The Norfork Panthers basketball team (Norfork, AR), was toppled 60-46 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting Cotter Warriors (Cotter, AR)

The Warriors now possess a 17-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Calico Rock for a 1A Region 2 North battle on Friday, January 6. Cotter will confront a Pirates team coming off a 59-42 non-league win over Hillcrest (Strawberry, AR). The Pirates record now stands at 11-10.

The Panthers (5-11) will now prepare for their battle against Flippin (Flippin, AR). The Bobcats come into the 2A Region 2 battle with a 5-12 record. In their last battle, Flippin beat Lead Hill (Lead Hill, AR), 48-30, in a non-league battle.