Kentucky High School Basketball - Russell holds off Blazer
January 24, 2022: Ashland, KY 41102 Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Russell Red Devils (Russell, KY) and the host Blazer Tomcats (Ashland, KY), saw Russell's basketball squad hold off Blazer by a tally of 57-51.
With the victory, Russell improves its record to 15-4 on the campaign. The Red Devils travel to Morgan County (West Liberty, KY) to confront the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, January 26. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 16-3. Morgan County won 81-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Betsy Layne (Betsy Layne, KY)
Next up, the Tomcats confront the West Carter Comets (Olive Hill, KY) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 27. Blazer will attempt to improve on its 10-3 season record. The Comets come into the challenge with a 12-4 record after their 72-68 non-league win over Boyd County (Ashland, KY).