Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Colonia Patriots (Colonia, NJ) and the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans (Edison, NJ), saw Colonia's basketball squad overcome St. Thomas Aquinas by a tally of 55-45.

With the victory, Colonia improves its record to 19-7 on the campaign. The Patriots host Fort Lee (Fort Lee, NJ) to confront the Bridgemen in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 22. The Bridgemen come into the challenge with a record of 10-14. Fort Lee lost 47-30 in their recent non-league challenge against Ramsey (Ramsey, NJ)

Next up, the Trojans confront the Toms River North Mariners (Toms River, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 19. St. Thomas Aquinas will attempt to improve on its 14-10 season record. The Mariners come into the challenge with a 16-7 record after their 58-47 non-league win over Donovan Catholic (Toms River, NJ).