By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth boys’ basketball team raised its record to 14-6 after winning three games since Friday.The Panthers posted a seven-point win over Dawson-Boyd in Dawson Friday before posting a 15-point win against George-Little Rock in George, Iowa, Monday. The Panthers played Lake Benton in Ellsworth Tuesday, coasting to a 24-point victory.Ellsworth hosts Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday before playing in Minneota Tuesday.Ellsworth 68, LB 44Adam Sieff recorded a triple-double and Curt Schilling closed in on a milestone to highlight Ellsworth’s 24-point home win over the Bobcats Tuesday.Sieff netted 10 points, passed for 11 assists and snared 10 rebounds to pick up his first triple-double. Schilling, who pumped in 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds, raised his career point total to 1,995 counters during the contest. He will be going for his 2,000th-point when the Panthers host R-T-R Friday.Ellsworth took control of the game early by outscoring the Bobcats 25-6 in the first quarter.The difference was 21 points (43-22 and 54-33) at halftime and at the end of the third quarter. The Panthers used a 14-11 scoring edge in the fourth quarter to prevail by 24."We played pretty well," said EHS coach Ken Kvaale. "Our starters were poised and confident, and they played really well. I was a little disappointed with our second crew."Todd Alberty added 15 points, eight rebounds and four steals to the winning cause.Box scoreCr.Schilling 12 0 1-1 25, Janssen 2 1 1-2 8, Co.Schilling 0 0 0-2 0, Sieff 1 2 2-2 10, Alberty 5 0 3-4 15, Bittner 1 0 0-0 2, Herman 3 0 0-0 6, Farrell 2 0 0-0 4.Team statisticsEllsworth: 52 percent field goals (totals were unavailable), seven of 11 free throws (64 percent), 38 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Ellsworth 92, G-LR 77Schilling turned in a triple-double to lead the Panthers to a 15-point victory in George, Iowa, Monday.Schilling led the Panthers with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists during a game in which EHS made 58 percent of its shots from the field."It was an up-tempo game, and we pushed the ball down the floor as well as they did," said Panther coach Kvaale.Ellsworth led 24-21 after eight minutes of play before increasing the advantage to 12 points (45-33) at halftime and 18 points (68-52) at the end of three quarters. G-LR sported a 25-24 scoring edge in the final eight minutes.Tom Janssen scored 22 points and led the Panthers with three steals. Sieff added 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists to the winning cause.Box scoreCr.Schilling 8 1 6-7 25, Janssen 8 1 3-6 22, Co.Schilling 1 1 0-0 5, Sieff 4 1 3-3 14, Alberty 2 0 3-4 7, Bittner 1 0 0-0 2, Herman 1 1 1-2 6, Klaassen 1 0 0-0 2, Farrell 2 1 2-2 9.Team statisticsEllsworth: 58 percent field goals (totals were unavailable), 18 of 24 free throws (75 percent), 41 rebounds, eight turnovers.Ellsworth 65, D-B 58A rally in the second half helped the Panthers avenge an early-season loss to Dawson-Boyd when the teams locked horns in Dawson Friday.The Blackjacks played well early while sporting 15-10 and 33-24 leads at the first two quarter breaks, but the Panthers outscored the hosts 41-25 in the second half to win by seven points."It was a nice win for us," said EHS coach Kvaale. "We were down by nine points at halftime, but we changed things up defensively in the second half and we had success with it."Ellsworth, which made 14 of 19 field goals in the second half, trimmed D-B’s lead to three points (43-40) by the end of the third quarter. Panther Todd Alberty tossed in 10 of his 14 points when Ellsworth outscored the Blackjacks 25-15 in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback.Curt Schilling scored 25 points, nabbed 12 rebounds and passed for six assists for EHS. Cody Schilling added 11 points, six assists and three steals to the cause. Tom Janssen charted six assists and three steals.Box scoreCr.Schilling 10 0 5-5 25, Janssen 1 0 1-2 3, Co.Schilling 1 3 0-0 11, Sieff 1 0 2-2 4, Alberty 4 1 3-4 14, Farrell 3 0 2-2 8.Team statisticsEllsworth: 24 of 41 field goals (59 percent),13 of 15 free throws (87 percent), 38 rebounds, 13 turnovers.
