The Minneapolis Lions (Minneapolis, KS) basketball toppled the host Republic County Buffaloes (Belleville, KS), 44-24 in Saturday's league bout.

The Lions now possess a 1-3 record. They play next when they travel to Ellsworth for a North Central AA bout on Tuesday, December 17. Minneapolis will play a Bearcats team coming off a 62-46 non-league win over Russell (Russell, KS). The Bearcats record now stands at 3-2.

With the loss, Republic County falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Buffaloes travel to Beloit (Beloit, KS) to play the Trojans in a North Central AA bout on Tuesday, December 17. The Trojans go into the bout with a record of 1-2. Beloit won 81-68 in their recent league bout against Southeast of Saline (Gypsum, KS)