The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Newport Greyhounds (Newport, AR) and the host Walnut Ridge Bobcats (Walnut Ridge, AR), observed Newport's basketball team edge Walnut Ridge by a score of 39-35.

The Greyhounds (8-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Wynne (Wynne, AR). The Yellowjackets come into the non-league challenge with a 6-5 record. In their last challenge, Wynne edged Lewisburg (Olive Branch, MS), 51-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bobcats encounter the Manila Lions (Manila, AR) in a 3A Region 3 challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Walnut Ridge will attempt to improve on its 4-8 season record.