Because of early deadlines during the holiday season, pages for the Dec. 19 Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter had to be sent to the printer before statistics were received from the Amos Morris Classic at Russell. Avery Haxton was named to the tournament team following his performances throughout the week. He scored 18 points in the ‘Cat loss to Plainville, 16 points in Ellsworth’s 54-45 loss to St. John’s-Tipton and 29 points in the Bearcats’ 54-42 win over Smith Center. Lakyn Tenbrink was named to the all-tournament team on the girls’ side. Other Stats: Against Plainville — Brayden Schulte, 10; Trey Anderson 10; Hayden Rogers, 6; John Kyler, 5 points; and Luke Sharp, 2 points. Against Smith Center — Kyler, 9 points; Schulte 8 points; Rogers, 4; Sharp and Jaxson Stefek, 2 point each. Against St. John’s — Schulte, 10; Sharp and Anderson, 5 each; Kyler, 4; Rogers, 3; G. Webber, 2.