The Newport Greyhounds bounced the visiting Osceola Seminoles basketball squad by a final score of 54-31 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Greyhounds clash with the Rivercrest Colts (Wilson, AR) in a 3A Region 3 outing, on Tuesday, December 17. Newport will attempt to upgrade on its 5-4 season record. The Colts enter the outing with a 5-2 record after their 75-45 non-league loss to Batesville (Batesville, AR).

The Seminoles (1-4) will now prepare for their outing against Walnut Ridge (Walnut Ridge, AR). The Bobcats enter the 3A Region 3 outing with a 3-7 record. In their last outing, Walnut Ridge routed Hoxie (Hoxie, AR), 56-27, in a league outing.