Photo taken and used with permission by Sara Stadem
The #1 seed West Central Trojans advanced in Region 3A tournament after a 69-16 win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers at home on Tuesday, February 22nd.
It took most of the first quarter for the Trojan offense and defense to get going, but once they did, they cruised to the win. West Central only lead 9-6 with 2:45 to play in the first quarter. They then went on an 8-0 run to lead 17-6 with a minute left in the opening quarter. The first quarter ended with the Trojans leading 20-10. Dell Rapids made a three pointer to start the second quarter and pulled within seven points, 20-13, with 7:45 in the first half.
The Trojans took over the game from that point. West Central ended the second quarter on a 33-0 run to lead 53-13 at halftime. The run continued into the third quarter, and the score was 58-13 before Dell Rapids was able to make a free throw with 4:02 to play in the quarter. The Trojans outscored the Quarriers 11-3 the rest of the game.
West Central finished the game shooting 44% (27-62) overall, 38% (9-24) from three-point area, and 6-10 from the free-throw line. Dell Rapids was held to just 18% (6-33) shooting, 2-12 from three-point area, and 2-4 from the free-throw line. The Trojans also forced 28 Quarrier turnovers, 20 of those on steals.
Rylee Haldeman had 23 points, five rebounds, four steals, and two assists. Addy Kramer finished with 16 points, four rebounds, three steals, and three assists. Tabor Teel added 12 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and four steals. Cambell Fischer had six points, three steals, three assists, and two rebounds.
West Central will get a rematch with Tri-Valley in a SoDak 16 Qualifying game on Thursday, February 24th at 6:30 p.m. at Harrisburg High School.