By John Rittenhouse
The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team knocked off two more opponents to extend its current winning streak to six straight games.
The Panthers edged Lincoln HI by three points in Ivanhoe Thursday before upending Lakeview by 34 points in Ellsworth Tuesday.
Ellsworth, 15-1 overall and 7-0 in the Camden Conference, plays in Canby Friday and in Remsen, Iowa, Saturday before hosting Dawson-Boyd Tuesday.
Ellsworth 89,
Lakeview 55
The Panthers gained some revenge from the 2001-02 season when they rolled to a 34-point home victory over the Lakers Tuesday.
"This was a nice win for us," said Panther coach Ken Kvaale. "We wanted some revenge because Lakeview was the team that gave us our only conference loss last season."
EHS made sure the Lakers would not upset the Panthers on their home floor by outscoring them in every period.
The Panthers turned a 22-15 lead after eight minutes of play into a 17-point (46-29) halftime cushion by outscoring the Lakers 24-14 in the second period. Ellsworth extended the margin to 26 points (69-43) in the third quarter before prevailing by 34 at game’s end.
Curt Schilling (29 points and 11 rebounds) and Blake Brommer (16 points and 10 rebounds) had double-doubles for the winners. Brommer and Schilling distributed eight and seven assists respectively. Brant Deutsch scored 19 points and snatched eight rebounds, while Dylan Kvaale added 11 points, six rebounds and five steals to the winning cause.
Box score
Schilling 10 0 9-11 29, Deutsch 8 0 3-5 19, Brommer 1 2 8-8 16, Kvaale 4 1 0-1 11, Sieff 3 0 1-1 7, Janssen 2 0 0-1 4, Jenniges 0 1 0-0 3.
Team statistics
Ellsworth: 55 percent field goals (no totals were available), 21 of 27 free throws (78 percent), 44 rebounds, eight turnovers.
Ellsworth 73, LH 70
The Panthers survived a late scare from the Rebels to post their fifth consecutive win Thursday in Ivanhoe.
Turnovers plagued the Panthers as the 63-55 lead they took into the fourth quarter evaporated with an 8-0 run by the Rebels, but EHS regrouped to outscore LH 10-7 the rest of the way and pull out a three-point win.
"We were fortunate to come out of there with a win," said Panther coach Kvaale. "Not protecting the ball was the big thing. We had 18 turnovers in the game, and it seemed like all of our starters had at least one in the last six minutes of the game."
Ellsworth led 23-21 after eight minutes of play before increasing the difference to seven points (44-37) by halftime. The Panthers led by as many as 10 in the third quarter before settling for an eight-point cushion at period’s end.
Dylan Kvaale had a big game for EHS by scoring 22 points, grabbing seven rebounds, passing for six assists, blocking four shots and producing three steals.
Schilling had 25 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Travis Jenniges chipped in 12 points and seven assists. Brommer and Deutsch charted nine and seven rebounds respectively.
Box score
Schilling 7 1 8-10 25, Jenniges 1 3 1-2 12, Janssen 0 1 0-0 3, Kvaale 5 3 3-3 22, Deutsch 3 0 0-2 6, Brommer 1 1 0-0 5.
Team statistics
Ellsworth: 51 percent field goals (totals were unavailable), 12 of 17 free throws (71 percent), 40 rebounds, 18 turnovers.