The Central Cougars basketball team (West Helena, AR), was overwhelmed 58-26 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Paragould Rams (Paragould, AR)

The Rams now possess a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mammoth Spring for a non-league battle on Friday, December 2. Paragould will confront a Bears team coming off a 53-45 non-league loss to Melbourne (Melbourne, AR). The Bears record now stands at 6-2.

The Cougars (1-1) will now prepare for their battle against Riverview (Searcy, AR). The Raiders come into the 3A Region 6 battle with a 2-2 record. In their last battle, Riverview trounced ESTEM (Little Rock, AR), 57-10, in a non-league battle.