The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Barton Bears (Lexa, AR) and the visiting KIPP Delta (Helena, AR), observed Barton's basketball team overwhelm KIPP Delta by a score of 82-12.

The Bears (18-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Forrest City (Forrest City, AR). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 9-5 record. In their last challenge, Forrest City trounced Warren (Warren, AR), 63-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the encounter the McCrory Jaguars (McCrory, AR) in a 2A Region 6 challenge, on Thursday, January 9. KIPP Delta will attempt to improve on its 1-8 season record. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a 3-12 record after their 37-34 league loss to Palestine-Wheatley (Palestine, AR).