The Lennox Orioles came to Dell Rapids ranked fifth in the latest South Dakota Boys Basketball media poll.  The Dell Rapids Quarriers earned a statement win and made some noise in Class A after a 79-62 win on Friday, February 22nd.

The first quarter was tightly played between the two teams as Dell Rapids ended the quarter with a slim 13-12 lead.  The second quarter proved to be the difference in the game.  Dell Rapids connected for 28 points and built a 12-point lead by halftime at 41-30.  Both teams scored 19 points each allowing Dell Rapids to keep their 11-point lead at 60-49.  The Quarriers outscored Lennox in the final quarter 19-13 for the win.

The Quarriers shot the ball very well shooting 53% (28-53) from the field, 60% (15-25) from three-point area, and 62% (8-13) from the free-throw line.  Lennox finished the game shooting 48% (24-50) from the field, 43% (12-28) from three-point area, and 67% (2-3) from the free-throw line.

Four players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids.  Colin Rentz had 22 points, seven assists, and four rebounds.  Logan Ellingson had 17 points.  Drew Van Regenmorter had 14 points, six assists, and four rebounds.  Ramsey Heinecke also had 14 points along with six rebounds, and two assists.

Dell Rapids (14-4) will play their final road game of the regular season on Tuesday, February 25th when then travel to Canton to play the C-Hawks.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

A big run to start the third quarter was enough for the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team to earn a 79-57 victory over Sisseton on Tuesday, February 18th.

Dell Rapids started the game on a little 6-0 to gain the advantage early, and they were able to stay in front the entire game.  The Quarriers kept the lead throughout the quarter and led 19-14 at quarter’s end.  Dell Rapids used a 7-0 to start the second quarter to extend their lead to 12 points at 26-14 with about 5:00 to go in the half.  Sisseton made a comback, however, and pulled within three points at 35-32 by halftime.

The start of the third quarter was what put the game away for Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers scored the first 16 points of the quarter and led 51-32 with 4:00 to go in the third quarter.  Sisseton held Dell Rapids to just three points the rest of the quarter and pulled within eight at 54-46 heading into the fourth quarter, but that was as close as they would get.  The Quarrier defense held Sisseton to just 11 fourth quarter points as they went on to win 79-57.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 49% (26-53) from the field, 39% (7-18) from three-point area, and 74% (20-27) from the free-throw line.  Three players finished in double figures.  Drew Van Regenmorter had 25 points, three rebounds, and two assists.  Logan Ellingson added 24 points, eight rebounds, and three assists.  Ramsey Heinecke tossed in 10 points and four rebounds.

The Quarriers (13-4) will host Lennox on Friday, February 21st.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team played two games in less than 24 hours on Friday, February 14th and Saturday, February 15th, losing won and winning the other.

Dell Rapids traveled to Dakota Valley on Friday and ran into a hot-shooting Panther team.  Dakota Valley shot 57% from the field, 55% from three-point area, and 91% from the free-throw line in an 87-72 victory of Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers were 48% (23-48) from the field, but just 27% (6-22) from three-point area, and 74% (20-27) from the free-throw line in the game.

Both teams started out hot in the first quarter with the two teams combining for a total 41 first quarter points.  Dakota Valley held a 23-18 lead heading into the second quarter.  The Quarriers pulled within three points at 29-26 with 5:04 to play in the second quarter.  Dakota Valley then went on a 17-0 run to end the quarter to lead 46-26 at halftime.  Dell Rapids just couldn’t overcome the deficit.  They pulled within 11 points once in the third quarter and then again with 4:22 to go in the game, but the Panthers never let them get any closer.

Three players finished in double figures.  Colin Rentz had 16 points, nine assists, four rebounds, and three steals.  Hamsey Heinecke had 15 points and three rebounds.  Carter Nelson added 10 points off the bench for Dell Rapids.  Connor Rentz and Drew Van Regenmorter both had nine points each.

Dell Rapids then hopped on a bus Saturday morning to Mitchell to play the Rapid City Christian Comets at the DWU/Culvers Classic at the Corn Palace early Saturday afternoon.  The Quarriers rebounded with an 87-60 win.

The Quarriers raced out to a 27-11 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back.  The lead for Dell Rapids grew to 48-26 by half time.  The Quarriers continued to outscore the Comets in final two quarters as well as they outscore Rapid City Christian 39-34 in the second half.

Dell Rapids shot the ball well against the Comets shooting 52% (34-66) from the field, 43% (9-21) from three-point area, and 67% (10-15) from the free-throw line. 

Colin Rentz, who was named the game’s MVP, finished with 22 points, four rebounds, four assists, and four steals.  Connor Rentz had 12 points.  Logan Ellingson also had 12 points, four rebounds, and four assists.  Van Regenmorter, Heinecke, and Avery Boechler all had eight points each.

Dell Rapids (12-4) will host Sisseton on Tuesday, February 18th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team won their fourth game in a row for their longest winning streak of the year after an 85-56 win over the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans on Tuesday, February 11th.

The Quarrier offense was firing on all cylinders all game long.  Dell Rapids held a 24-16 lead after the first quarter, and then pushed that lead to 43-25 by halftime.  The Quarriers continued the hot shooting in the second half scoring 23 points in the third quarter and 19 more in the fourth quarter.

Dell Rapids shot 51% (36-70) from the field, 26% (6-23) from three-point area, and 70% (7-10) from the free-throw line.  The team had a total of 32 rebounds, 19 assists, and only turned the ball over five times.

Three players finished in double figures again.  Logan Ellingson had 21 points, three rebounds, and two steals.  Drew Van Regenmorter had 20 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.  Ramsey Heinecke finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, and two steals.

Dell Rapids (11-3) will travel to Dakota Valley to play the Panthers on Friday, February 14th in a girls and boys double header.