The Central Cougars (West Helena, AR) basketball edged the host DeWitt Dragons (DeWitt, AR), 58-55 in Friday's league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 4-10 record. They play next when they travel to Marvell for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 14. Central will play a Mustangs team coming off a 62-58 non-league loss to Barton (Lexa, AR). The Mustangs record now stands at 1-6.

With the loss, DeWitt falls to 3-6 on the campaign. The Dragons host Palestine-Wheatley (Palestine, AR) to play the Patriots in a non-league bout on Monday, December 16. The Patriots go into the bout with a record of 2-6.