The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team advance to the Region 3A championship game with a semi-final win over the Flandreau Fliers on Thursday, February 26th, at Tea Area High School.  The Quarrier defense was intense all game long as they held Flandreau to single-digit scoring in three of the four quarters.  The Quarriers held Flandreau to just six points in the first quarter helping Dell Rapids get out to a 16-6 lead.  It was a lead Dell Rapids would never lose.  The Quarriers added on to the lead in every quarter.

Dell Rapids led 27-14 at halftime.  Flandreau scored 13 points in the third quarter, but Dell Rapids was able to score 14 and pushed the lead to 41-27 at the end of the third quarter.  Flandreau scored the first few points of the fourth quarter, but were shut down by the Dell Rapids defense for the remainder of the quarter as the Quarriers pulled away for a 58-34 win.

The Quarriers shot 36% (17-47) from the field and 63% (17-27) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids turned the ball over 16 times and out-rebounded Flandreau 28-26.  Arial Hoffman led Dell Rapids with 18 points and two assists.  Mikaela Stofferahn added 11 points and eight rebounds, and Emma Paul finished with 10 points, six rebounds, and three steals.

Dell Rapids will face Madison in the championship game on Thursday, March 5th, at Lennox High School.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Flandreau	6	8	13	7	34
Dell Rapids	16	11	14	27	58

Highlights

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls pulled off a come-from-behind win over the Madison Bulldogs on Senior Night in Dell Rapids on Thursday, February 19th.  Dell Rapids had a short-lived lead in the first quarter before the Bulldogs ran out to an eight-point lead at the end of the first quarter at 19-11.  The Quarriers got within two points, but Madison pushed the lead back out to seven at 32-25 at halftime.

That’s when the Dell Rapids defense and offense switched gears.  The Quarrier defense held Madison to just six third-quarter points and pulled to within three points at 38-35 at the end of the third quarter.  Dell Rapids then exploded for 25 points in the fourth quarter pulling away for a 60-52 win to complete the come-from-behind win.

Dell Rapids had three players finish in double figures.  Averi Pankonen and Mikaela Stofferahn each had 15 points apiece.  Brittney Siemonsma finished with 12 points.  Arial Hoffman and Emma Paul each had eight points.  Madison was led by Roz VandenBosch with 14 points, and Danielle Roemen with 11 points.  The Quarriers finished the night 19-28 from the free-throw line, while Madison was just 8-11.

The Quarriers finish the regular season with a record of 11-9.  Dell Rapids will receive a first-round bye in the Region 3A tournament.  The Quarriers will play in the semi-finals on Thursday, February 26th, at Tea.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Madison	19	13	6	14	52
Dell Rapids	11	14	10	25	60

Highlights

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls ended their three-game losing streak with a 50-25 win against the Sisseton Redmen on Monday, February 17th, in Sisseton.  The Quarriers raced out to a 15-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back.  The lead was 12 points for Dell Rapids at halftime, 28-16.  The Dell Rapids defense held the Redmen to just nine second half points for the win.

Averi Pankonen had 17 points for Dell Rapids to lead the Quarriers.  Mikaela Stofferahn tossed in eight points, and Sami Reider added seven points for Dell Rapids.  Cami Goodhart led Sisseton with 11 points.

Dell Rapids improves to 10-9 on the year.  The Quarriers will play their final regular season game at home on Thursday, February 19th, as Dell Rapids will host Madison.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	15	13	10	12	50
Sisseton	7	9	5	4	25

 

The Dakota Valley Panthers handed the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls their third straight loss on Friday, February 13th, in Dell Rapids.  Dakota Valley led at every quarter break in the game.  The Panthers led 17-8 at the end of the first quarter, and then pushed their lead to 13 points at 36-23 at halftime.  Dell Rapids was held to just eight points in the third as Dakota Valley led 54-31.  The Panthers won the game 68-43.

Head Coach Jeff Dvorak said, “Dakota Valley’s record may not show it at 10-9, but tonight they were one of, if not the best, team we’ve played.  We knew they played fast and aggressive, but we were not ready to meet that speed tonight.  They really controlled every phase of the game.  Going into our final week of the regular season, this needs to serve as a wake up call that we need to play faster, stronger, and have some leaders emerge when the going gets tough.”

The Quarriers shot 33% (16-48) from the field in the game.  They were 10-13 from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers turned the ball over 18 times and were out-rebounded 2-40.  Lindsey Morris had eight points in the game for Dell Rapids.  Sami Reider finished with seven points and five steals.  Emma Paul added seven points and four rebounds.

The Quarriers fall to 9-9 on the season.  Dell Rapids travels to Sisseton on Tuesday, February 17th.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dakota Valley	17	19	18	14	68
Dell Rapids	8	15	8	12	43

Highlights

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls fell to the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans 52-40 on Tuesday, February 10th in Dell Rapids.  The Titans held a slim three point lead at the end of the first quarter 11-8.  Dell Rapids pulled within one point at 21-20 by halftime.  Mt Vernon/Plankinton’s eighteen points in the third quarter proved to be too much for Dell Rapids to overcome.  The Titans extended their lead to 39-30 by the end of the third quarter, and then held the Quarriers to just 10 points in the fourth quarter.

Dell Rapids shot 31% (13-42) from the field, 25% (4-16) from three-point area, and 83% (10-12) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers had 20 team rebound and 15 turnovers.  Mt Vernon/Plankinton shot 61% (25-41) from the field, 17% (1-6) from three-point area, and 14% (1-7) from the free-throw line.  The Titans had 25 team rebounds and 14 turnovers.

Mikaela Stofferahn had 14 points and six rebounds to lead the Quarriers.  Sami Reider tossed in eight points, and Emma Paul added six points.  Megan Bultsma had 21 points, and Makaela Karst had 19 points for the Titans.

Dell Rapids falls to 9-8 on the year.  The Quarriers will host Dakota Valley on Friday, February 13th.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Mt Vernon/Plankinton	11	10	18	13	52
Dell Rapids	8	12	10	10	40

Highlights

The Tri-Valley Mustangs erased an 11-point third quarter deficit to beat the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls on Friday, February 6th, by a score of 47-45 at Tri-Valley High School.

The Quarriers jumped out to an early 8-2 lead to start the game, and led 15-10 at the end of the first quarter.  Dell Rapids extended the lead to 21-14 with 4:45 to go in the second quarter before Tri-Valley tied the game at 25-25 with just under a minute to go.  The Quarriers, however, scored four points in the final :40 to take a 29-25 halftime lead.

With just under 5:00 left to play in the third quarter, Tri-Valley pulled within three points at 31-28.  Over the next two minutes and thirty seconds, Arial Hoffman scored eight straight points to give Dell Rapids their largest lead of the game at 39-28 with 2:11 to go in the quarter.  Tri-Valley answered right back with five straight points to end the quarter and close the game to 38-33 at the end of the third quarter.  Over the first three minutes of the fourth quarter, each team scored two points to keep Dell Rapids in the lead at 40-35.  Tri-Valley scored 1o points in row over the next two minutes to take a 45-40 lead.  Hoffman made a break-away layup with 2:00 to go to pull Dell Rapids within 45-42.  After a made basket by the Mustangs, Hoffman hit a three-point shot from the right wing to make it a two-point game at 47-45 Tri-Valley, but the Quarriers could not get off another shot and the Mustangs picked up the come-from-behind win.

Dell Rapids falls to 9-7 overall, and 7-3 in the Dak-12.  The Quarriers will host Mt Vernon/Plankinton on Tuesday, February 10th.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	15	14	10	6	45
Tri-Valley	10	15	8	14	47

Highlights

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team defeated the Canton C-Hawks 52-36 on Tuesday, February 2nd, in Dell Rapids.  The Quarrier offense got things going in the middle of the first quarter after both teams struggled offensively to start the game.  After Dell Rapids scored the first basket of the game after three minutes, the Quarriers added 12 more to take a 14-4 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Dell Rapids was able to push their lead to 13 points at 20-7 with 5:00 to go in the second quarter.  Canton was able to cut the lead to 10 points a couple of times in the quarter, but went into halftime trailing Dell Rapids 27-14.

Over the first three minutes of the third quarter, Canton went on an 8-2 run to cut the lead to 29-22.  However, the Quarriers outscored the C-Hawks 8-1 the rest of the quarter to extend their lead back to 14 points at the end of the third quarter.  Canton was never able to cut the lead to less than 10 points as the Quarriers earned another Dak-12 Conference win.

Dell Rapids improves to 9-6 on the year, and 7-2 in Dak-12 Conference games.  The Quarriers travel to Tri-Valley High School to take on the Mustangs in their next game on Friday, February 6th.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Canton	4	10	9	13	36
Dell Rapids	14	13	10	15	52

Highlights

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies escaped with a four-point win over the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls on Saturday, January 31st, at the Dak-12 Conference Classic in Lennox by a score of 37-33.

Dell Rapids got off to a slow start offensively as the Huskies got out to a 12-5 lead by the end of the first quarter.  Elk Point-Jefferson increased their lead to 14 points, but the Quarriers scored the final six points of the second quarter to make the score 25-17 at halftime.  The Quarriers continued their run to start the third quarter as they pulled within two points a couple of times in the quarter.  The Huskies were able to hold of Dell Rapids and ended the third quarter ahead 34-27.  Again in the fourth quarter the Quarriers had chances to tie the game, but couldn’t quite pull off the comeback as the Huskies held on for the win.

Brittney Siemonsma led the Quarriers with 10 points.  Lindsey Morris scored six points, and Mikaela Stofferahn finished with five points.  Elk Point-Jefferson was led by McKenzie Mennenga with 16 points and 7 rebounds.

Dell Rapids falls to 8-6 on the year.  This is the second loss to a Dak-12 opponent this year for the Quarriers, both losses coming against Elk Point-Jefferson.  The Huskies beat Dell Rapids 43-41 on January 3rd.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	5	12	10	6	33
Elk Point-Jefferson	12	13	9	3	37

Highlights

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team won their sixth conference game by beating the Vermillion Tanagers on Thursday, January 29th, in Dell Rapids by a score of 51-40.

Dell Rapids was able to grab a 13-12 lead after the end of the first quarter.  Both teams scored nine points in the second quarter, and Dell Rapids led 22-21 at halftime.  The Quarriers were able to get a little more separation by the end of the third quarter.  Dell Rapids pushed their lead to six points over Vermillion at 34-28.  The Quarriers then piled on 17 points in the fourth quarter while holding Vermillion to just 12 points.

Mikaela Stofferahn ended the night with 16 points.  Averi Pankonen added 10 points, and Lindsey Morris finished with eight points.

Dell Rapids improves to 8-5 on the year, and 6-1 in the Dak-12.  The Quarriers will play Elk Point-Jefferson in the Dak-12 Conference Classic on Saturday, January 31st.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Vermillion	12	9	7	12	40
Dell Rapids	13	9	12	17	51

Highlights

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team was held to just 33 points in a 43-33 loss to the Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 23rd, in Volga.  After scoring 11 points in the first quarter, and having an 11-7 lead, Dell Rapids was held to just 10 total points in the second and third quarters.  Sioux Valley scored 26 points in that same period of time to take a 33-21 lead at the end of the third quarter on their way to the win.

The Quarriers led by as many as five points with 6:56 to go in the second quarter before the Sioux Valley run.  The Cossacks biggest lead came with 1:30 to go in the third quarter when they led by 15 points.  The game was tied one time and there were three lead changes.

Dell Rapids shot just 17% (9-51) from the field in the game.  They also shot just 19% (4-21) from three-point area, but were 69% (11-16) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers had 35 team rebounds, six assists, two steals, and turned the ball over nine times.

Arial Hoffman had 11 points in the game, all in the first quarter, and two rebounds.  Mikaela Stofferahn finished with 10 points and six rebounds.  Brittney Siemonsma finished with five points and eight rebounds.  Sioux Valley was led by Carley Peterson with 11 points.  Kaylee Granum and Carly Granum each had nine points apiece.

The Quarriers fall to 7-5 on the year.  Dell Rapids will host Vermillion on Thursday, January 29th.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	11	5	5	12	33
Sioux Valley	7	14	12	10	43