The Barton Bears (Lexa, AR) volleyball were victorious over the visiting Central Cougars (West Helena, AR), 3-1 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Bears now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Corning for a 2A 4 bout on Tuesday, August 26. Barton will confront a Bobcats squad coming off a 3-1 non-league loss to Cedar Ridge (Newark, AR). The Bobcats record now stands at 0-1.

The Cougars (1-1) will now prepare for their match against Palestine-Wheatley (Palestine, AR). The Patriots enter the non-league match with a 0-3 record. In their last match, Palestine-Wheatley was outscored by Piggott (Piggott, AR), 3-0, in a non-league match.