The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies nipped the visiting Granville Blue Aces basketball squad by a final score of 44-41 in Wednesday's league outing.

Next, the Johnnies clash with the Newark Catholic Green Wave (Newark, OH) in a Licking County - Cardinal outing, on Friday, February 14. Johnstown-Monroe will attempt to upgrade on its 15-6 season record. The Green Wave enter the outing with a 5-15 record after their 62-60 league loss to Utica (Utica, OH).

The Blue Aces (14-6) will now prepare for their outing against Zanesville (Zanesville, OH). The Blue Devils enter the Licking County - Buckeye outing with a 8-13 record. In their last outing, Zanesville was nipped by Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, OH), 39-37, in a league outing.