Playing in the first of four straight road games, the Dell Rapids Quarriers won their tenth game of the season after a 64-38 win over the Milbank Bulldogs on Saturday, February 8th.

The Quarriers led for all but about a minute of the game.  Milbank scored the first two points of the game, but only scored two more the rest of the first quarter as Dell Rapids took control of the game early.  The Quarriers led 13-4 after the first quarter.  The lead for Dell Rapids grew to 19 points by halftime at 30-11.  The Quarriers didn’t slow down in the second half as they outscored Milbank 34-27 in the second half for the win.

Dell Rapids was 43% (22-51) from the field, 21% (3-14) from the three-point area, and 63% (17-27) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers pulled down 41 team rebounds.

Nine players scored in the game and three players finished in double figures.  Colin Rentz had 16 points, eight rebounds, and two steals.  Ramsey Heinecke finished with 12 points, seven rebound, and three blocked shots.  Logan Ellingson added 10 points, two steals, and two rebounds.  Coby Maeschen had seven points and five rebounds.

The Quarriers (10-3) hit the road again on Tuesday, February 11th when they travel to Mt Vernon to play the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans in a girls and boys double header.

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

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys had no problems with the Tri-Valley Mustangs on Thursday, February 6th.  Dell Rapids earned a 76-46 home victory over the Mustangs.

Tri-Valley had an early 8-4 lead after a made three-point basket with 5:15 to play in the opening quarter.  Dell Rapids held the Mustangs to just five more first-quarter points and built an 18-13 lead heading into the second quarter.  The Quarriers built and maintained an 8-to-11 point lead throughout most of the second quarter, and then grew that lead to 18 points by halftime at 45-27.  The halftime deficit was as close as Tri-Valley would get in the game.  Dell Rapids pushed the lead to 22 points at the end of the third quarter at 61-39, and then the Quarriers outscored Tri-Valley 15-7 in the final quarter.

Dell Rapids shot 45% (28-62) from the field, 27% (6-22) from three-point area, and 74% (14-19) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers had 35 team rebounds, 10 of those offensive, along with 15 team assists and only five turnovers.

Three players finished in double figures and eleven different players scored in the game.  Logan Elllingson had 25 points, four rebounds ,and two assists.  Colin Rentz had 12 points, six assists, and four rebounds.  Ramsey Heinecke added 11 points and five rebounds.  Drew Van Regenmorter had a team-high six rebounds.

Dell Rapids (9-3) will travel to Milbank on Saturday, February 8th.

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

The Dell Rapids Quarriers had no troubles with the Flandreau Fliers on Tuesday, February 4th.  Dell Rapids defeated the Fliers 68-40 on their home court for their eighth win of the season.

Despite the big victory, Dell Rapids did get off to a bit of a slow start.  Flandreau held a 7-2 with 5:35 to play in the opening quarter.  Dell Rapids tied the game at 9-9 and then again at 11-11 with 2:20 to play.  The Quarriers then ended the quarter on a 7-0 run for an 18-11 lead at the of the first quarter.  Dell Rapids just kept building the lead from there.  The Quarriers scored the first five points of the second quarter to build a 25-11 lead before Flandreau scored again with 4:25 to play in the half.  Dell Rapids built a 20-point lead by halftime at 40-20.  The continued to grow in the second half as Dell Rapids led 60-30 at the end of the third quarter and outscored the Fliers 28-20 over the entire second half.

Eleven different players scored for Dell Rapids in the game.  Connor Rentz led the team in scoring with 14 points and pulled down three rebounds.  Colin Rentz had 13 points, four assists, and four steals.  Logan Ellingson finished with 11 points, five rebounds, and four assists.  Coby Maeschen had six points, and Ramsey Heinecke and Carter Nelson both finished with five points each.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 47% (26-55) from the field, 21% (5-24) from three-point area, and 73% (11-15) from the free-throw line.  The team had a total of 26 rebounds, 14 assists, 11 steals, and only turned the ball over seven times in the game.

Dell Rapids (8-3) will host the Tri-Valley Mustangs on Thursday, February 6th in a girls and boys double-header.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers and Worthington, MN Trojans played the longest game of the day at the Dak12/NEC Conference Clash in Madison on Saturday, February 1st.  The game lasted nearly three hours because of a power outage early in the game that lasted over an hour.

The Trojans started the game on a 3-0 run only to have Dell Rapids respond with a 7-2 run for a 7-5 lead with 5:30 to go in the quarter.  The Trojans then went on a 7-2 run of their own for a 14-9 lead.  With 3:29 on the clock, Carter Nelson stepped to the line for two free throws.  He made the first one to make the score 14-10.  Moments later the power went out at the gym. 

The northeast part of Madison lost power.  Not knowing how long the outage would last, the two teams engaged is more pre-game warmup drills to stay loose as enough light entered the gym for that.  Twenty to twenty-five minutes into the outage, the two teams got together to engaged in a an epic battle of “Lightning”.  The boys decided that the three-point shot was too easy of a starting point and moved it back to half court.  The battle lasted for nearly thirty minutes and was won by a Worthington player.  After one hour and three minutes, the power returned, and the game was able to resume.

From the time the game resumed until the end, the game was tight.  The Trojans ended the first quarter leading 17-13 nearly an hour and a half after it started.  The Trojans grew their lead to a game-high eight points at 21-13 with 6:10 to play in the first half.  The Quarriers battled back and took the lead at 29-27 after a three-point basket made by Ramsey Heinecke.  Dell Rapids held a 31-29 lead at halftime.

The second half was back-and-forth all half long.  Neither team was able to get out to much of a lead.  Every time one of the teams got a lead, the other responded.  The third quarter ended with the score tied 46-46.  Neither team led by more than two points in the fourth quarter.  Dell Rapids took a 61-60 lead after two made free throws by Colin Rentz with 1:51 to go in regulation.   The Quarriers missed three free throws leading by a point, and then the Trojans tied the game at 61-61 with just over a minute to play.  Regulation ended with the game tied 61-61.

The Trojans took the early advantage in overtime by scoring the first three points for a 64-61 lead with 2:45 to play.  Dell Rapids tied the game at 66-66 with 1:42 to play on a free throw made by Colin Rentz.  The Trojans took a 68-66 lead with :25 to play.  The Quarrier pulled within a point on a free throw made by Drew Van Regenmorter with :11 to go. After two made free throws by the Trojans with :08.4 to extend the lead to 70-67, the last second shot by the Quarriers was no good, and the Trojans took the three-point win.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting just 28% (23-81) from the field, 19% (5-26) from three-point area, and 44% (16-36) from the free-throw line.  They had 38 team rebounds, 13 assists, and only turned the ball over six times.

Rentz had a game-high 25 points along with seven assists and six rebounds.  Logan Ellingson had 15 points.  Van Regenmorter added 12 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists. 

The Quarriers (7-3) will host Flandreau on Tuesday, February 4th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

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

A 9-0 run to start the game sparked a big first quarter run that led to a Quarrier victory over the Vermillion Tanagers.  Dell Rapids earned a Dak-12 Conference win at home over the Tanagers 64-52 on Thursday, January 30th.

The 9-0 run over the first three and a half minutes of the game was part of a big lead the Quarriers built in the first quarter.  Dell Rapids led 19-7 with just over a minute to play and finished the first quarter leading 22-11.  The Quarriers led by double digits most of the second quarter and by as many as 14 points.  Vermillion cut the lead down to ten points at 33-23 at halftime.

The Tanagers went on a little run in the third quarter and cut the Dell Rapids lead to 36-31 with 5:00 to go in the quarter.  The Quarriers responded with a 6-0 run to push the lead back to 11 points at 42-31 with 3:15 to go.  Vermillion ended the quarter on a 6-2 run, and Dell Rapids led 44-37 heading into the fourth.  Dell Rapids started the fourth quarter on a 8-2 run in the first four minutes to lead 52-39 with 4:00 to go in the game.  That run put the game out of reach for Vermillion as they were unable to get any closer than 10 points the rest of the game.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 50% (27-54) from the field, 42% (8-19) from three-point area, but just 25% (2-8) from the free-throw line.  They also had a total of 32 team rebounds, 15 team assists, and only seven turnovers.

Three players finished the game in double figures again for the Quarriers.  Drew Van Regenmorter had 16 points, nine rebounds, and six assists.  Connor Rentz also had 16 points along with four rebounds.  Logan Ellingson added 14 points, four assists, and three rebounds. 

Dell Rapids (7-2) will play Worthington, MN in the Dak-12/NEC Clash in Madison at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 1st.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.