By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth boys’ basketball team posted two wins in three outings since last Friday.The Panthers posted a 31-point victory over Lakeview in Cottonwood Friday before returning home to best Remsen (Iowa) St. Mary’s by 21 points Saturday. Ellsworth then lost a three-point overtime decision to Canby at home Tuesday.Ellsworth, 11-6 overall, plays road games against Dawson-Boyd Friday and George-Little Rock (Iowa) Monday before hosting Lake Benton Tuesday.Canby 58, Ellsworth 55The visiting Lancers outscored the Panthers 10-7 in overtime to win by three points in Ellsworth Tuesday.The game was tied at 36 after the third quarter and deadlocked at 48 at the end of regulation play. Canby, however, canned all six free throws it shot in overtime and beat EHS for the second time this season."We just didn’t get it done on defense," said Panther coach Ken Kvaale. "We didn’t shoot well from the outside, either."Ellsworth led 11-10 after eight minutes of play before being outscored 18-10 in the second period to trail 28-21 at the intermission.Curt Schilling, who turned in a 25-point, nine-rebound, six-assist performance, had a chance to make a game-winning shot at the end of regulation play. His eight-foot shot from the baseline was off the mark.Todd Alberty scored 11 points and nabbed eight rebounds for EHS. Cody Schilling led the Panthers with eight assists. Tom Janssen, who limited one of Canby’s top scorers to three points in the game, charted three steals.Box scoreCr.Schilling 10 0 5-8 25, Janssen 3 0 0-1 6, Co.Schilling 0 3 0-0 9, Alberty 4 0 3-3 11, Farrell 1 0 0-2 4.Team statisticsEllsworth: 45 percent field goals (totals were unavailable), eight of 14 free throws (57 percent), 33 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Ellsworth 91, RSM 70Playing their second game in less than 24 hours didn’t seem to bother the Panthers during Saturday’s 19-point home victory over Remsen St. Mary’s Saturday.The day after posting a victory in Ivanhoe, Ellsworth canned 52 percent of its field goals during a solid effort against RSM."We came out very poised in this game," said Panther coach Kvaale. "We went out on the floor and did what we do, and we did it right."The Panthers took a 23-14 lead in the first quarter and turned it into a 19-point halftime advantage (52-31) after outscoring RSM 29-17 in the second period. Ellsworth led by 25 points (72-47) after three quarters of play before settling for a 19-point victory in the end.Curt Schilling and Alberty, who charted eight and seven assists respectively, recorded double-doubles for the winners. Schilling had 28 points and 11 rebounds. Alberty added 18 points and 10 rebounds.Adam Sieff pumped in 24 points and passed for five assists. Janssen added 10 points and six assists to the winning cause.Box scoreCr.Schilling 10 1 5-9 28, Janssen 2 2 0-0 10, Sieff 5 2 8-10 24, Alberty 4 3 1-1 18, Herman 1 1 0-0 5, Farrell 2 0 2-2 6.Team statisticsEllsworth: 22 of 64 field goals (52 percent), 16 of 22 free throws (73 percent), 42 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Ellsworth 71,Lakeview 40The Panthers bounced back from a home loss to Lincoln HI Jan. 20 by rolling to a 31-point conference win over the Lakers in Cottonwood Friday.Lakeview remained within striking distance of EHS in the first half after facing 13-6 and 31-21 deficits at the first two quarter stops, but the Panthers outscored the hosts 40-19 in the second half to win handily."Lakeview always seems to have a lot of big guys, but we got it done on the boards against them in this game. We played pretty well defensively, too," said Panther coach Kvaale.The Panthers extended their 10-point halftime lead to 19 points (51-32) in the third quarter before using a 20-8 scoring cushion in the final eight minutes of play to prevail by 31.Curt Schilling, who had five assists, led the Panthers with 30 points, 11 rebounds. Alberty chipped in 15 points and nine rebounds. Cody Schilling passed for nine assists and came up with four steals. Janssen chipped in five assists.Box scoreCr.Schilling 10 1 7-7 30, Janssen 2 0 2-2 6, Co.Schilling 1 0 3-4 5, Sieff 4 0 0-0 8, Alberty 5 0 5-7 15, Herman 0 1 0-0 3, Klaassen 2 0 0-0 4.Team statisticsEllsworth: 52 percent field goals (totals were unavailable), 17 of 20 free throws (85 percent), 36 rebounds, 12 turnovers.
