Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Bentonville West Wolverines (Centerton, AR) and the host Conway Wampus Cats (Conway, AR), saw Bentonville West's basketball squad wallop Conway by a tally of 68-41.

With the victory, Bentonville West improves its record to 13-1 on the campaign. The Wolverines host Northside (Fort Smith, AR) to confront the Grizzlies in a 6A West challenge on Wednesday, January 4. The Grizzlies come into the challenge with a record of 3-6. Northside won 61-39 in their recent non-league challenge against Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO)

Next up, the Wampus Cats encounter the Little Rock Southwest Gryphons (Little Rock, AR) in a Freelance outing, on Wednesday, January 4. Conway will attempt to advance on its 5-5 season record. The Gryphons go into the outing with a 1-5 record after their 49-48 non-league win over Hall (Little Rock, AR).