Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarriers led for most of the game, but the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies rallied in the fourth quarter for a 54-47 win on Saturday, January 22nd.

The Huskies scored the first basket of the game, but Dell Rapids then went on a 13-0 run to lead 13-2 with 4:00 to play in the first quarter.  Dell Rapids led 15-5 after the end of the first quarter.  The Quarriers continued to lea throughout the second had third quarters, but the Huskies cut into it.  Dell Rapids led 28-21 at halftime.

The Quarriers were able to push their lead back to double digits, 34-24, with 4:00 to play in the third quarter, but the Huskies cut that lead in half by the end of the third quarter.  Dell Rapids held a 38-33 lead heading into the fourth quarter.  Elk Point-Jefferson scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to take a 39-38 with 5:45 to play.  Dell Rapids regained the lead 44-41 after a three pointer by Mady VanOverbeke with 2:45 to play, but the Huskies outscored Dell Rapids 13-3 the rest of the game.  Elk Point-Jefferson made all 10 of their free throws in the final quarter.

Dell Rapids shot 37% (17-46) from the field, 29% (6-21) from three-point area, and a perfect 7-7 from the free-throw line.  The Huskies finished 36% (16-45) shooting, 16% (3-19) from three point area, and 83% (19-23) from the free-throw line.

Claire Wynja had 15 points, four assists, three rebounds, and three steals.  Haileigh Barnhart had 10 points, nine rebounds, and three steals.  Zoey Hilmoe added eight points, five rebounds, and two assists.  VanOverbeke had six points, four assists, and two rebounds.  Liz Price had four points and four rebounds.

The Quarriers (1-12) will travel to Elkton-Lake Benton on Tuesday, January 25th.

JV Results

The Quarrier JV team lost a haertbreaker, 36-41, to the Elk Point-Jefferson JV team Saturday afternoon.  Jenna Miller had 19 points, eight rebounds, and three steals.  Kerrigan Kindopp had nine points.  Shelby Welbig finished with six points and eight rebounds.  Clara Justice added six points, three steals, and two assists.  Elly Olson had 2 points, three steals, and three assists.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team hosted the Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 21st.  Leading by just one point with 4:30 to go in the second quarter, the Cossacks pulled away from the Quarriers for a 57-31 win.

The first quarter and a half were close.  Sioux Valley held a one-point lead at the end of the first quarter, 8-7.  The lead was still just one point, 16-15, with 4:30 to play in the second quarter.  The Cossacks then finished the first half on a 18-2 run for a 34-17 halftime lead.  Sioux Valley outscored Dell Rapids 23-14 in the second half to cruise to victory.

Dell Rapids shot 27% (13-49) from the field, made just one three pointer on 20 attempts, and was 4-6 from the free-throw line.  Sioux Valley shot 35% (17-48) from the field, 34% (10-29) from three-point area, and 72% (13-18) from the free-throw line.

Haileigh Barnhart had 12 points, eight rebounds, and two steals.  Mady VanOverbeke finished with six points.  Jayme Schmidt had four points and two rebounds.  Claire Wynja added three points.

JV Results

After a tough three-game stretch, the Quarrier JV team (5-6 record) got back into the win column as they defeated Sioux Valley JV 41-21 Friday night.  Jenna Miller had 15 points, three rebounds, and two assists.  Kerrigan Kindopp had seven points, three rebounds, and two steals.  Clara Justice added six points, six rebounds, two steals, and three assists.  Elly Olson also had six points with three rebounds and three assists.  Shelby Welbig had five points and five rebounds.  Adah Cavigelli had two points, and Mya De Stigter and Tori Malsom both had three rebounds each.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team traveled to Hartford to play the second-ranked West Central Trojans on Tuesday, January 18th.  The Trojans took a 73-23 win over Dell Rapids.

West Central started the game on a 13-0 run and continued to roll from there.  The Trojans built a 23-3 lead by the end of the first quarter.  The lead grew to 40-9 by halftime.  West Central started the third quarter on a 15-0 run and outscored the Quarriers 33-14 in the second half.

Dell Rapids shot 22% (10-45) from the field, 13% (2-16) from three-point area, and 1-2 from the free-throw line.  West Central was 48% (29-61) shooting, 3-16 from three-point area, and 12-19 from the free-throw line.

Alli De Stigter had six points and two rebounds to lead the Quarriers.  Jayme Schmidt had four points and five rebounds.  Jenna Miller had four points.  Haileigh Barnhart, Zoey Hilmoe, Maggie Schmidt, and Claire Wynja all had two points each.

Dell Rapids (1-10) will host Sioux Valley on Friday, January 21st.

JV Results

The West Central JV team defeated the Quarrier JV team 53-23 Tuesday night in Hartford.  Miller finished with 11 points, three rebounds, and three steals.  Shelby Welbig had four points and three rebounds.  Elly Olson had three points, four rebounds, and two steals.  Clara Justice had three.  Rylee Chamley had two points and two rebounds, and Karrigan Kindopp had three rebounds and three steals.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls nearly overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half against the Lennox Orioles on Monday, January 10th.  The Quarriers trailed by 13 points early in the second half, but the Orioles held for a 46-42 win.

Lennox led by two points at the end of the first quarter, 10-8.  The Orioles pushed that lead to 10 points by halftime at 29-19.  Lennox scored the first three points of the third quarter for a 32-19, but the Quarriers did not allow another point to the Orioles the rest of the quarter.  That allowed Dell Rapids to go on a 10-0 the rest of the quarter to pull within three, 32-29.

The Quarriers scored the first basked of the fourth quarter, making the score 32-31.  Lennox, however, went on a 13-4 run to push their lead to 45-35 with 2:30 to play in the game.  Dell Rapids had one more run in them.  The Quarriers scored seven in a row cutting the lead to 45-42 with a minute to play.  The Lennox defense stopped a game-tying play with a steal, and made a free-throw to hold on for the win.

Dell Rapids shot 25% (14-57) from the field, 1-16 on three pointers, and 81% (13-16) from the free-throw line.  Lennox was 32% (12-37) from the field, 35% (6-17) from three-point area, and 80% (16-20) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids’ defense forced 27 Lennox turnovers in the game, 18 of those on steals.

Haileigh Barnhart had 14 points, eight rebounds, and four steals.  Zoey Hilmoe had nine points, three rebounds, three steals, and two blocks.  Jayme Schmidt finished with eight points.  Liz Price added seven points and four rebounds.

JV Results

The Quarrier JV team lost a heartbreaker on Monday night to the Lennox Oriole JV team 24-26.  Shelby Welbig had nine points and four rebounds.  Jenna Miller had eight points, three steals, and two rebounds.  Elly Olson finished with five points, four rebounds, and two assists.  Clara Justice had two points, seven rebounds, and two steals.  Tori Malsam had three rebounds, and Kerrigan Kindopp had two steals.