The Melbourne Bearkatz (Melbourne, AR) basketball crushed the host Norfork Panthers (Norfork, AR), 78-38 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Bearkatz now possess a 3-2 record. They play next when they host Cave City for a 3A Region 2 bout on Tuesday, December 3. Melbourne will play a Cavemen team coming off a 69-53 non-league win over Mammoth Spring (Mammoth Spring, AR). The Cavemen record now stands at 2-3.

With the loss, Norfork falls to 6-7 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Yellville-Summit (Yellville, AR) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 3. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 3-2. Yellville-Summit lost 70-41 in their recent non-league bout against Flippin (Flippin, AR)