The Barton Bears (Lexa, AR) basketball crushed the host Palestine-Wheatley Patriots (Palestine, AR), 57-34 in Friday's league test.

The Bears (6-0) will now prepare for their test against Des Arc (Des Arc, AR). The Eagles go into the 2A Region 6 test with a 1-3 record. In their last test, Des Arc walloped Hazen (Hazen, AR), 59-29, in a league test.

The Patriots now own a 4-4 record. They play next when they host Lee for a 2A Region 6 test on Tuesday, December 12. Palestine-Wheatley will encounter a Trojans squad coming off a 80-24 league win over McCrory (McCrory, AR). The Trojans record now stands at 3-4.