Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Cobden Appleknockers (Cobden, IL) and the host Century Centurions (Ullin, IL), saw Cobden's basketball squad hold off Century by a tally of 73-66.

With the victory, Cobden improves its record to 15-10 on the campaign. The Appleknockers host Egyptian (Tamms, IL) to confront the Pharaohs in a South Egyptian challenge on Friday, February 9. The Pharaohs come into the challenge with a record of 14-11. Egyptian won 74-65 in their recent non-league challenge against Agape Christian (Energy, IL)

Next up, the Centurions confront the Elverado Falcons (Elkville, IL) in a South Egyptian challenge, on Friday, February 9. Century will attempt to improve on its 5-15 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 16-10 record after their 88-85 non-league win over Galatia (Galatia, IL).