The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bergman Panthers (Bergman, AR) and the visiting West Side Eagles (Greers Ferry, AR), observed Bergman's basketball squad hold off West Side by a count of 72-66.

With the victory, Bergman advances its record to 2-0 on the year. The Panthers host Jasper (Jasper, AR) to meet the Pirates in a non-league battle on Tuesday, October 28. The Pirates enter the battle with a record of 1-0.

The Eagles now own a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Pangburn for a non-league battle on Thursday, October 30. West Side will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 62-32 non-league loss to Bradford (Bradford, AR). The Tigers record now stands at 1-2.