By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth boys raised their basketball record to 11-0 after slaying a pair of quality opponents.The Panthers beat Mitchell Christian by 11 points in the championship game of the Mitchell Holiday Tournament Wednesday, Dec. 28. EHS left Lake Benton with a 16-point victory Tuesday.Ellsworth hosts Lincoln HI tonight before playing in Hills Monday.Ellsworth 75, LB 59The Panthers shot the lights out of the gym when they challenged the Bobcats in Lake Benton Tuesday.EHS canned 67 percent of its field goals and played solid defense on the way to recording its 11th straight victory."It was a fairly close game, between 10 and 14 points most of the way. We just shot the ball well and played pretty good defense," said Panther coach Markus Okeson.With Cody Schilling scoring 13 of his game-high 20 points and Ben Herman netting all of his 10 points in the first half, the Panthers opened a 12-point (37-25) halftime advantage. The Panthers used a 38-34 scoring edge in the second half to win by 16.Bryan Kramer and Aaron Van Der Stoep chipped in 17 and 15 points to the winning effort. Schilling added eight assists and seven rebounds.Box scoreDeBerg 3 0 1-2 7, Deutsch 2 0 0-1 4, Kramer 4 3 0-1 17, Schilling 7 1 3-4 20, Van Der Stoep 2 3 2-2 15, Herman 5 0 0-1 10, Chapa 0 0 2-4 2.Team statisticsEllsworth: 30 of 45 field goals (67 percent), eight of 15 free throws (53 percent), 27 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Ellsworth 62, MC 51The Panthers completed their trek to the Mitchell Holiday Tournament title by defeating Mitchell Christian by 11 points in the championship game Wednesday, Dec. 28.MC, South Dakota’s top-ranked Class B team, scored the first eight points of the game and led 16-13 at the end of the first quarter.Ellsworth battled back to gain a 27-24 halftime edge before opening a 10-point lead (45-35) entering the fourth quarter. The Panthers used a 17-16 scoring edge in the final period to prevail by 11."MC has a good team, and it was nice to have a game like this one," said EHS coach Okeson. "We didn’t need another 40-point win. Games like this keep the kids focused."Schilling, who led the Panthers with 13 rebounds and eight assists, scored 15 of his team-high 27 points in the decisive second half. Kramer and Van Der Stoep added 19 and 10 points respectively.Box scoreDeBerg 1 0 0-0 2, Kramer 6 1 4-5 19, Schilling 10 0 7-7 27, Van Der Stoep 0 2 4-4 10, Herman 1 0 0-0 2, Chapa 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsEllsworth: 22 of 41 field goals (54 percent), 15 of 16 free throws (94 percent), 24 rebounds, 10 turnovers.