The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team hosted the Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 21st.  Leading by just one point with 4:30 to go in the second quarter, the Cossacks pulled away from the Quarriers for a 57-31 win.

The first quarter and a half were close.  Sioux Valley held a one-point lead at the end of the first quarter, 8-7.  The lead was still just one point, 16-15, with 4:30 to play in the second quarter.  The Cossacks then finished the first half on a 18-2 run for a 34-17 halftime lead.  Sioux Valley outscored Dell Rapids 23-14 in the second half to cruise to victory.

Dell Rapids shot 27% (13-49) from the field, made just one three pointer on 20 attempts, and was 4-6 from the free-throw line.  Sioux Valley shot 35% (17-48) from the field, 34% (10-29) from three-point area, and 72% (13-18) from the free-throw line.

Haileigh Barnhart had 12 points, eight rebounds, and two steals.  Mady VanOverbeke finished with six points.  Jayme Schmidt had four points and two rebounds.  Claire Wynja added three points.

JV Results

After a tough three-game stretch, the Quarrier JV team (5-6 record) got back into the win column as they defeated Sioux Valley JV 41-21 Friday night.  Jenna Miller had 15 points, three rebounds, and two assists.  Kerrigan Kindopp had seven points, three rebounds, and two steals.  Clara Justice added six points, six rebounds, two steals, and three assists.  Elly Olson also had six points with three rebounds and three assists.  Shelby Welbig had five points and five rebounds.  Adah Cavigelli had two points, and Mya De Stigter and Tori Malsom both had three rebounds each.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team traveled to Hartford to play the second-ranked West Central Trojans on Tuesday, January 18th.  The Trojans took a 73-23 win over Dell Rapids.

West Central started the game on a 13-0 run and continued to roll from there.  The Trojans built a 23-3 lead by the end of the first quarter.  The lead grew to 40-9 by halftime.  West Central started the third quarter on a 15-0 run and outscored the Quarriers 33-14 in the second half.

Dell Rapids shot 22% (10-45) from the field, 13% (2-16) from three-point area, and 1-2 from the free-throw line.  West Central was 48% (29-61) shooting, 3-16 from three-point area, and 12-19 from the free-throw line.

Alli De Stigter had six points and two rebounds to lead the Quarriers.  Jayme Schmidt had four points and five rebounds.  Jenna Miller had four points.  Haileigh Barnhart, Zoey Hilmoe, Maggie Schmidt, and Claire Wynja all had two points each.

Dell Rapids (1-10) will host Sioux Valley on Friday, January 21st.

JV Results

The West Central JV team defeated the Quarrier JV team 53-23 Tuesday night in Hartford.  Miller finished with 11 points, three rebounds, and three steals.  Shelby Welbig had four points and three rebounds.  Elly Olson had three points, four rebounds, and two steals.  Clara Justice had three.  Rylee Chamley had two points and two rebounds, and Karrigan Kindopp had three rebounds and three steals.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls nearly overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half against the Lennox Orioles on Monday, January 10th.  The Quarriers trailed by 13 points early in the second half, but the Orioles held for a 46-42 win.

Lennox led by two points at the end of the first quarter, 10-8.  The Orioles pushed that lead to 10 points by halftime at 29-19.  Lennox scored the first three points of the third quarter for a 32-19, but the Quarriers did not allow another point to the Orioles the rest of the quarter.  That allowed Dell Rapids to go on a 10-0 the rest of the quarter to pull within three, 32-29.

The Quarriers scored the first basked of the fourth quarter, making the score 32-31.  Lennox, however, went on a 13-4 run to push their lead to 45-35 with 2:30 to play in the game.  Dell Rapids had one more run in them.  The Quarriers scored seven in a row cutting the lead to 45-42 with a minute to play.  The Lennox defense stopped a game-tying play with a steal, and made a free-throw to hold on for the win.

Dell Rapids shot 25% (14-57) from the field, 1-16 on three pointers, and 81% (13-16) from the free-throw line.  Lennox was 32% (12-37) from the field, 35% (6-17) from three-point area, and 80% (16-20) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids’ defense forced 27 Lennox turnovers in the game, 18 of those on steals.

Haileigh Barnhart had 14 points, eight rebounds, and four steals.  Zoey Hilmoe had nine points, three rebounds, three steals, and two blocks.  Jayme Schmidt finished with eight points.  Liz Price added seven points and four rebounds.

JV Results

The Quarrier JV team lost a heartbreaker on Monday night to the Lennox Oriole JV team 24-26.  Shelby Welbig had nine points and four rebounds.  Jenna Miller had eight points, three steals, and two rebounds.  Elly Olson finished with five points, four rebounds, and two assists.  Clara Justice had two points, seven rebounds, and two steals.  Tori Malsam had three rebounds, and Kerrigan Kindopp had two steals.

The constant pressure defense by the Canton C-Hawks made things difficult for the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Thursday, January 6th.  Canton forced 32 turnovers, 17 of those on steals, on their way to a 69-46 win over the Quarriers.

The pressure defense got to the Quarriers early in the ball game.  Canton built an 18-7 lead at the end of the first quarter, and that lead grew to 23 points by halftime, 46-23.  The quick steals and fast breaks led to more of the same in the third quarter as the C-Hawks extended the lead to 63-36.

Dell Rapids did shoot 41% (16-39) in the game, 37% (7-19) on three pointers, but just 39% (7-18) from the free-throw line.  Canton finished  the game shooting 44% (22-50), 55% (6-11) on three pointers, and 73% (19-26) from the free-throw line.

Liz Prize had nine points, two rebounds, and two assists.  Mady VanOverebeke also had nine points and a steal.  Claire Wynja finished with seven points, two rebounds, a steal, and an assist.  Alli De Stigter had six points, and Zoey Hilmoe had four points and seven rebounds.

Dell Rapids (1-8) will host Lennox on Monday, January 10th.

JV Results

The below zero temperatures outside Canton High School seemed to have followed the Quarrier JV shooters into the gym as they fell to the C-Hawks JV team 24-46.  Struggles shooting from the floorr along with too many turnovers resulted in the young Quarriers loss after having won three games in a row.

Shelby Welbig finished with eight points and four rebounds.  Elly Olson had seven points, two steals, and two assists.  Jenna Miller also had seven points, two steals, and two assists.  Clara Justice had six rebounds and a point, and Tori Malsam also had a point.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier defense forced 19 Fighting Cougar turnovers on 13 steals helping the Quarriers to their first win of the season.  Dell Rapids defeated McCook Central/Montrose 45-41 at home on Tuesday, January 4th.

The Cougars made the first three-pointer of the game, but that was their only lead.  The Quarriers responded with a 7-0 and continued to hold the lead, 12-9, at the end of the first quarter.  Mady VanOverbeke made a three-pointer with 4:10 to play in the second quarter to give Dell Rapids their largest lead of the game.  They led 24-12 at that point.  McCook Central/Montrose finished the half on an 8-2 run, but Dell Rapids still led 26-20 at halftime.

The Quarriers were able to maintain their lead throughout the third quarter.  Dell Rapids led by seven, 36-29, going into the fourth quarter.  Another three-pointer, this time by Maggie Schmidt, pushed the Quarrier lead to double digits at 41-31 with 4:00 to go.  The Cougars cut the lead down to four points, 43-39, with :15 to go, but Zoey Hilmoe made two free throws just seconds later to seal the victory.

Dell Rapids shot 38% (17-45) from the field, 18% (3-17) on three-pointers, and 8-10 on free-throws.  The Quarriers had 16 rebounds as a team, 13 steals, and nine assists.

Jayme Schmidt finished with eight points and four rebounds.  Hilmoe also had eight points with three rebounds, two blocks, a steal, and an assist.  M. Schmidt had eight points as well.  Claire Wynja finished with seven points and two steals.  Haileigh Barnhard added six points, seven rebounds, three steals, three blocks, and three assists.

Dell Rapids (1-7) will travel Canton on Thursday, January 6th.

JV Results

The Quarrier JV team made it three wins in a row with their 40-32 win over McCook Central/Montrose.  The record for the JV team is now 4-3.  Jenna Miller had 22 points, three steals and two assists.  Ellly Olson finished with seven points, five rebounds, and four assists.  Shelby Welbig had six points, four rebounds, and three steals.  Kerrigan Kindopp had three points, two steals, two assists, and two rebounds.  Tori Malsam added two points.

After having their lead cut to just one point early in the second quarter, the Flandreau Fliers went on a big run the rest of the game for a 64-30 win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Thursday, December 30th.

The Fliers opened the game on a 9-0 run.  The Quarriers battled hard the remainder of the first quarter, and after a buzzer-beater by Liz Price, Dell Rapids trailed 15-13 heading into the second quarter.  Dell Rapids pulled within a point, 17-16, with 6:45 to play in the half.  Flandreau extended the lead to six, 25-19, with 4:00 to go.  They then went on a 9-0 run the rest of the quarter for a 34-15 halftime lead.

Flandreau took that momentum into the second half.  They held Dell Rapids to just seven points in the third quarter and built a 51-26 lead at the quarter break.  The Fliers then outscored the Quarriers 13-4 in the final quarter in the win.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 26% (11-42), 24% (5-21) on three pointers, and 3-8 from the free-throw line.  Flandreau finished 49% (25-51) shooting, 31% (5-16) on three pointers, and 69% (9-13) from the free-throw line.

Price had eight points and seven rebounds for Dell Rapids.  Zoey Hilmoe also had eight points as well as two assists.  Alli De Stigter finished with six points, two rebounds, and two assists.  Mady VanOverbeke had three points and four assists, and Maggie Schmidt added three points.

Dell Rapids (0-7) will host McCook Central/Montrose on Tuesday, January 4th.

JV Results

Fresh off a huge 31-29 win on Tuesday, night, the Quarrier JV basketball team outscored Flandreau 16-2 in the final quarter for a 39-26 win on Thursday night.  Jenna Miller had 18 points, seven steals, and three assists.  Shelby Welbig had seven points and five rebounds.  Mya De Stigter finished with seven points.  Clara Justice added four points, five rebounds, two steals, and two assists.  Elly Olson had three points and two steals.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls nearly completely a comeback against the Milbank Bulldogs on Tuesday, December 28th.  After trailing by 10 points in the third quarter, Dell Rapids tied the game late in fourth quarter, but the Bulldogs held for the 49-43 win.

Milbank went on an early run in the first quarter.  After a 2-2 tie, the Bulldogs scored nine straight for a 11-2 lead with 3:00 to play in the quarter.  The Quarriers got within five points by the end of the first quarter, 14-9.  Dell Rapids used a strong pressure defense in the second quarter to tie the game 17-17 with 3:35 left in the half.  Maggie Schmidt gave Dell Rapids a 22-20 lead with :42 on a made three-pointer, but Milbank got the last three points of the first half for a 23-22 lead.

The Bulldogs were able to avoid the full-court pressure defense by the Quarriers in the third quarter.  Dell Rapids couldn’t get into their press as often as they wanted which helped Milbank build a 35-25 lead with 2:45 to go in the third quarter.  Alli De Stigter scored five straight points for the Quarriers to cut the lead in half, but Milbank led 37-30 heading into the final quarter.

Milbank pushed their lead back to nine points, 43-34, with 5:00 to play in the game.  Dell Rapids then went on an 9-0 run.  Liz Price tied the game with a layup with 3:00 to go in the game.  The Quarriers had a couple of opportunities to take the lead, but the shots just wouldn’t fall.  The Bulldogs scored their next six points from the free-throw line for the win.

Haileigh Barnhart and M. Schmidt had 12 points each.  Price finished with six points.  De Stigter ended the game with five points.  Claire Wynja and Jayme Schmidt each had three points, and Mady VanOverbeke had two points.

Dell Rpaids (0-6) will host Flandreau on Thursday, December 30th.

JV Results

The Quarriers JV basketball team defeated Milbank in a 31-29 thriller.  Jenna Miller led the team with 13 points.  Shelby Welbig had nine points.  Elly Olson finished with seven points, and Kerrigan Kindopp and Clara Justice each had a point.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers girls basketball team hosted the Garretson Blue Dragons in their final home game prior to Christmas on Tuesday, December 21st.  The Blue Dragons used a strong defense and quick offensive start to get a 66-43 win over the Quarriers.

The Blue Dragons only missed eight total shots in the first half, four two-pointers and four three-pointers.  The Quarriers tried to keep pace throughout the first two quarters.  Garretson built a 19-10 lead by the end of the first quarter and then extended the lead to 37-22 at halftime.

The offense cooled down in the second half, but their defense continued to be strong all game.  Dell Rapids was only to get eight points in third quarter.  The Quarriers stayed close with Garretson in the fourth quarter and were only outscored 14-13.  The Blue Dragon defense forced 24 Quarrier turnovers.

Dell Rapids shot 37% (16-43) for the game, 36% (4-11) on three-pointers, and 58% (7-12) from the free-throw line.  Garretson finished the game shooting 46% (25-54) for the game, 37% (7-19) on three-pointers, and 53% (9-17) from the free-throw line.  Garretson also out-rebounded Dell Rapids 30-16 in the game.

Haileigh Barnhart had 11 points and a rebound.  Claire Wynja finished with nine points, four rebounds, and two steals.  Zoey Hilmoe added nine points, six rebounds, and four assists.  Mady VanOverbeke had five points, and Jayme Schmidt had four points.  Garretson was led by Jaelyn Benson with 15 points and Lily Ranschau with 12 points.

Dell Rapids (0-5) will travel to Milbank on Tuesday, December 28th.

JV Results

The Lady Quarrier JV basketball team simply ran out of time in their come back bid against the Garretson Blue Dragon JV team Tuesday night in the Dell Rapids high school gym, losing 29 – 38.  After three sluggish quarters of basketball, the young Quarriers came to life scoring 16 points in the final quarter. Howerver, the Garretson lead was simply too large for Dell Rapids to overcome despite the Quarriers’ gutty performance.

Kerrigan Kindopp had four 14 points, four steals, and three rebounds.  Clara Justice finished with seven points and two steals.  Shelby  Weelbig finished with five points and five rebounds.  Adah  Caviglli had three points.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team kept the game close in the first half against the Tea Area Titans.  Tea, however, pulled away in the second half for a 52-24 win on Friday, December 17th.

The Titans took an early lead in the opening quarter, but Dell Rapids was within eight points, 18-10, at the end of the first quarter.  The Quarriers kept pace with Tea in the second quarter as both teams struggled to make shots.  The Titans led 27-16 at halftime.

The third quarter was the big difference in the game.  Tea outscored Dell Rapids 21-2 to make the score 48-18 heading into the final quarter.  Dell Rapids outscored Tea in the fourth quarter 6-4.

The Quarriers shot 32% (11-34) from the field and just 2-12 on three-point shots.  Dell Rapids did not attempt a free throw.  Tea, meanwhile, shot 44% (20-45) from the field, 55% (6-11) on three-pointers, and 55% (6-11) on free-throws.  The Titans also forced 31 turnovers, 19 of those on steals.

Claire Wynja had eight points, four rebounds, and two assists.  Jayme Schmidt finished with four points, two rebounds, and two steals.  Liz Price also had four points and three rebounds.  Maggie Schmidt and Alli De Stigter both had three points each.

JV Results

Tea Area Titans JV team brought too much fire power into the Dell Rapids gym Friday night as they jumped on the Lady Quarriers JV team early and never looked back, winning 52-21.  Clara Justice had eight points, four steals, and four rebounds.  Shelby Welbig finished with six points and five rebounds.  Elly Olson added five points and five rebounds.  Kerrigan Kindopp had two points, three assists, and two steals.  Regan VanZee had two rebounds, and an assist, and Adah Cavigelli grabbed two rebounds.