By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth girls’ basketball team put together a pair of wins against quality opponents.The Panthers edged Tracy-Milroy-Balaton with a last-second shot in Tracy Friday. Ellsworth returned home to best Southwest Star Concept by six points Monday.Ellsworth, 3-2 overall, plays in Tyler tonight and hosts Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster Monday.Ellsworth 64, SSC 58A big game from Amy Tiesler carried the Panthers to a six-point home win over the Quasars Tuesday.Tiesler, who led EHS with 12 rebounds and three steals, pumped in a career-high 30 points in the contest. She scored 21 of her points in the second half, including the conversion of her final seven free throws to help the Panthers ice the win."It came down to free throws at the end," said EHS coach J. Fisk. "We led by three to five points most of the way. They closed to within two points in the second half, but we made enough free throws to win."EHS led 37-33 at the intermission before using a 27-25 edge in the second half to win by six.Rosie Lewis recorded a double-double by scoring 12 points and collecting 10 rebounds for the Panthers. Rachel Kvaale pitched in three assists.Box scoreTiesler 11 0 8-9 30, Connors 1 1 2-6 7, Kramer 2 0 2-3 6, Mann 1 1 0-0 5, Kvaale 0 1 0-1 3, Kix 0 0 1-2 1, Timmer 0 0 0-0 0, Lewis 4 0 4-6 12.Team statisticsEllsworth: 22 of 48 field goals (46 percent), 17 of 27 free throws (63 percent), 35 rebounds, 29 turnovers.SSC: 23 of 61 field goals (38 percent), nine of 15 free throws (60 percent), 30 rebounds, 26 turnovers.Ellsworth 57, T-M-B 55Late-game heroics from Brooke Kramer clinched a two-point win for the Panthers Friday in Tracy.With the game tied at 55 with less than 10 seconds left to play, EHS set up an inbounds play involving Tiesler and Kvaale. When the pick-and-roll play didn’t create an open shot, Tiesler delivered a pass to Kramer, who drained an 18-foot jumper with less than two seconds remaining to seal the win.Ellsworth, which led 33-32 at the intermission, needed to rally from a seven-point deficit in the final six minutes of the contest to set up Kramer’s game-turning shot."Our defense was the key," said EHS coach Fisk. "We got some steals by playing aggressive defense late in the game."Tiesler turned in an 18-point, eight-rebound, seven-steal, four-assist effort for EHS. Lewis and Kvaale chipped in 12 and 11 points respectively. Amanda Connors nabbed six rebounds.Box scoreTiesler 8 0 2-3 18, Connors 1 1 1-1 6, Kramer 1 1 0-0 5, Mann 1 1 0-0 5, Kvaale 4 1 0-0 11, Timmer 0 0 0-0 0, Lewis 6 0 0-0 12.Team statisticsEllsworth: 25 of 52 field goals (48 percent), three of four free throws (75 percent), 22 rebounds, 28 turnovers.T-M-B: 21 of 57 field goals (37 percent), nine of 16 free throws (56 percent), 42 rebounds, 24 turnovers.