The Barton Bears football team (Lexa, AR), was crushed 49-13 in Friday's league bout with the host Palestine-Wheatley Patriots (Palestine, AR)

With the win, Palestine-Wheatley advances its record to 4-1 on the season. The Patriots travel to Fordyce (Fordyce, AR) to encounter the Redbugs in a 3A Region 8 bout on Friday, October 10. The Redbugs go into the bout with a record of 5-0. Fordyce won 46-0 in their recent league contest against Drew Central (Monticello, AR)

Coming up next, the Bears confront the Dumas Bobcats (Dumas, AR) in a 3A Region 8 contest, on Friday, October 10. Barton will attempt to upgrade on its 2-3 season record. The Bobcats enter the contest with a 3-2 record after their 40-34 league win over Rison (Rison, AR).