The Booneville Bearcats basketball squad (Booneville, AR), was crushed 67-35 in Monday's non-league battle with the visiting Elkins Elks (Elkins, AR)

With the victory, Elkins advances its record to 13-3 on the year. The Elks host Berryville (Berryville, AR) to meet the Bobcats in a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. The Bobcats enter the battle with a record of 8-5. Berryville won 54-36 in their recent non-league battle against West Side (Greers Ferry, AR)

The Bearcats now own a 4-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Charleston for a 3A Region 4 battle on Tuesday, January 7. Booneville will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 67-48 league loss to Cossatot River (Cove, AR). The Tigers record now stands at 2-9.