The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Heber Springs Panthers (Heber Springs, AR) and the host Pottsville Apaches (Pottsville, AR), observed Heber Springs's basketball team edge Pottsville by a score of 43-40.

The Panthers (9-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Riverside (Lake City, AR). The Rebels come into the non-league challenge with a 14-3 record. In their last challenge, Riverside edged Cross County (Cherry Valley, AR), 77-21, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Apaches encounter the Russellville Cyclones (Russellville, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Pottsville will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record. The Cyclones come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their 68-62 non-league loss to Arkadelphia (Arkadelphia, AR).