Tale of Two Halves: Dell Rapids St. Mary vs. Estelline/Hendricks
The No. 1 seeded Cardinals advanced to the semifinal round of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament on Tuesday with an 83-53 win over Estelline/Hendricks. Unlike the first matchup between the two teams, the Cardinals found themselves in quite of a…
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Continue ReadingThe No. 1 seeded Cardinals advanced to the semifinal round of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament on Tuesday with an 83-53 win over Estelline/Hendricks.
Unlike the first matchup between the two teams, the Cardinals found themselves in quite of a battle in the first half with the Redhawks. The Cardinals struggled to build a big lead in the first half like last time. Every time the Cardinals tried to extend the Redhawks kept with them to only trail by 10 at the half, 44-34.
The second half was all about the Dell Rapids St. Mary Cardinals.
The Cardinals outscored the Redhawks 39-19 in the second half to give themselves a 30-point win after the buzzer sounded. They locked down on defense and only allowed 10 points in the third and nine in the fourth quarter.
TURNING POINT: Both sides of the ball was on fire for the Cardinals in the second half. They were able to light up the nets on the offensive side but also lock down the hoop on the other side of the court. The final score doesn’t reflect the tight battle the Cardinals were in in the first half.
HIGHLIGHTS: The highlight of the game was the St. Mary defense. They took charge in the second half to put the game on ice only allowing 19 points.
STAT OF THE DAY: Three Cardinal players finished in double figures, Connor Libis (25 points and four assists), Weston Geraets (15 points and 10 boards) and Sam Palmer (11 points and three blocks) Another big stat was the huge run they went on in the second half.
UP NEXT:
The Cardinals play against Elkton in the semifinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the Elkton gym.
The Redhawks play against Deubrook on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Elkton gym.
For a full bracket of the Dakota Valley Conference, Boys Basketball Tournament