The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls nearly completely a comeback against the Milbank Bulldogs on Tuesday, December 28th. After trailing by 10 points in the third quarter, Dell Rapids tied the game late in fourth quarter, but the Bulldogs held for the 49-43 win.
Milbank went on an early run in the first quarter. After a 2-2 tie, the Bulldogs scored nine straight for a 11-2 lead with 3:00 to play in the quarter. The Quarriers got within five points by the end of the first quarter, 14-9. Dell Rapids used a strong pressure defense in the second quarter to tie the game 17-17 with 3:35 left in the half. Maggie Schmidt gave Dell Rapids a 22-20 lead with :42 on a made three-pointer, but Milbank got the last three points of the first half for a 23-22 lead.
The Bulldogs were able to avoid the full-court pressure defense by the Quarriers in the third quarter. Dell Rapids couldn’t get into their press as often as they wanted which helped Milbank build a 35-25 lead with 2:45 to go in the third quarter. Alli De Stigter scored five straight points for the Quarriers to cut the lead in half, but Milbank led 37-30 heading into the final quarter.
Milbank pushed their lead back to nine points, 43-34, with 5:00 to play in the game. Dell Rapids then went on an 9-0 run. Liz Price tied the game with a layup with 3:00 to go in the game. The Quarriers had a couple of opportunities to take the lead, but the shots just wouldn’t fall. The Bulldogs scored their next six points from the free-throw line for the win.
Haileigh Barnhart and M. Schmidt had 12 points each. Price finished with six points. De Stigter ended the game with five points. Claire Wynja and Jayme Schmidt each had three points, and Mady VanOverbeke had two points.
Dell Rpaids (0-6) will host Flandreau on Thursday, December 30th.
JV Results
The Quarriers JV basketball team defeated Milbank in a 31-29 thriller. Jenna Miller led the team with 13 points. Shelby Welbig had nine points. Elly Olson finished with seven points, and Kerrigan Kindopp and Clara Justice each had a point.