Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the The Colony Cougars (The Colony, TX) and the visiting Centennial Titans (Frisco, TX), saw The Colony's basketball squad hold off Centennial by a tally of 54-52.

With the victory, The Colony improves its record to 14-6 on the campaign. The Cougars host Newman Smith (Carrollton, TX) to confront the Trojans in a 5A Region II District 9 challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 11-5. Newman Smith won 64-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Garland (Garland, TX)

Next up, the Titans confront the Independence Knights (Frisco, TX) in a 5A Region II District 10 challenge, on Friday, January 6. Centennial will attempt to improve on its 10-8 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 15-9 record after their 65-57 league win over Memorial (Frisco, TX).