Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal
The Dell Rapids Quarriers hosted the Vermillion Tanagers in a Dak-12 Conference game on Thursday, January 30th. The Tanagers earned the 51-29 win over the Quarriers.
Dell Rapids took an early 5-3 lead after a three-point shot by Alli De Stigter with 6:00 to play in the first quarter. Vermillion went on a 6-0 run over the next three minutes for a 9-5 lead. Dell Rapids cut the lead down to three points at 11-8 at the end of the first quarter. Vermillion put together a strong offensive and defensive second quarter. The Tanagers outscored the Quarriers 17-4 to take a 28-12 halftime lead. Vermillion continued their strong run in the second half. The Tanagers had a 23-17 advantage in the second half for the win.
Maggie Schmidt led the Quarriers with six points. Haileigh Barnhart added five points. Kennedy Krull finished with four points, and De Stigter had three points. Lexi Plitzuweit led Vermillion with 16 points, and Shandie Ludwig had 10 points.
Dell Rapids (0-11) will travel to Baltic to play the Bulldogs on Monday, February 3rd. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.