Spring scrimmage is in the books and the Wildcats had several things to evaluate in the game against Chelsea.

The area championships usually equate to the best basketball seen all season. That much was true Saturday night in Wetumpka.

The Elmore County Panthers missed a three-point attempt with five seconds left in the game Wednesday to seal a 66-64 win for Benjamin Russell.

Redemption for the Benjamin Russell Wildcats came with an assured victory Thursday night over the Wetumpka Indians.

Benjamin Russell came off a break and picked up their first area win in the Jeremy Freeman era Tuesday evening.

Friday night had it all at – a game that went into overtime, a shooting contest and a good hard fight for all involved.

“Free throws.” 

Defense was the name of the game for Dadeville’s boys basketball team Saturday afternoon in a non-area rivalry game against Benjamin Russell.

Some high school basketball teams like to get in a few extra games during the winter break. Whether by hosting a couple home games like Horses…