The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team played in their final regular season game in Tea on Thursday, October 22nd . The Quarriers and Titans put on a show for the fans who braved the cold and wind.  The two teams went to double overtime with the Titans getting the 26-20 win.

The Quarriers scored first after taking advantage of a fumble and punt.  Landon Von Holtum scored on a one-yard run with 1:44 to go in the quarter.  The extra point was good by Aiden Boechler to give Dell Rapids a 7-0 lead.  Neither team scored the remainder of the first half, and the Quarriers maintained a 7-0 lead at halftime.

The Titans scored on their first possession of the first half to tie the game.  Austin Lake threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Kade Schentzel with 8:28 to play in the third quarter.  Tea then scored on their second possession to take the lead.  Garret Kolbeck scored on a 14-yard run with 11:52 to play in the fourth quarter for a 14-7 lead.

Dell Rapids responded with a six-play scoring drive that lasted 3:35.  Austin Henry connected with Landon Ruesink on a 30-yard pass with 8:17 to play in the game to tie the game 14-14. 

Tea’s next drive lasted just over seven minutes on 11 plays, but the drive ended in an interception inside the  10-yard line with 1:09 to play in the game.  The Quarriers’ drive ended in a punt after four plays following the interception.  The Titans also had one more possession in regulation, but did not score.

Each time had an opportunity on offense in the overtime period.  Dell Rapids scored on their first possession.  Henry scored on a one-yard quarterback sneak.  The extra point was no good, and the Quarriers led 20-14.  Tea also scored on their overtime possession when Lake also scored on a quarterback sneak.  Tea’s extra point to win the game was also missed, leaving the game tied at 20-20.  The Titans got the ball first in the second overtime, and Kaden Johnson scored on a one-yard touchdown run.  The extra point was missed again, and the Titans led 26-20.  Dell Rapids’ second overtime possession ended on a turnover on downs, giving the Titans a the 26-20 victory.

Dell Rapids finished the game with 198 yards of total offense, 133 rushing yards and 65 passing yards.  The Titans had 290 yards of offense, 211 rushing yards and 79 passing yards. 

Ruesink finished with 16 carries for 44 yards.  Ruesink also had three catches for 65 yard and a touchdown.  Von Holtum had 10 carries for 36 yards and a touchdown.  Brayden Gee had eight carries for 36 yards, and Henry had five carries for 17 yards and a touchdown.  Henry was also 3-14 passing with one touchdown and one interception.  Gee, Ruesink, and Coby Maeschen all finished with eight tackles each.  Cody Schultz finished with six tackles, and Victor Knuppe had five tackles.  Colin Rentz and Ruesink had fumble recoveries.

Dell Rapids finishes the regular season with a 5-3 record.  The Quarriers will be the #6 seed in the 11A playoffs and will travel to Hartford to play the #3 West Central Trojans on Thursday, October 29th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	OT1	OT2		Final
Dell Rapids	7	0	0	7	6	0		20
Tea Area	0	0	7	7	6	6		26

The Dell Rapids Quarriers not only had their homecoming game on Friday, October 16th, but it was their final home game of the regular season.  The Quarriers hosted the West Central Trojans, but the Trojans spoiled the homecoming game with a 34-0 victory.

West Central had every aspect of their game working against the Quarriers.  The Trojans held the ball for 22:26 of the clock, while racking up 17 first downs.  They had a total of 391 yards of offense, all of them on the ground.  Dell Rapids was held to just seven first downs in the game on 154 yards of total offense.  The Quarriers had just 43 rushing yards and 111 passing yards.

The Trojans scored two rushing touchdowns in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead.  They added another touchdown and a field goal before halftime for a 24-0 lead.  The Trojans added 10 more points in the second half on another field goal in the third quarter and a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Landon VonHoltum had five carries for 22 yards in the game.  Brayden Gee had five carries for 20 yards, and Ian Mason had three carries for 11 yards.  Austin Henry was 10-16 passing for 111 yards.  Brayden Pankonen had two catches for 54 yards.  Victory Knuppe had two catches for 26 yards, and Carter Nelson had two catches for 20 yards.  Colin Rentz, Avery Boechler, Coby Maeschen, and Gee also had catches.

The defense was led by Maeschen who had 14 tackles in the game.  Cody Schultz finished with six tackles.  Knuppe and VonHoltum had five tackles each.  Gee and Henry both finished with four tackles.

Dell Rapids (5-2) will travel to Tea to play the #1 ranked Tea Area Titans on Thursday, October 22nd to end the regular season.

	1	2	3	4		Final
West Central	14	10	3	7		34
Dell Rapids	0	0	0	0		0

The Dakota Valley Panthers found some homecoming magic as they handed the Dell Rapids Quarriers their first loss of the season.  The Panthers defeated the Quarriers on a cool and rainy night 16-14 on Friday, October 2nd.

Defense and ball control were big factors in the contest.  Dakota Valley had the ball for most of the first half.  They put together a long drive in the first quarter which resulted in a touchdown on the first play of the second quarter for a 7-0 lead.  The Panthers would score late in the second quarter on a 29-yard field goal to push the lead to 10-7.  Dell Rapids got a great return on the ensuing kick-off which led to a one-yard touchdown run by Austin Henry with just over a minute to play in the first half to cut the lead to 10-7.

Dell Rapids received the ball to begin the third quarter and scored quickly to take their first lead of the game.  Coby Maeschen scored on a one-yard touchdown run to put the Quarriers in front 14-10.  That score held until the final 2:30 in the game.  Dakota Valley executed a half-back pass to take the lead 16-14 after a blocked extra point.  Dell Rapids was able to put together a drive late in the game and had the ball on the Panther 15-yard line with :30 to go in the game.  Dakota Valley, however, intercepted a pass at the goal-line to seal the victory.

Dell Rapids finished with 206 yards of total offense, 199 yards rushing and seven passing yards.  Dakota Valley had 218 yards of offense, 182 rushing yards and 36 passing yards.  The Quarriers were just 1-7 on third down conversions in the game and 0-1 on fourth down.

Henry finished 1-7 passing for seven yards.  Brayden Gee had the only catch in the game.  Maeschen led the team with six carries for 69 yards and a touchdown.  Gee added seven carries for 54 yards.  Landon Ruesink had eight carries for 40 yards.   Maeschen had another big night defensively.  He finished with 15 tackles in the game.  Gee had eight tackles and sack.  Cody Schultz and Landon VonHoltum both had four tackles each.  Connor Rentz had an interception.

Dell Rapids (5-1) is scheduled to travel to Milbank on Friday, October 9th.

	1	2	3	4		Final
Dell Rapids	0	7	7	0		14
Dakota Vally	0	10	0	6		16