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Panthers secure coveted victory

By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth boys basketball team broke even in games against Camden Conference foes.The Panthers lost a 13-point decision in Canby Friday before beating Dawson-Boyd by five points in Ellsworth Tuesday.Ellsworth, 10-9 overall, plays road games against Lake Benton and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday and Tuesday. The Panthers host Lincoln HI Saturday.Ellsworth 69, D-B 64A rally in the second half led the Panthers to a five-point home win Tuesday.Playing a D-B team that is challenging for the CC title, Ellsworth erased a 41-36 halftime deficit by outscoring the Blackjacks 33-27 in the third and fourth quarters of what EHS coach Ken Kvaale said was his team’s biggest win of the season."It was the big win we wanted to get against a quality team."Darrin Weikamp recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.Bryan Kramer, who made all six of his shots from the field in the first half, pitched in a season-high 17 points. Cody Schilling added 13 points and nine assists to the winning cause. Aaron Van Der Stoep scored 11 points and Ben Herman registered seven assists.Box scoreKramer 8 0 1-2 17, DeBerg 2 0 0-0 4, Schilling 5 0 2-3 13, Weikamp 5 1 8-10 21, Klaassen 0 0 0-0 0, Van Der Stoep 2 2 1-1 11, Herman 2 0 0-0 4.Team statisticsEllsworth: 46 percent field goals (totals were unavailable), 12 of 18 free throws (67 percent), 31 rebounds, 14 turnovers.Canby 71, Ellsworth 58The Lancers rallied from a halftime deficit to best the Panthers by 13 points in Canby Friday.Ellsworth played its way into a 32-27 lead by the end of the second quarter, but Canby outscored the Panthers 44-26 in the second half to win handily."Cold shooting and the fact that we didn’t continue to make some of the defensive adjustments that helped us be successful in the first half did us in," said Panther coach Kvaale.Weikamp, who led the Panthers with eight rebounds, scored 10 of his 12 points to help the Panthers open a five-point halftime lead.Schilling netted 12 points and collected six rebounds. Van Der Stoep scored 12 points and passed for six assists. Kramer added 10 points to Ellsworth’s cause.Box scoreDeutsch 0 0 1-2 1, Kramer 5 0 0-0 10, DeBerg 1 0 0-0 2, Schilling 3 1 3-4 12, Weikamp 3 1 3-5 12, Van Der Stoep 2 2 2-2 12, Herman 2 1 2-2 9.Team statisticsEllsworth: 41 percent field goals (no totals available), 11 of 15 free throws (73 percent), 24 rebounds, 18 turnovers.

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