The winning streak for the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys was extended to four games after the Cardinals defeated the Deubrook Area Dolphins 61-48 on Friday, January 6th, in White. St Mary had three players finish the game in double figures, and the defense forced 17 turnovers in the win.
The Cardinals led from start to finish in the game. St Mary jumped out to a 17-9 lead at the end of the first quarter. The lead extended to 10 points at halftime at 32-22. Deubrook cut the lead, but only by two points, by the end of the third quarter. St Mary led 45-37. The Cardinals then outscored the Dolphins 16-11 in the final quarter for the win.
St Mary shot 20-52 (39%) from the field, 9-19 (47%) from three-point area, and 12-15 (80%) from the free-throw line. St Mary also finished with 32 team rebounds, nine assists, and 10 steals. Deubrook was 20-55 (36%) from the field, 4-16 (25%) from three-point area, and 4-10 (40%) from the free-throw line.
Luke Brown led the Cardinals with 18 points, four rebounds, and four steals. Austin Welbig finished with 16 points and two rebounds. Zach Geraets added 10 points and four rebounds. Connor Libis had seven points and five assists, and Garret Frost had six points. Logan Gaspar pulled down four rebounds as well.
The Cardinals (5-3) travel to Parker on Tuesday, January 10th.