The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the Heath Bulldogs (Heath, OH) and the host Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies (Johnstown, OH), observed Heath's basketball team edge Johnstown-Monroe by a margin of 37-34.

The Bulldogs (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Lakewood (Hebron, OH). The Lancers come into the Licking County - Cardinal challenge with a 0-5 record. In their last challenge, Lakewood was tipped by Jackson (Jackson, OH), 53-24, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Johnnies battle the Licking Valley Panthers (Newark, OH) in a Licking County - Buckeye challenge, on Wednesday, December 18. Johnstown-Monroe will attempt to better on its 1-2 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 50-48 league win over Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, OH).