North Carolina High School Basketball - Franklin can't hold off Smoky Mountain
December 18, 2012: Franklin, NC 28734 The Franklin Panthers basketball team (Franklin, NC), was nudged 69-66 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Smoky Mountain Mustangs (Sylva, NC)
The Mustangs now sport a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to East Henderson for a 3A/2A WNC battle on Friday, January 4.
The Panthers (5-2) will now prepare for their battle against Highlands (Highlands, NC). The Highlanders come into the non-league battle with a 7-2 record. In their last battle, Highlands edged Nantahala (Topton, NC), 67-37, in a league battle.