Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Centennial Cougars (Circle Pines, MN) and the visiting Blaine Bengals (Blaine, MN), saw Centennial's basketball squad hold off Blaine by a tally of 73-69.

With the victory, Centennial improves its record to 1-1 on the campaign. The Cougars host Stillwater (Stillwater, MN) to confront the Ponies in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 7. The Ponies come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Stillwater lost 76-59 in their recent non-league challenge against Owatonna (Owatonna, MN)

Next up, the Bengals confront the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets (Cambridge, MN) in a AAAA Section 7 challenge, on Friday, December 8. Blaine will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Bluejackets come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 89-70 non-league loss to Buffalo (Buffalo, MN).