The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Ceres Bulldogs (Ceres, CA) and the visiting Johansen Vikings (Modesto, CA), observed Ceres's basketball team edge Johansen by a score of 44-42.

The Bulldogs (9-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Lathrop (Lathrop, CA). The Spartans come into the challenge with a 13-5 record. In their last challenge, Lathrop edged Grace Davis (Modesto, CA), 61-30, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings encounter the Pacheco Panthers (Los Banos, CA) in a challenge, on Monday, February 3. Johansen will attempt to improve on its 2-12 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 16-4 record after their 43-25 league win over Central Valley (Ceres, CA).