By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth boys’ basketball team rebounded from its first loss of the season Jan. 17 in Tyler by racking up three straight home victories in the past week.The Panthers knocked off Minneota Friday, Remsen (Iowa) St. Mary’s Saturday and Round Lake-Brewster Monday to up their season record to 17-1.Ellsworth hosts Lake Benton Friday before playing in Little Rock, Iowa, Monday.Ellsworth 89, RL-B 64Cody Schilling registered his second consecutive triple-double to lift the Panthers to a 25-point home win over the Raiders Monday.R-LB canned 70 percent of its field goals in the first half to keep the game close (EHS led 43-37 at the intermission), but Schilling saved his best for the second half.The EHS sophomore, who pulled down 19 rebounds and passed for 10 assists, netted 19 of his game-high 31 points to help the Panthers outscore the Raiders 46-27 in the final 18 minutes."Everything they threw up bounced around and fell in during the first half," said EHS coach Markus Okeson."Once they started missing some shots, we were able to get out and run in the second half."Aaron Van Der Stoep hit seven three-points shots and contributed 23 points to the winning cause. Ben Herman scored 12 points and collected nine caroms. Bryan Kramer contributed 10 points and three steals.Box scoreDeBerg 3 0 2-2 8, Kramer 3 1 1-1 10, Schilling 9 0 13-13 31, Van Der Stoep 1 7 0-0 23, Herman 4 0 4-5 12, Chapa 1 0 0-0 2, Jansma 1 0 1-1 3.Team statisticsEllsworth: 35 of 66 field goals (53 percent), 21 of 22 free throws (95 percent), 37 rebounds, seven turnovers.RL-B: 25 of 50 field goals (50 percent), 12 o 14 free throws (86 percent), 20 rebounds, nine turnovers.Ellsworth 88, RSM 75The Panthers survived a strong challenge by Remsen St. Mary’s to post a 13-point home win Saturday.After falling behind by 17 points early in the first half, the Panthers battled back to slice RSM’s lead to one point (45-44) at the intermission. Ellsworth proceeded to outscore the visitors 44-30 in the second half to notch the win."They were playing a man-to-man defense until we hit a couple of shots, then they switched to a 2-3 zone. We were able to come back against their zone," said coach Okeson.Schilling and Van Der Stoep, who scored 21 and 13 points respectively in the second half, turned in career-high 39- and 31-point efforts. Van Der Stoep tied a school record by making nine three-point shots.Schilling, who had three steals, recorded a triple-double by adding 16 rebounds and 10 assists to his point total. Herman added three steals to the cause.Box scoreDeBerg 1 0 1-2 3, Kramer 1 1 0-0 5, Schilling 9 1 18-19 39, Van Der Stoep 0 9 4-4 31, Herman 1 1 2-3 7, Jansma 1 0 1-1 3.Team statisticsEllsworth: 25 of 54 field goals (46 percent), 26 of 29 free throws (90 percent), 39 rebounds, eight turnovers.RSM: 24 of 53 field goals (45 percent), 22 of 28 free throws (79 percent), 28 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Ellsworth 88, Minneota 35The Panthers bounced back from their first loss of the season three days earlier by roughing up the Vikings by 50 points in Ellsworth Friday.Cashing in on 61 percent of its field goals in the game, Ellsworth rolled to a 44-15 halftime lead before outscoring Minneota 41-20 in the second half to win handily."We shot the lights out," said coach Okeson. "They came out in a zone, and we shot very well against it."Schilling, who pulled down 14 rebounds and distributed six assists, led the charge with 24 points. Van Der Stoep and Kramer scored 17 points each. Kramer led the Panthers with four steals. Herman nabbed five rebounds.Box scoreNolte 1 0 0-0 2, DeBerg 2 0 0-0 4, Deutsch 1 1 0-1 5, Kramer 4 3 0-0 17, Schilling 9 0 6-8 24, Matejske 1 0 0-0 2, Van Der Stoep 1 5 0-0 17, Herman 2 0 0-0 4, Chapa 2 0 0-0 4, Lindemann 0 0 2-4 2, Jansma 2 0 0-0 4.Team statisticsEllsworth: 34 of 56 field goals (61 percent), eight of 13 free throws (62 percent), 37 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Minneota: 13 of 41 field goals (32 percent), eight of 11 free throws (73 percent), 17 rebounds, 19 turnovers.