New Jersey High School Basketball - Union Catholic edged by Johnson
February 7, 2006: Clark, NJ 07066 The Johnson Crusaders (Clark, NJ) basketball edged the visiting Union Catholic Vikings (Scotch Plains, NJ), 65-58 in Tuesday's league game.
The Crusaders now own a 12-8 record. They play next when they host North Plainfield for a Mountain Valley- Mountain game on Friday, February 10. Johnson will meet a Canucks team coming off a 63-53 non-league loss to New Providence (New Providence, NJ). The Canucks record now stands at 0-18.
With the loss, Union Catholic falls to 8-10 on the season. The Vikings host North Warren Regional (Blairstown, NJ) to meet the Patriots in a non-league game on Thursday, February 9. The Patriots enter the game with a record of 3-13. North Warren Regional lost 87-81 in their recent non-league game against Wallkill Valley (Hamburg, NJ)