The Escalon Cougars (Escalon, CA) basketball crushed the visiting Johansen Vikings (Modesto, CA), 62-39 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 5-6 record. They play next when they host Heritage for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Escalon will play a Patriots team coming off a 68-31 non-league win over Oakdale (Oakdale, CA). The Patriots record now stands at 6-3.

With the loss, Johansen falls to 1-3 on the campaign. The Vikings host Hilmar (Hilmar, CA) to confront the Yellowjackets in a non-league game on Friday, January 3. The Yellowjackets go into the game with a record of 3-3. Hilmar won 63-56 in their recent non-league game against Patterson (Patterson, CA)