By John RittenhouseA pair of convincing wins over the weekend gave the Ellsworth boys’ basketball team a seven-game winning streak.The Panthers coasted to a 46-point win over Lincoln HI in Ivanhoe Friday before posting a 22-point victory at Flandreau (S.D.) Indian School Saturday.Ellsworth, 18-6 overall, plays Edgerton Public in Edgerton Friday.Ellsworth 87, FIS 65Playing their second game in less than 24 hours didn’t seem to bother the Panthers when they traveled to Flandreau, S.D., Saturday.EHS outscored the Warriors in all four quarters of the game on the way to a 22-point victory.Ellsworth sported modest 22-16 and 45-35 leads at the first two quarter breaks before outscoring FIS 42-30 in the second half to win comfortably.The Panthers outscored the Warriors 22-16 in the third quarter to lead 67-51 before using a 20-14 scoring cushion in the fourth quarter to prevail by 20."We switched from a man-to-man defense to a 2-3 zone in the second half and it really got us moving," said Panther coach Ken Kvaale. "It was a pretty ragged game, but our guys held up pretty well for playing their second game in 18 hours."Curt Schilling, who passed for eight assists, led the Panthers with 29 points and 20 rebounds. Todd Alberty scored 21 points and collected 14 rebounds. Adam Sieff netted 14 points and distributed 10 assists. Tom Janssen scored 10 points and charted six assists, while Cody Schilling led the Panthers with three assists.Box scoreCr.Schilling 11 0 7-9 29, Janssen 2 1 3-4 10, Co.Schilling 2 0 1-2 5, Sieff 2 2 4-8 14, Alberty 8 0 5-9 21, Farrell 3 0 2-4 8.Team statisticsEllsworth: 57 percent field goals (totals were unavailable), 22 of 36 free throws (61 percent), 52 rebounds, 14 turnovers.Ellsworth 102, LH 56Curt Schilling passed another milestone and the Panthers surpassed the century mark in scoring during Friday’s 46-point win in Ivanhoe.Schilling, who needed two rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career, passed the mark when he nabbed 12 boards in the game. Schilling also pumped in 33 points to lead the Panthers to a win over a team that beat EHS in Ellsworth Jan. 20."We handled the ball pretty well against their press and made them pay for using it," said EHS coach Kvaale. "This was a game in which we started well and finished strong."The Panthers led 26-16 after eight minutes of play before outscoring LH 28-10 in the second period to open a 28-point (54-26) halftime lead. The difference was 35 points (76-41) after the third quarter and 46 points at game’s end.Lee Farrell scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for EHS. Alberty scored 22 points and pulled down eight rebounds, and Sieff added 20 points. Janssen chipped in 10 assists and seven steals to the winning effort.Box scoreCr.Scilling 11 0 11-12 33, Janssen 2 1 0-0 7, Co.Schilling 1 0 0-0 2, Sieff 1 4 6-8 20, Alberty 7 0 8-8 22, Herman 2 0 0-0 4, Klaassen 0 0 1-2 1, Farrell 3 0 7-7 13.Team statisticsEllsworth: 32 of 52 field goals (62 percent), 33 of 37 free throws (89 percent) 43 rebounds, nine turnovers.
