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Ellsworth topples Edgerton 59-44

By Mark HaugenEllsworth bounced back from a season-opening loss to even its record at 1-1 last week.The Panthers lost 64-53 Thursday, Dec. 2, at Canby and came back with a 59-44 victory at Edgerton on Monday.Canby 64, Ellsworth 35The Panthers were pounded on the boards, getting outrebounded 21-39 and scored only 12 points in the middle two quarters."The first and last quarters were good but we stunk it up in the second and third," Coach Ken Kvaale said. "We had a lack of intensity, maybe some first-game jitters, but just really had some cold shooting."The Panthers hit only 2-12 shots in the second guard.Ben Herman and Cody Schilling led Ellsworth with a dozen points each. Herman had five rebounds and Schilling six assists.Ellsworth Box ScoreSchilling 5 2-3 12, Van Der Stoep 2 1 0-0 7, Herman 3 1 3-6 12, Kix 1 0-0 2.. Team Totals:Rebounds: E 21, C 39.Ellsworth 59,Edgerton 44The Panthers battled back from a 9-4 first-quarter deficit with the help of five 3-pointers in the second quarter and then cruised to the win.Schilling, a ninth-grader, scored 21 points and nabbed 20 rebounds for Ellsworth and also dished seven assists. Aaron Van Der Stoep was good for 18 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. Weston DeBurg grabbed eight rebounds."It seemed like we worked harder," Kvaale said. "We came out in a zone press and tried to put some pressure on them. We didn’t get into it right away but then they did pretty well in the second quarter."Ellsworth committed only 10 turnovers.Ellsworth Box ScoreDeutsch 0 1 0-2 3, Kramer 2 0-1 4, Schilling 6 2 3-6 21, DeBerg 1 0-0 2, Van Der Stoep 3 3 3-5 18, Herman 3 1-2 7, Jansma 0 4-4 4.

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