The Johnston Speedboys basketball team scored 45 points and limited the visiting Wakefield Cardinals to 37 in the Speedboys league triumph on Thursday.

The Speedboys now possess a 1-3 record. They play next when they travel to Hurley for a non-league game on Friday, January 3. Johnston will confront a Northstars team coming off a 60-44 non-league win over Johnston (Bessemer, MI). The Northstars record now stands at 5-2.

With the loss, Wakefield falls to 1-2 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Chassell (Chassell, MI) to confront the Panthers in a non-league game on Monday, January 6. The Panthers go into the game with a record of 2-5. Chassell lost 75-46 in their recent non-league game against Wright (Ironwood, MI)