Kansas High School Basketball - Ellsworth edges Russell
December 18, 2018: Russell, KS 67665 The Ellsworth Bearcats (Ellsworth, KS) basketball nipped the host Russell Broncos (Russell, KS), 50-47 in Tuesday's league test.
The Bearcats (2-5) will now prepare for their test against Republic County (Belleville, KS). The Buffaloes go into the North Central AA test with a 2-4 record. In their last test, Republic County was tipped by Minneapolis (Minneapolis, KS), 67-53, in a league test.
The Broncos now own a 3-4 record. They play next when they host Beloit for a North Central AA test on Friday, January 4. Russell will encounter a Trojans squad coming off a 66-61 non-league win over Phillipsburg (Phillipsburg, KS). The Trojans record now stands at 6-0.