The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies (Johnstown, OH) and the visiting Whitehall-Yearling Rams (Whitehall, OH), observed Johnstown-Monroe's basketball team edge Whitehall-Yearling by a score of 49-43.

The Johnnies (5-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, OH). The Warriors come into the Licking County - Buckeye challenge with a 4-5 record. In their last challenge, Watkins Memorial was tipped by Dublin Scioto (Dublin, OH), 37-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rams encounter the Bexley Lions (Columbus, OH) in a Central Buckeye League challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Whitehall-Yearling will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record.