MARSHALL — The tradition-rich Russell-Tyler-Ruthton boys’ basketball team achieved another benchmark during last Thursday’s Section 3A championship. For the second time in program history, the Knights have qualified for the Class A state tournament in three consecutive seasons. “It’s only happened one other time, 1988, 1989 and 1990,” R-T-R head coach Daren Gravley noted. “It is something special that rarely happens. We graduated eight seniors last year, four starters and two players that had prominent roles. “I’m very proud of our guys for buying into the changes we made (during the season), overcoming the challenges we faced, coming together as...

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