Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the William Penn Colonials (New Castle, DE) and the host Appoquinimink Jaguars (West Middletown, DE), saw William Penn's basketball squad hold off Appoquinimink by a tally of 72-66.

With the victory, William Penn improves its record to 3-1 on the campaign. The Colonials host Tower Hill (Wilmington, DE) to confront the Hillers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Hillers come into the challenge with a record of 2-3. Tower Hill lost 69-58 in their recent non-league challenge against Tri-State Christian (Elkton, MD)

Next up, the Jaguars confront the Concord Raiders (Wilmington, DE) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 6. Appoquinimink will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 45-26 league loss to McKean (Wilmington, DE).