Nebraska High School Basketball - Franklin nips Lawrence-Nelson
December 8, 2017: Franklin, NE 68939 Franklin Flyers (Franklin, NE) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Lawrence-Nelson Raiders (Nelson, NE), 32-26 in a league bout.
With the win, Franklin upgrades its record to 3-0 on the season. The Flyers travel to Deshler (Deshler, NE) to play the Dragons in a D1 District 2 bout on Friday, December 15. The Dragons go into the bout with a record of 2-2. Deshler won 47-26 in their recent non-league bout against Southern (Wymore, NE)
Next up, the Raiders play the Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles (Bruning, NE) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, December 9. Lawrence-Nelson will attempt to upgrade on its 1-2 season record. The Eagles go into the bout with a 3-0 record after their 62-23 league win over Dorchester (Dorchester, NE).
Fourth Quarter
Home JV scorebook keeper marked Hallie and Allison as playing in the third quarter of the JV game which they did not, we played with 5 Freshmen to win 20-19. Scoring off of the Technical foul and gaining momentum the remainder of the game.