Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Ellsworth Bearcats (Ellsworth, KS) and the visiting Minneapolis Lions (Minneapolis, KS), saw Ellsworth's basketball squad wallop Minneapolis by a tally of 39-18.

With the victory, Ellsworth improves its record to 3-1 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Beloit (Beloit, KS) to confront the Trojans in a North Central AA challenge on Friday, December 16. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 1-3. Beloit won 67-26 in their recent league challenge against Republic County (Belleville, KS)

Next, the Lions encounter the Republic County Buffaloes (Belleville, KS) in a North Central AA test, on Friday, December 16. Minneapolis will attempt to advance on its 0-5 season record. The Buffaloes go into the test with a 0-4 record after their 67-26 league loss to Beloit (Beloit, KS).