Arkansas High School Football - Barton holds off Palestine-Wheatley
October 4, 2024: Lexa, AR 72355 The Barton Bears football squad scored 21 points and limited the visiting Palestine-Wheatley Patriots to 20 in the Bears league triumph on Friday.
The Bears now sport a 3-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Dumas for a 3A Region 8 test on Friday, October 11. Barton will clash with a Bobcats squad coming off a 38-6 league loss to Rison (Rison, AR). The Bobcats record now stands at 1-4.
With the defeat, Palestine-Wheatley drops to 2-2 on the campaign. The Patriots host Fordyce (Fordyce, AR) to clash with the Redbugs in a 3A Region 8 test on Friday, October 11. The Redbugs go into the battle with a record of 5-0. Fordyce won 50-0 in their recent league battle against Drew Central (Monticello, AR)