Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Newark Charter School Patriots (Newark, DE) and the host North East Indians (North East, MD), saw Newark Charter School's basketball squad wallop North East by a count of 56-23.

With the victory, Newark Charter School upgrades its record to 2-5 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Archmere Academy (Claymont, DE) to play the Auks in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Auks come into the challenge with a record of 1-2. Archmere Academy lost 38-25 in their recent non-league challenge against Stroudsburg (Stroudsburg, PA)

Next up, the Indians play the North Harford Hawks (Pylesville, MD) in a Upper Chesapeake Bay - Susquehana challenge, on Friday, January 5. North East will attempt to upgrade on its 0-8 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 1-7 record after their 77-37 non-league loss to Harford Tech (Bel Air, MD).