West Virginia High School Basketball - Russell edges George Washington
December 9, 2023: Charleston, WV 25314 The Russell Red Devils (Russell, KY) basketball nipped the host George Washington Patriots (Charleston, WV), 48-47 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Red Devils (4-0) will now prepare for their test against Rowan County (Morehead, KY). The Vikings go into the non-league test with a 2-2 record. In their last test, Rowan County got by Lewis County (Vanceburg, KY), 58-28, in a non-league test.
The Patriots now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to St. Albans for a Mountain State test on Wednesday, December 13. George Washington will encounter a Red Dragons squad coming off a 46-40 non-league loss to Nitro (Nitro, WV). The Red Dragons record now stands at 4-2.