The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys couldn’t get back into the win column on Tuesday, January 12th, as St Mary lost to the Parker Pheasants 77-33 at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

The Pheasants led from start to finish in the game.  Parker led 13-6 after the first quarter, but pushed their lead to 41-20 at halftime.  The Pheasants were leading 63-30 at the end of the third quarter.

St Mary shot 26% (11-43) from the field in the game, 29% (7-24) from three-point area, and 40% (4-10) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals were out rebounded 50-30 in the game and turned the ball over 25 times.

Connor Libis had 11 points for St Mary.  Luke Brown and Jason Cook each had six points.  Noah Fiegen pulled down five rebounds, and Luke Brown had three rebounds.  Austin Welbig finished with three assists.

St Mary (1-8) plays Alcester-Hudson on Saturday, January 16th, in Yankton.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys comeback fell short on Friday, January 8th, to the Lake Preston Divers at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

Lake Preston led by four points at the end of the first quarter 11-7.  The Divers extended their lead to 20-13 at halftime.  Lake Preston held their largest lead at 18 points with 3:23 to go in the third quarter, but that’s when the Cardinals started their comeback.  The Cardinals scored the final seven points of the third quarter and closed the gap to 35-27.  St Mary got within one point with 4:19 left in the game at 38-37 after a 10-3 run.  However, Lake Preston finished the game on a 16-4 run to pull away for the victory.

St Mary shot 32% (14-44) from the field, 46% (5-11) from three-point area, and 73% (8-11) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals pulled down 41 rebounds as a team, but turned the ball over 28 times.

Connor Libis finished with 16 points in the game.  Noah Fiegen had 15 points, 10 rebounds and two assists.  Luke Brown tossed in six points.

St Mary (1-7) will host Parker on Tuesday, January 12th.

The Canistota Hawks shot 54% from the field and defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys 73-24 on Thursday, January 7th, in Canistota.  The Hawks were 33-61 from the field and 6-15 from beyond the three-point line.  The Cardinals finished the game shooting just 22% (10-46) and were 1-15 from beyond the arc.

Canistota led 30-4 after the first quarter, 50-8 at halftime, and 65-13 at the end of the third quarter.

Noah Fiegen finished with six points and five rebounds for the Cardinals.  Garret Frost and Austin Welbig each had five points.  Frost also added five rebounds.

 

The Garretson Blue Dragons out-scored the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals 21-7 in the second quarter, which proved to be the difference in a 64-48 win on Monday, January 4th, in Garretson.

The Cardinals led by as many as six points in the first quarter, but Garretson rallied to take a 19-18 lead at the end of the quarter.  The Blue Dragons then used the big second quarter and pushed their lead to 40-25 at halftime.  Garretson led 56-35 at the end of the third quarter.

St Mary finished the game shooting 27% (16-59) from the field, 25% (5-20) from the three-point area, and 52% (12-23) from the free-throw line.  Garretson out-rebounded the Cardinals 46-29 and forced 14 St Mary turnovers.

Noah Fiegen led the team with 14 points, six rebounds, and three steals.  Luke Brown had 12 points and five rebounds.  Connor Libis added 11 points and three assists.

The Cardinals (1-5) travel to Canistota on Thursday, January 7th.

Oldham-Ramona/Rutland raced out to a 19-0 lead in the first quarter and held on to defeat the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys 50-36 at the Entringer Classic in Brookings on Thursday, December 31st.

The Raiders scored the first 19 points in the first quarter and led 19-3 after a last-second three point basket at the buzzer.  The Cardinals outscored the Raiders 33-31 the rest of the game, but could not overcome the 16-point deficit.  Oldham-Ramona/Rutland led 35-19 at halftime and 43-26 at the end of the third quarter.

The Cardinals finished the game shooting 24% (11-46) from the field, 38% (6-16) from three-point area, and 67% (6-9) from the free-throw line.  St Mary had a total of 38 team rebounds, six assists, six steals, and turned the ball over 27 times.

Connor Libis led the team with 18 points in the game.  Luke Brown finished with six points and five rebounds.  Garret Frost and Drew Wood each had three points apiece.  Zach Geraets and Noah Fiegen finished two points and 10 rebounds each.

St Mary (1-4) travels to Garretson to play the Blue Dragons on Monday, January 4th.

DeSmet shot 49% from the field in the game on their way to a 64-30 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Friday, December 18th, in DeSmet.  The Bulldogs out-rebounded the Cardinals 27-24, and DeSmet also forced 20 St Mary turnovers.

The Bulldogs led early and never looked back as they got out to a 23-5 lead after the first quarter.  DeSmet led 46-13 at halftime, and 57-21 after the third quarter.

St Mary shot 23.3% (10-43) from the field, 33.3% (4-12) from three-point area, and 66.7% (6-9) from the free-throw line in the game.  Luke Brown led the Cardinals with 11 points and three rebounds.  Connor Libis and Noah Fiegen each had five points a piece.  Fiegen had four rebounds in the game as well.

The Cardinals (1-2) travel to White to face Deubrook Area on Tuesday, December 22nd.

The Bridgewater-Emery Huskies picked up a 72-27 win in their first game of the season against the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, December 14th, in boys basketball action at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  It was the first loss for the Cardinals for the season.

The Huskies led the game from start to finish.  Bridgewater-Emery led 19-9 after the first quarter, 44-14 at halftime, and 63-22 at the end of the third quarter.

St Mary shot just 22.o% (11-50) from the field in the game, 13.3% (2-15) from three-point area, and 75.0% (3-4) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had a total of 31 team rebounds, 11 assists, but turned the ball over 27 times.

Noah Fiegen led St Mary on the night with 14 points and seven rebounds.  Zach Geraets added four points.  Garret Frost, Luke Brown, and Connor Libis each had three points apiece.  Brown led the team in assists with three.

The Cardinals (1-1) will host Centerville on Tuesday, December 15th, as part of a girls-boys double-header.  The games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team opened their season with a 59-49 win over Estelline on Friday, December 11th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

Estelline held a two-point lead after the end of the first quarter at 10-8.  The Cardinals were able to take the leading heading into halftime by a point at 23-22.  St Mary pushed their lead to five points by the end of the third quarter at 39-34.  The Cardinals then outscore Estelline 20-15 in the final quarter for the win.

Connor Libis led St Mary on the night with 20 points.  Garret Frost added 11 points for the Cardinals.  Estelline was led by Trevor Gorder with 21 points.

The Cardinals (1-0) will host Bridgewater/Emery on Monday, December 14th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

After leading for most of the first half, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys only scored three points in the third quarter allowing Colman-Egan to earn a 47-39 come-from-behind win in the opening round of the District 7B tournament on Monday, March 2nd.

The Cardinals trailed early in the game, but went on a run in the first quarter to take a 10-7 lead at the quarter break.  St Mary extended that lead in the second quarter.  The Cardinals led by as many as seven points with :10 to go in the half before Colman/Egan cut the lead to 24-19 at halftime.

The Hawks held the Cardinals to just three points in third quarter while scoring 14 to retake the lead at 33-27 by the end of the third quarter.  The Hawks pushed their lead to 10 points with 4:21 to play.  The Cardinals rallied to close the gap, but they ran out of time as the Colman/Egan Hawks held on to advance to the semifinals.

St Mary finished the night shooting 32% (12-38) from the field in the game, but shot just 16% (3-19) in the second half.  The Cardinals were also 36% (4-11) from three-point area, and 61% (11-18) from the free-throw line.  Colman/Egan finished the game shooting 35% (18-52) from the field.

Christian Schneiders led the way for St Mary with 12 point, six rebounds, and four steals.  Ryan Welbig finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.  Noah Fiegen added six points and nine rebounds.  Ellis Howard led the Hawks with 12 points.

St Mary finishes their season with a 1-20 record.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids St Mary	10	14	3	12	39
Colman/Egan	7	12	14	14	47

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team fell to the Chester Flyers 74-32 in Chester on Monday, February 23rd.  It was the final regular season game for the Cardinals.

St Mary was on fire offensively in the first quarter, knocking down a few three-pointers in the opening quarter.  The Cardinals held 13-11 lead with about 3:30 to play in the quarter, but the Flyers went on a 14-5 run to close out the quarter, including hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer, to take a 25-18 lead at the end of the quarter.  The Cardinal offense could not get going again as they were held to just two points in the second quarter and trailed the Flyers 43-20 at halftime.  Chester was able to extend the lead to 53-29 at the end of the third quarter, and the Cardinal offense was held to just three more points in the fourth quarter.

St Mary ends the regular season with a 1-19 record.  The Cardinals will play in the first round of the District 7B tournament on Monday, March 2nd.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids St Mary	18	2	9	3	32
Chester	25	18	10	21	74

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