The Dell Rapids Quarriers won their fourth game out of their last five on Friday, February 12th.  The Quarriers defeated the Dakota Valley Panthers 58-46 at Dakota Valley High School.

Dell Rapids held Dakota Valley to just 14 total first half points, seven points in each of the quarters.  The Quarriers, meanwhile, scored 27 and led 27-14 at halftime.  The Panthers cut the lead to 39-30 at the end of the third quarter, but Dell Rapids outscored Dakota Valley 19-16 in the final quarter for the win.

The Quarriers shot 37% from the field, 50% from three-point area, and 69% from the free-throw line.  Dakota Valley finished the night shooting 35% from the field, 27% from the three-point area, and 62% from the free-throw line.

Two Quarriers finished the night with double-doubles.  Mikaela Stofferahn had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Emma Paul had 16 points and 13 rebounds.  Stofferahn had four steals, and Paul had four steals.

Dell Rapids (11-7) will travel to Canton on Monday, February 15th.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls earned their third straight win by defeating the Tri-Valley Mustangs 49-39 in the final home game of the regular season on Friday, January 5th.

Dell Rapids started the game on a big run that gave them a lead they would never lose.  The Quarriers opened up the game on an 18-4 run over the first seven minutes and ended the first quarter leading 18-6.  The Quarriers pushed the lead to 20 by halftime at 32-12.  Tri-Valley made a bit of a run the second half.  With 2:11 to go in the third quarter, Dell Rapids led 39-19.  The Mustangs outscored the Quarriers 20-10 the remainder of the game, but it wasn’t enough to overtake Dell Rapids.

Two players scored in double-figures on the night for the Quarriers.  Mikaela Stofferahn finished with 15 points.  Sami Reider added 13 points.  Nikole Krump led Tri-Valley with 14 points.

The Quarriers (10-6) travel to Mt Vernon to play the #2 ranked Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans on Tuesday, February 9th, as part of a girls and boys double-header.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team defeated the Tri-Valley Mustangs at that Dak-12 Conference Classic held at Dakota Valley High School on Saturday, January 30th.  Dell Rapids beat the Mustangs 39-23.

The Quarriers outscored Tri-Valley in every quarter and also held the Mustangs to just seven total points in the second half.  Dell Rapids led after the first quarter 11-7.  They extended their lead to 23-16 at halftime.  Tri-Valley scored just five points in third quarter, and Dell Rapids pushed their lead to eight at 29-21 by the end of the quarter.  The Quarriers then held the Mustangs to just two fourth quarter points.

Mikaela Stofferahn finished the game with 18 points and eight rebounds.  Emma Paul had 12 points, six rebounds, and two steals.   Arial Hoffman and Lindsey Morris also had two steals in the game.  Dell Rapids finished the game shooing just 28% from the field and 57% from the free-throw line.

Dell Rapids (9-6) will travel to Canton to play the Canton C-Hawks on Tuesday, February 2nd.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls ended their three-game skid with a Dak-12 Conference win over the Vermillion Tanagers 54-44 on Thursday, January 28th, in Vermillion.  Dell Rapids held just a one-point lead at 19-18 halftime.  The Quarriers extended their lead to six at 31-25 by the end of the third quarter.

Arial Hoffman and Mikaela Stofferahn led the Quarrier’s second half surge.  Stofferahn scored eight of her 16 points in the third quarter, while Hoffman scored 11 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter.  Emma Paul and Kaylee Hennen both finished with six points.  Dell Rapids had a total of 39 team rebounds.

The Quarriers (8-6) will play the Tri-Valley Mustangs at the Dak-12 Conference Classic on Saturday, January 30th, held at Dakota Valley High School at 1:30 p.m.

A late three-point basket by Carly Granum with just under 1:00 to play in the game proved to be the winning basket for the Sioux Valley Cossacks.  Sioux Valley stole a victory from Dell Rapids 48-43 at Dell Rapids High School on Friday, January 22nd.

The #3 rated Cossacks led 12-9 at the end of the first quarter.  Dell Rapids, however, went on an 11-0 run in the second quarter and took at 27-22 lead by halftime.  The third quarter was filled with runs.  The Quarriers scored the first three points of the third quarter to take a 30-22 lead, their largest of the night.  Sioux Valley answered with an 8-0 run and tied the game at 30-30 with 6:15 to go in the third quarter.  Dell Rapids scored the next five point and led 35-30 with 3:33 to go in the quarter, but it was Sioux Valley that scored the final six points of the quarter to take a 36-35 lead.

Within the first minute of the fourth quarter, Dell Rapids scored five unanswered points and led 40-36 after a layup by Arial Hoffman with 7:19 to play in the game.  The Cossacks regained the lead with 3:26 to go at 43-42.  Hoffman knocked down a free throw to tie the game at 43-43 with 3:09 to go.  Neither team scored until Granum hit a three-point shot with with :56 left in the game.  Kaylee Granum added two free throws with :13.6 to seal the win.

Dell Rapids was led by Mikaela Stofferahn with 14 points.  The Quarriers (7-5) travel to Elk Point to take on the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies as part of a double-header.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls had their four-game winning streak snapped by the West Central Trojans on Tuesday, January 19th, in Hartford.  The Trojans defeated the Quarriers 61-47.  West Central led at the end of every quarter break and were able to answer every run that Dell Rapids made.

The Trojans held a 16-10 lead at the end of the first quarter, and then they extended that lead to 32-21 at halftime.  Dell Rapids was able to get the game within single digits multiple times in the second half, but every time the Quarriers got close, the Trojans answered.  West Central led 49-35 at the end of the third quarter and maintained that lead for the win.

Dell Rapids (7-4) will host undefeated #3 Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 23rd.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

 

 

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls defeated the Andes Central/Dakota Christian (AC/DC) Thunder 48-35 at the Hanson Classic at the Mitchell Corn Palace on Saturday, January 16th.

The game featured five ties and 11 lead changes.  Dell Rapids held a 5-4 lead after the first quarter.  The Thunder took the lead in the second quarter and held their largest lead at five points with 5:34 to go in the second quarter.  However, the Quarriers regained the lead and went into the locker room at halftime ahead 17-16.  Dell Rapids pulled away in the second half by outscoring the Thunder 31-19 in the final two quarters for the win.

The Quarriers shot 35% (15-43) from the field and 78% (18-23) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids was a perfect 13-13 in the second half from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers had a total of 32 team rebounds and eight steals.

Mikaela Stofferahn led all scorers with 14 points.  Stofferahn also had five rebounds and two assists.  Emma Paul finished with 12 points, five rebounds, and four steals.  Kaylee Hennen and Averi Pankonen each had six points.  Arial Hoffman and Pankonen both had five rebounds.

Dell Rapids (7-3) travels to Hartford to take on the West Central Trojans on Tuesday, January 19th.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls won their third straight game on Monday, January 11th, at Dell Rapids High School.  The Quarriers defeated the Lennox Orioles 58-45.  Dell Rapids led at every quarter break in the game.

The Quarriers held a slight two-point lead at the end of the first quarter at 14-12.  The lead for Dell Rapids grew to six points by halftime at 29-23.  Dell Rapids opened up the third quarter on a 6-0 run and led by 12 points early in the third quarter.  The Orioles would get the lead into single digits a couple of times in the quarter, but Dell Rapids ended the third quarter ahead by 13 at 46-33.  Each team scored 12 points in the final quarter.

Three players scored in double figures for Dell Rapids.  Mikaela Stofferahn had 17 points.  Emma Paul finished with 13 points, and Averi Pankonen added 10 points.  Jordan Kruse led Lennox with 16 points.

Dell Rapids (6-3) will face Andes Central/Dakota Christian at the Hanson Classic in Mitchell at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 16th.