By John RittenhouseFor a game that wasn’t scheduled for more than one week, it drew a lot of attention.The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team entertained Minnesota Transitions Communications Arts, a team from Minneapolis, in a contest that was added to both teams’ schedules Feb. 22.Nevertheless, the game proved to be a popular one as the teams turned in a 188-point performance in a packed EHS gym.In the end, Ellsworth represented Southwest Minnesota well by posting a 98-88 victory to end its 22-4 regular season."It was an entertaining game," said EHS coach Markus Okeson."It was a packed house, and there were people from all around the area there. It was a good game for us because we got a little revenge after losing our last two games."The game was competitive from beginning to end.EHS led 49-42 at the intermission, and used a 49-46 scoring edge in the second half to win by 10."The key was we were able to handle their half-court trap without turning the ball over. They have some nice ball players who are really quick, but we handled their pressure and got some quality shots on offense," Okeson said.Cody Schilling had a big night for the Panthers. He scored 36 points, pulled down 21 rebounds, passed for 10 assists and blocked four shots.Bryan Kramer netted 14 points and collected 10 rebounds. Aaron Van Der Stoep and Ben Herman chipped in 26 and 18 points respectively.EHS drew the No. 1 seed for the South Section 3A Tournament. The Panthers will play Adrian or Round Lake-Brewster at 1 p.m. Saturday in Worthington.Box scoreDeBerg 1 0 0-0 2, Kramer 1 2 6-6 14, Schilling 12 1 9-14 36, Van Der Stoep 2 6 4-4 26, Herman 7 0 4-8 18, Jansma 0 0 2-2 2.Team statisticsEllsworth: 34 of 57 field goals (60 percent), 25 of 34 free throws (74 percent), 45 rebounds, 10 turnovers.MTCA: 34 of 79 field goals (43 percent), four of eight free throws (50 percent), 38 rebounds, five turnovers.