Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Fort Thomas Apaches (Fort Thomas, AZ) and the visiting Joseph City Wildcats (Joseph City, AZ), saw Fort Thomas's basketball squad hold off Joseph City by a count of 61-57.

With the victory, Fort Thomas upgrades its record to 8-4 on the campaign. The Apaches travel to Hayden (Winkelman, AZ) to play the Lobos in a 1A Copper challenge on Tuesday, December 19. The Lobos come into the challenge with a record of 9-3. Hayden won 77-31 in their recent non-league challenge against San Manuel (San Manuel, AZ)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Veritas Prep Falcons (Phoenix, AZ) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 19. Joseph City will attempt to upgrade on its 12-5 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 7-4 record after their 52-48 non-league loss to Arete Prep (Gilbert, AZ).