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Van Der Stoep breaks two EHS records Tuesday

By John RittenhouseA charged-up Parents’ Night Crowd at Ellsworth High School witnessed a historic performance Tuesday.Aaron Van Der Stoep, a 5-11 junior guard, established two individual school records during an incredible offensive effort.Van Der Stoep, who made 16 of 23 shots in the game, established EHS standards in three-point shots made and total points in a single game to lead the Panthers to an 89-57 victory over Hills-Beaver Creek.The junior sensation nailed 12 shots from behind the three-point arc and finished the game with 44 points.Connecting on 12 of 19 three-pointers, Van Der Stoep surpassed the former school record of 10 threes made by Dale Lewis in 1998.His 44 total points eclipsed a school standard that was established 35 years ago, when Tom Nolte pumped in 41 points in a single game in 1971.With Van Der Stoep leading the way, EHS rolled to its 20th win of the season.The hot-shooting guard sank eight three-pointers and scored 30 points to help the Panthers open a 55-17 halftime lead.Van Der Stoep struck for 14 more points in the second half, when EHS led by as many as 45 points before settling for a 32-point victory.Cody Schilling recorded a triple-double by scoring 21 points, snaring 14 rebounds and charting 11 assists for the 20-2 Panthers, who play in Flandreau, S.D., Friday before hosting George-Little Rock Tuesday.Aaron Esselink scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds for H-BC. Cody Rozeboom added five rebounds for the 1-19 Patriots who host Southwest Star Concept tonight before playing at Southwest Christian Tuesday.Box scoreH-BCVan Wyhe 0 0 4-4 4, Reid 0 0 0-0 0, Rozeboom 1 0 7-11 9, Fink 0 0 0-0 0, Scholten 1 1 3-4 8, Van Batavia 0 0 1-2 1, DeBoer 1 0 2-2 4, Hup 4 0 0-2 8, Sandbulte 2 0 0-0 4, Esselink 7 0 5-6 19.EllsworthNolte 0 0 0-0 0, DeBerg 0 0 0-0 0, Deutsch 0 1 0-0 3, Kramer 4 0 0-0 8, Schilling 7 1 4-4 21, Van Der Stoep 4 12 0-0 44, Herman 1 0 0-0 2, Klaassen 0 0 0-0 0, Chapa 3 0 0-0 6, Lindemann 0 0 0-0 0, Kix 0 0 0-0 0, Golombiecki 0 1 0-0 3, Jansma 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsH-BC: 17 of 54 field goals (31 percent), 22 of 31 free throws (71 percent), 23 rebounds, 23 turnovers.Ellsworth: 35 of 63 field goals (56 percent), four of four free throws (100 percent), 29 rebounds, 13 turnovers.

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