The Manila Lions (Manila, AR) basketball crushed the host Rivercrest Colts (Wilson, AR), 60-36 in Friday's league bout.

The Lions now possess a 6-7 record. They play next when they host Paragould for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Manila will play a Rams team coming off a 69-62 non-league win over Gosnell (Gosnell, AR). The Rams record now stands at 4-4.

With the loss, Rivercrest falls to 4-3 on the campaign. The Colts travel to Trumann (Trumann, AR) to play the Wildcats in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 2. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 1-6. Trumann won 63-61 in their recent non-league bout against Corning (Corning, AR)