The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Johansen Vikings (Modesto, CA) and the visiting Ceres Bulldogs (Ceres, CA), observed Johansen's basketball team edge Ceres by a score of 71-64.

The Vikings (16-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Pacheco (Los Banos, CA). The Panthers come into the Western Athletic Conference challenge with a 5-11 record. In their last challenge, Pacheco was tipped by Central Valley (Ceres, CA), 58-53, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Lathrop Spartans (Lathrop, CA) in a Western Athletic Conference challenge, on Monday, February 3. Ceres will attempt to improve on its 8-15 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 9-14 record after their 47-44 league loss to Grace Davis (Modesto, CA).