The Highland Rebels (Hardy, AR) basketball were winner over the host Mammoth Spring Bears (Mammoth Spring, AR), 56-48 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Rebels now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Jonesboro for a non-league bout on Thursday, November 14.

With the loss, Mammoth Spring falls to 3-2 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Sloan-Hendrix (Imboden, AR) to play the Greyhounds in a 2A Region 2 bout on Tuesday, November 12. The Greyhounds go into the bout with a record of 4-0. Sloan-Hendrix won 58-31 in their recent non-league bout against Buffalo Island Central (Monette, AR)