Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Elk County Catholic holds off Johnsonburg
January 26, 2018: St. Marys, PA 15857 Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Elk County Catholic Crusaders (St. Marys, PA) and the visiting Johnsonburg Rams (Johnsonburg, PA), saw Elk County Catholic's basketball squad hold off Johnsonburg by a tally of 43-36.
With the victory, Elk County Catholic improves its record to 17-2 on the campaign. The Crusaders host Punxsutawney (Punxsutawney, PA) to confront the Chucks in a District 9 challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Chucks come into the challenge with a record of 5-9. Punxsutawney lost 58-54 in their recent league challenge against DuBois (DuBois, PA)
Next up, the Rams confront the DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals (DuBois, PA) in a Allegheny Mountain - Northern challenge, on Wednesday, January 31. Johnsonburg will attempt to improve on its 9-4 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 5-10 record after their 60-31 league loss to Ridgway (Ridgway, PA).