The Phillips Bears basketball team scored 55 points and limited the visiting Berry Wildcats to 37 in the Bears non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Bears now possess a 4-9 record. They play next when they host Hackleburg for a 1A Area 13 game on Friday, January 10. Phillips will confront a Panthers team coming off a 49-35 non-league win over Hubbertville (Fayette, AL). The Panthers record now stands at 11-6.

With the loss, Berry falls to 1-8 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Hubbertville (Fayette, AL) to confront the Lions in a 1A Area 10 game on Friday, January 10. The Lions go into the game with a record of 7-7. Hubbertville lost 49-35 in their recent non-league game against Hackleburg (Hackleburg, AL)