The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Sylvan Hills Bears (Sherwood, AR) and the host Lake Hamilton Wolves (Pearcy, AR), observed Sylvan Hills's basketball team edge Lake Hamilton by a margin of 79-76.

The Bears (5-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Parkview (Little Rock, AR). The Patriots come into the 5A Central challenge with a 3-14 record. In their last challenge, Parkview was tipped by Bentonville (Bentonville, AR), 61-56, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wolves battle the Magnolia Panthers (Magnolia, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 2. Lake Hamilton will attempt to better on its 10-3 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 6-0 record after their 79-77 non-league win over Texas (Texarkana, TX).