game and never trailed.

Dell Rapids held West Central scoreless for the first 5:30 of the game and jumped out to a 7-0 lead.  They maintained the seven point advantage at 14-7 at the end of the first quarter.  The Trojans got the game within two points at 18-16 with 5:00 to go in the second quarter, but Dell Rapids outscored West Central 12-4 over the rest of the quarter to lead 30-20 at halftime.  Dell Rapids was able to maintain close to a 10 point lead throughout much of the third quarter, but the Trojans were able to make a little run and cut the lead to five points at 43-38 with just under a minute to play in the third quarter.  The Quarriers were able to get the last basket and lead 45-38 at the end of the third.  The Quarriers then held West Central to just seven points in the fourth quarter for the victory.

Emma Paul led the team with 23 points.  Jayda Knuppe finished with 12 points.  Kaylee Hennen added eight points, and Averi Pankonen had six points.

The Quarriers (7-4) travel to Volga to play Sioux Valley on Friday, January 20th.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers won for the fourth time in five games after a 55-44 win over the Flandreau Fliers at the Hanson Classic Saturday, January 14th, in Mitchell.

The Quarriers out scored Flandreau in three of the quarters in the game.  Flandreau had their largest lead of the game at three points early in the first quarter, but Dell Rapids had the lead at 13-11 at the end of the first quarter.  The Quarriers extended their lead to 11 points by halftime at 30-19.  Flandreau cut the lead to 10 points at the end of the third quarter at 40-30, but the Quarriers got the point back in the fourth quarter on their way to the victory.

Dell Rapids was 21-48 (44%) from the field, 9-21 (43%) from the three-point area, and 4-6 (67%) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers also had 32 team rebounds and 15 assists.

Jayda Knuppe led the offense with 14 points.  Knuppe also had five rebounds in the game.  Aspen Hansen finished with 11 points and two assists.  Emma Paul added nine points, seven rebounds, and four assists.  Arial Hoffman had six points and seven assists.  Kaylee Hennen also finished the game with six points.

Dell Rapids (6-4) will host West Central on Tuesday, January 17th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

After a tough overtime loss last night, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls rebounded with a 53-42 win over the Tea Area Titans on Tuesday, January 10th, in Tea.  This was the sixth of seven straight road games for the Quarriers.

Dell Rapids was able to get a 12-point lead built in the first half as the Quarriers held a 34-22 lead at halftime.  However, the Titans cut the lead in half by the end of the third quarter by holding Dell Rapids to only five third quarter points.  Dell Rapids led 39-33 heading into the final quarter.  Tea Area was able to cut the lead to five points, but Dell Rapids pushed it back to nine with 4:22 to go in the game.  The Quarriers were able to maintain that lead throughout the remainder of the quarter for the win.

Three players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids in the game.  Kali Graham led the way with 16 points.  Emma Paul finished with 13 points, and Jayda Knuppe added 11 points.

The Quarriers (5-4) will play Flandreau at the Hanson Classic in Mitchell on Saturday, January 14th.  Tip-off is scheduled for about 11:30 a.m.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls nearly handed the Lennox Orioles their first loss of the season on Monday, January 9th, in Lennox.

With the game tied at 56-56 in the final seconds of regulation, Dell Rapids at the ball with a chance to win the game at the buzzer.  However, the final shot didn’t fall through the net, and the game went to overtime.  The Quarriers held a two point lead at 60-58 with under a minute to play in overtime, and Lennox was able to make a layup and draw a foul for a chance a three-point play.  The free throw was good to give Lennox a 61-60 lead with :26 to go.  The next shot for Dell Rapids was no good, and Lennox got the rebound.  The Orioles made both free throws of a one-and-one to push the lead to 63-60 with :06 left in the game.  The Quarriers pushed the ball up the court, but Emma Paul’s attempt to tie the game hit the front of the rim and fell away no good.

Lennox held a 16-10 led after the first quarter.  Dell Rapids cut the lead to just one point at halftime.  Lennox led 37-36.  Both teams scored 14 points in the third quarter, and Lennox maintained the one-point lead at 51-50.  The Quarriers were able to tie the game late in the fourth quarter.

Jayda Knuppe had a game-high 32 points for Dell Rapids.  Both Paul and Knuppe had six rebounds.  Three players finished in double-figures for Lennox.  Rianna Fillipi had 21 points, Riley Peters 19 points, and Jordan Kruse had 10 points.

Dell Rapid (4-4) will travel to Tea to play the Tea Area Titans on Tuesday, January 10th.

In their fourth straight road game, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls earned a 49-40 win over the Beresford Watchdogs on Thursday, January 5th, to improve their season record to 4-2.

Dell Rapids offense scored 17 points in the first quarter and led 17-12 at the first quarter break.  The lead doubled by halftime for Dell Rapids as they Quarriers pushed the lead to 10 points at 30-20.  The Watchdogs were able to hold Dell Rapids to just seven points in the third quarter, and Beresford closed the gap to 37-31 by the end of the third quarter.  The Quarriers, though, would not let go of the lead and outscored Beresford 12-9 in the final quarter for the win.

Jayda Knuppe led Dell Rapids in scoring with 17 points in the game.  Kali Graham added 11 points.

The Quarriers will play back-to-back nights early next week on the road.  Dell Rapids travels to Lennox on Monday, January 9th, and then to Tea on Tuesday, January 10th.  Big Sioux Media will have links to video streams for both of those games.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers got back into the win column with a win over the Garretson Blue Dragons 61-32 on Tuesday, January 3rd, in Garretson.  It was the third of seven straight road games for the Quarriers.

Dell Rapids had two players in double figures on the night.  Kali Graham led the team with 13 points and also pulled down four rebounds.  Jayda Knuppe finished with 12 points.  Sydney Stofferhan added seven points on the night.  Aspen Hansen led the team with five rebounds, and Kaylee Hennen had four rebounds.  Garretson was led by Kindra Clark with 13 points.

The Quarriers (3-3) are back on the road Thursday, January 5th.  They will be in Beresford to take on the Watchdogs.

The Hamlin Chargers outscored the Dell Rapids Quarriers 35-23 in the second half to pull out a 52-48 win at the Entringer Classic in Colman on Friday, December 23rd.  Dell Rapids held the lead in the first quarter at 14-8.  The Quarriers then extended the lead to 25-17 by halftime.  The Chargers cut the Quarrier lead to two by the end of the third quarter at 37-35.

Dell Rapids shot 18-47 (38%) from the field, 3-12 (25%) from the three-point area, and 9-19 (47%) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers had 26 team rebounds, 10 assists, 12 steals, but turned the ball over 13 times.  Hamlin finished the game shooting 19-46 (41%) from the field and had 30 team rebounds.

The Quarriers had three players finish in double figures.  Aspen Hansen finished with 13 points.  Arial Hoffman and Jayda Knuppe both had 12 points in the game.  Emma Paul led the team with five rebounds.  Knuppe and Hansen both had four rebounds.  Hoffman finished the game with five steals.

Dell Rapids (2-2) will play Hanson in the Parkston Classic on Friday, December 30th, at 3:00 p.m.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers had nine different players score in a 70-35 win over the Baltic Bulldogs on Tuesday, December 20th, at Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers led 23-13 at the end of the first quarter.  Dell Rapids then held Baltic to just three second quarter points and took a 46-16 lead at halftime.  The lead was 59-30 at the end of the third quarter.

Aspen Hansen led Dell Rapids with 14 points.  Jayda Knuppe added 11 points.  Emma Paul finished with nine points, Arial Hoffman had eight points, and Kali Graham had seven points.  Kaylee Hennen, Graham, and Knuppe all unofficially had five rebounds in the game.  Baltic was led by Maddie Polzin with 15 points.

Dell Rapids improves to 2-1 after their second win in a row.  The Quarriers will play Hamlin in the Entringer Classic on Friday, December 23rd.  The game time is 5:00 p.m.