Texas High School Basketball - Richland nips Burleson
(January 10, 2009: North Richland Hills, TX 76180) Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the
Richland Rebels (North Richland Hills, TX) and the visiting
Burleson Elks (Burleson, TX), saw
Richland's basketball squad hold off
Burleson by a score of
89-83.
With the victory,
Richland improves its record to 8-10 on the campaign. The Rebels travel to
Paschal (Fort Worth, TX) to battle the Panthers in a
5A Region I District 3 challenge on Tuesday, January 13. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 5-9.
Paschal won
69-48 in their recent league test against
Abilene (Abilene, TX)
The Elks now own a 11-10 record. They take the field next when they host
North Crowley for a
5A Region I District 3 test on Tuesday, January 13.
Burleson will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a
71-52 league win over
Richland (North Richland Hills, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 19-5.