North Carolina High School Basketball - Franklin trounces Smoky Mountain
January 31, 2023: Franklin, NC 28734 The Franklin Panthers (Franklin, NC) basketball crushed the visiting Smoky Mountain Mustangs (Sylva, NC), 71-49 in Tuesday's league test.
The Panthers (19-3) will now prepare for their test against West Henderson (Hendersonville, NC). The Falcons go into the 3A Conference 54 test with a 15-7 record. In their last test, West Henderson was trounced by Hendersonville (Hendersonville, NC), 70-61, in a non-league test.
The Mustangs now own a 7-14 record. They play next when they host Tuscola for a 3A Conference 54 test on Friday, February 3. Smoky Mountain will encounter a Mountaineers squad coming off a 95-63 league loss to Pisgah (Canton, NC). The Mountaineers record now stands at 2-20.