The crowd at Thursday's league bout between the Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Lions (Linton, ND) and the host Ellendale Cardinals (Ellendale, ND), saw Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock's basketball team crush Ellendale by a tally of 62-36.

The Lions now possess a 11-4 record. They play next when they host Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier for a B District 2 bout on Saturday, February 1. Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock will play a Rangers team coming off a 55-45 non-league loss to Carrington (Carrington, ND). The Rangers record now stands at 8-8.

With the loss, Ellendale falls to 5-15 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Hankinson (Hankinson, ND) to play the Pirates in a non-league bout on Monday, February 3. The Pirates go into the bout with a record of 2-9. Hankinson won 52-37 in their recent non-league bout against Lisbon (Lisbon, ND)