Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Ellsworth Bearcats (Ellsworth, KS) and the visiting Lyons Lions (Lyons, KS), saw Ellsworth's basketball squad knock off Lyons by a score of 50-38.

With the victory, Ellsworth improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Beloit (Beloit, KS) to battle the Trojans in a North Central AA challenge on Friday, December 18. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 1-0.

Next up, the Lions battle the Little River Redskins (Little River, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 7. Lyons will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Redskins come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 41-39 non-league loss to Elyria Christian (McPherson, KS).