Arkansas High School Basketball - Melbourne knocked off by Quitman
December 29, 2023: Quitman, AR 72131 The Quitman Bulldogs basketball team scored 57 points and held the visiting Melbourne Bearkatz to 46 in the Bulldogs non-league triumph on Friday.
The Bulldogs now sport a 15-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Izard County for a 2A Region 2 contest on Friday, January 5. Quitman will battle a Cougars team coming off a 64-35 non-league win over Buffalo Island Central (Monette, AR). The Cougars record now stands at 9-5.
The Bearkatz (9-6) will now prepare for their contest against DeWitt (DeWitt, AR). The Dragons enter the non-league contest with a 7-5 record. In their last contest, DeWitt was defeated by Lonoke (Lonoke, AR), 56-31, in a non-league contest.