Kansas High School Basketball - Ellsworth edges Russell
January 3, 2017: Russell, KS 67665 The Ellsworth Bearcats (Ellsworth, KS) basketball nipped the host Russell Broncos (Russell, KS), 42-35 in Tuesday's league test.
The Bearcats (3-1) will now prepare for their test against Republic County (Belleville, KS). The Buffaloes go into the North Central AA test with a 4-2 record. In their last test, Republic County got by Minneapolis (Minneapolis, KS), 45-27, in a league test.
The Broncos now own a 4-2 record. They play next when they host Beloit for a North Central AA test on Friday, January 6. Russell will encounter a Trojans squad coming off a 49-13 non-league win over Phillipsburg (Phillipsburg, KS). The Trojans record now stands at 3-2.