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Russell was led in scoring by Gill with 18, VanHoose had 14, Sizemore chipped in with 9 and Blair with 6.  Elliott's high scorer was Ferguson with 19, Weddington had 15, both Faulkner twins had 5 points each.  The game was tied only once at 2-2 and Russell went ahead to stay.  Russell shot 47% from the field to Elliott's 35%.  Russell had 24 turnovers compared to only 10 for Elliott Co.  Russell had 28 points in the paint and Elliott finished with 22.  Russell also outrebounded Elliott County 39 - 26.  Elliott's freshman Jonathan Ferguson was named MVP of the tourney.  Congrats to Russell for claiming the 2006 16th Region Championship.