The Ellsworth Bearcats (Ellsworth, KS) basketball edged the visiting Minneapolis Lions (Minneapolis, KS), 50-43 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Bearcats now possess a 4-2 record. They play next when they travel to Beloit for a North Central AA bout on Friday, December 20. Ellsworth will play a Trojans team coming off a 60-31 league win over Republic County (Belleville, KS). The Trojans record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Minneapolis falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Lions host Republic County (Belleville, KS) to play the Buffaloes in a North Central AA bout on Friday, December 20. The Buffaloes go into the bout with a record of 0-4. Republic County lost 60-31 in their recent league bout against Beloit (Beloit, KS)