The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies basketball team scored 54 points and restricted the visiting Lakewood Lancers to 43 in the Johnnies league victory on Wednesday.

The Johnnies now sport a 3-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Licking Heights for a Licking County - Buckeye bout on Saturday, December 16. Johnstown-Monroe will play a Hornets squad coming off a 52-42 league win over Licking Valley (Newark, OH). The Hornets record now stands at 4-0.

Next up, the Lancers play the Licking Valley Panthers (Newark, OH) in a Licking County - Buckeye bout, on Saturday, December 16. Lakewood will attempt to upgrade on its 1-2 season record. The Panthers go into the bout with a 2-2 record after their 52-42 league loss to Licking Heights (Pataskala, OH).