The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies basketball team scored 55 points and limited the visiting Newark Catholic Green Wave to 35 in the Johnnies league triumph on Friday.

The Johnnies now possess a 9-4 record. They play next when they host London for a non-league game on Sunday, January 19. Johnstown-Monroe will confront a Red Raiders team coming off a 58-39 league win over Bellefontaine (Bellefontaine, OH). The Red Raiders record now stands at 8-3.

With the loss, Newark Catholic falls to 2-9 on the campaign. The Green wave host Licking Valley (Newark, OH) to confront the Panthers in a Licking County - Buckeye game on Tuesday, January 21. The Panthers go into the game with a record of 7-5. Licking Valley won 74-55 in their recent league game against Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, OH)