The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies (Johnstown, OH) basketball nipped the visiting Utica Redskins (Utica, OH), 45-42 in Saturday's league test.

The Johnnies (13-6) will now prepare for their test against Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, OH). The Warriors go into the Licking County - Buckeye test with a 11-9 record. In their last test, Watkins Memorial got by Bishop Hartley (Columbus, OH), 43-31, in a non-league test.

The Redskins now own a 7-12 record. They play next when they travel to Licking Heights for a Licking County - Buckeye test on Wednesday, February 7. Utica will encounter a Hornets squad coming off a 61-40 league loss to Granville (Granville, OH). The Hornets record now stands at 7-11.