By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth boys basketball team went 1-2 against Camden Conference foes this week.The Panthers lost a two-point decision in Lake Benton Friday before upending Lincoln HI by 21 points in Ellsworth Saturday.Ellsworth played and lost a game to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in Tyler Tuesday, but no report on the contest was available to the Star Herald on Tuesday night.Ellsworth, 11-11 overall, hosts Minneota and Flandreau (S.D.) Indian School Friday and Saturday respectively. The Panthers play in Ivanhoe Tuesday.Ellsworth 81, LH 60The Panthers bounced back from a loss in Lake Benton Friday by posting a 21-point home win over Lincoln HI Saturday.EHS coach Kvaale challenged his players to compete at a higher level than they did the night before during a team meeting prior to Saturday’s game. The Panthers responded to the challenge by outscoring the Rebels in all four quarters of the game."It was a complete antithesis compared with the night before," Kvaale said. "We had patience and executed well. It was a good effort."With Cody Schilling netting 10 of his team-high 18 points to lead the way, Ellsworth outscored LH 27-15 in the second quarter to run a three-point lead (21-18) after eight minutes of play into a 48-33 halftime cushion. LH proved to be unable to seriously challenge EHS the rest of the night.Along with his 18-point effort, Schilling charted 16 assists and eight rebounds. Darrin Weikamp scored 16 points and collected six rebounds for the winners. Aaron Van Der Stoep scored 11 points, while Nick Deutsch and Weston DeBerg chipped in 10 counters each. Ben Herman pulled down six rebounds and Deutsch led the Panthers with four steals.Box scoreDeutsch 3 1 1-1 10, Kramer 3 0 0-0 6, DeBerg 4 0 2-2 10, Schilling 7 1 1-2 18, Weikamp 6 0 3-3 15, Klaassen 0 1 0-0 3, Van Der Stoep 2 1 4-4 11, Herman 4 0 0-0 8.Team statisticsEllsworth: 62 percent field goals (no totals were available), 11 of 12 free throws (92 percent), 33 rebounds, 15 turnovers.LB 65, Ellsworth 63Lake Benton’s deliberate style of play caught the Panthers off guard when the teams met in Lake Benton Friday.The Panthers got off to a good start and led 15-8 at the end of the first quarter, but the Bobcats outscored EHS 57-48 the rest of the night to win by two."Our impatience really hurt us in this game," said Panther coach Kvaale. "They were very patient and we were not. I had a hard time recognizing our set patterns when I watched the game on tape Saturday."Trailing 65-62, Ellsworth received an opportunity to knot the score when Aaron Van Der Stoep was fouled in the act of shooting a three-point shot as time expired. Van Der Stoep made his first free throw, but the game was ruled to be over when his second attempt was off the mark.Schilling scored 27 points, nabbed seven rebounds and passed for six assists during the game. Weikamp netted 15 points and led the Panthers with nine rebounds.Box scoreDeutsch 1 0 0-0 2, Kramer 3 0 2-2 8, Schilling 11 0 5-7 27, Weikamp 5 0 5-6 15, Van Der Stoep 2 1 2-4 9.Team statisticsEllsworth: 45 percent field goals (no totals were available), 14 of 19 free throws (74 percent), 31 rebounds, 11 turnovers.
