The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team traveled to Baltic to play the Bulldogs on Monday, January 31st.  In a Region 3A match-up, the Bulldogs earned an overtime win over the Quarriers 39-35.

Dell Rapids scored 15 of their 35 points in the first quarter as they built a 15-10 lead by the end of the quarter.  Both teams scored eight points in the second quarter, and Dell Rapids continued to lead by five points, 23-18, at halftime.  Both teams cooled offensively in the second half.  The two teams combined for seven points in the third quarter as the Quarriers led 25-23 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Quarriers took at 29-23 lead with 5:55 to play for one of their largest leads of the game.  Dell Rapids, however, would not score the rest of the quarter, and Baltic tied the game 29-29 to send it to overtime.  Claire Wynja made a three-pointer with :58 seconds left in overtime to tie the game 33-33, but Baltic made their free-throws in the closing seconds of the game for the 39-35 win.

Dell Rapids shot 21% (10-48) from the field, 21% (4-19) from three-point area, and 55% (11-20) from the free-throw line.  Baltic was 28% (13-47) shooting, 11% (2-19) from three-point area, and 61% (11-18) from the free-throw line.

Haileigh Barnhart had nine points and six rebounds.  Jayme Schmidt finished with six points and three rebounds.  Jenna Miller also had six points.  Zoey Hilmoe had four points, seven rebounds, and two assists.  Maggie Schmidt had four points, four rebounds, and two steals.  Wynja added three points, five rebounds, three steals, and two assists.

The Quarriers (2-14) will host Tri-Valley on Thursday, February 3rd.

JV Results

The Quarrier JV team cruised to their eighth win of the season, defeating the Baltic JV team by a score of 33-25.  Miller finished with 11 points, two steals, and an assist.  Shelby Welbig had six points and seven rebounds.  Clara Justice finished with five points.  Kerrigan Kindopp had four points and two assists.  Elly Olson had four points, four rebounds, and two assists.  Adah Cavigielli added three points.

The Vermillion Tanagers slowly pulled away from the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Thursday, January 27th in Dell Rapids.  Vermillion slowly added to their lead almost every quarter in their 52-38 victory.

After Vermillion scored the first four points of the game, Dell Rapids went on a 5-0 run to take a 5-4 lead with 5:00 to go in the first quarter.  The Tanagers then went on a 10-4 run for a 14-9 lead at the end of the first quarter.  Vermillion slowly built upon the lead in the second quarter and led 28-16 at halftime.  Both teams scored 13 points in the third quarter, and Vermillion led 41-29 after three quarters of play.  The Tanagers outscored Dell Rapids 11-9 in the final quarter.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 32% (15-47), 20% (3-15) from three-point area, and 5-7 from the free-throw line.  The Tanagers were 42% (21-50) shooting, 24% (4-17) from three-point area, and 40% (6-15) from the free-throw line.

Haileigh Barnhart had eight points, three rebounds, three steals, and four assists.  Mady VanOverbeke finished with seven points, three rebounds, four steals, and three assists.  Liz Prize added six points and six rebounds.  Jenna Miller and Claire Wynja both had five points and three rebounds.

Dell Rapids will travel to Baltic on Monday, January 31st.

JV Results

Clara Justice’s two pressure packed free throws with no time on the clock completed an exciting Quarrier come-from-behind victory, 29-28, over the Vermillion JV team.  Miller had 10 points, five steals, and three rebounds.  Justice finished with six points and six rebounds.  Shelby Welbig had six points, 10 rebounds, and two steals.  Kerrigan Kindopp added four points, and Elly Olson had three points and three steals.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls used momentum from a 10-0 run in the first quarter for a 60-46 road win over the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks on Tuesday, January 25th.

Trailing 11-4 with 1:40 to play in the first quarter, Dell Rapids went on a 10-0 run in 1:15 for a 14-11 lead.  The Elks scored final basked of the first quarter to make it a 14-13 score.  Elkton-Lake Benton did score the first four points of the second quarter and led 17-14 with 6:10 to go in the half, but Dell Rapids held the Elks to just six more points in the quarter and built a 30-23 halftime lead.

Dell Rapids continued to slowly grow the lead in the third quarter.  The advantage grew to 44-33 by the end of the quarter.  The Quarriers continued to put the pressure on the Elks in the fourth quarter and led by almost 20 points before finishing with the 60-46 win.

The Quarriers shot 42% (21-50) in the game, 35% (8-23) from three-point area, and 77% (10-13) from the free-throw line.  The Elks were 40% (16-40) shooting, just 2-9 from three-point area, and 71% (12-17) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids was able to force 26 Elkton-Lake Benton turnovers in the game.

Alli De Stigter had a team-high 13 points along with two assists.  Claire Wynja had 11 points and five rebounds.  Liz Price finished with eight points and seven rebounds.  Jayme Schmidt and Haleigh Barnhart both finished with seven points.  Mady VanOverbeke and Jenna Miller both had five points each.

Dell Rapids (2-12) will host Vermillion on Thursday, January 27th.

JV Results

After a hard-faught loss over the weekend, the Quarrier JV team bounced back by picking up a huge win over the Elks, 50-16.  Jenna Miller had 17 points, four steals, and two assists.  Kerrigan Kindopp had 10 points and seven steals.  Clara Justice finished with 10 points, five rebounds, two steals, and five assists.  Shelby Welbig had six points, seven rebounds, and four assists.  Elly Olson added four points and four steals.  Adah Cavigelli had two points, and Taylor Schmidt had one point, three assists, and a steal.