Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Eisenhower holds off North East
January 16, 2010: Russell, PA 16345 Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Eisenhower Knights (Russell, PA) and the visiting North East Grape Pickers (North East, PA), saw Eisenhower's basketball team get by North East by a score of 43-40.
The Knights now possess a 6-4 record. They play next when they host Ridgway for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 19. Eisenhower will meet a Elker team coming off a 59-58 non-league win over Kane (Kane, PA). The Elker record now stands at 6-5.
The Grape Pickers (7-4) will now prepare for their battle against Fairview (Fairview, PA). The Tigers come into the District 10 Region 4 battle with a 10-2 record. In their last battle, Fairview edged Northwestern (Albion, PA), 57-37, in a league battle.