The Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers bounced the host Johnston Speedboys basketball squad by a final score of 69-19 in Monday's non-league outing.

Next, the Panthers face the Ontonagon Gladiators (Ontonagon, MI) in a Copper Mountain outing, on Thursday, December 19. Ewen-Trout Creek will attempt to upgrade on its 5-0 season record. The Gladiators enter the outing with a 2-1 record after their 65-16 league win over Watersmeet (Watersmeet, MI).

The Speedboys (0-3) will now prepare for their outing against North Dickinson (Felch, MI). The Nordics enter the non-league outing with a 2-2 record. In their last outing, North Dickinson was overwhelmed by Carney-Nadeau (Carney, MI), 54-34, in a non-league outing.