The Conway Bears (Conway, MO) basketball nipped the visiting Stockton Tigers (Stockton, MO), 62-56 in Friday's non-league test.

The Bears (1-0) will now prepare for their test against Pleasant Hope (Pleasant Hope, MO). The Pirates go into the non-league test with a 4-1 record. In their last test, Pleasant Hope got by Ash Grove (Ash Grove, MO), 58-56, in a league test.

The Tigers now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Ash Grove for a Southwest test on Saturday, December 2. Stockton will encounter a Pirates squad coming off a 58-56 league loss to Pleasant Hope (Pleasant Hope, MO). The Pirates record now stands at 1-1.