The Johnston Dragons (Johnston, IA) basketball toppled the visiting Dowling Catholic Maroons (West Des Moines, IA), 49-41 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Dragons now possess a 6-0 record. They play next when they travel to Urbandale for a Central Iowa Metro - Central bout on Friday, December 20. Johnston will play a J-Hawks team coming off a 52-39 non-league loss to Valley (Elgin, IA). The J-Hawks record now stands at 1-7.

With the loss, Dowling Catholic falls to 4-2 on the campaign. The Maroons host Waukee (Waukee, IA) to play the Warriors in a Central Iowa Metro - Central bout on Friday, December 20. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 4-4. Waukee lost 54-39 in their recent non-league bout against Northwest (Waukee, IA)