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Franklin North Lincoln

Panthers

Knights

The North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home playoff game against Franklin (NC) by a score of 78-35.

This game is a part of the "2024 NCHSAA Men's Basketball Championships - 3A" tournament.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Franklin	8	5	15	7	35
North Lincoln	28	22	14	14	78

Final score provided by J. Engstrand.

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Game Stats

North Lincoln (23-24)

Franklin

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	35	13	39	33	40
2	Braylen Dezarn (Jr)	0	0	3	0	0
3	Max Mcclure (Jr)	20	8	19	42	53
10	Tyler Koch (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
12	Reed Raby (Sr)	2	1	2	50	50
14	Noah Brannon (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0
20	Lance Parker (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0
23	William Rauers (Fr)	3	0	5	0	0
24	Kaleb Chapman (Sr)	3	1	1	100	150
30	Addix Sutton (So)	0	0	1	0	0
32	Braydon Hervey (Jr)	3	1	2	50	50
34	Jacob Gibson (Sr)	2	1	1	100	100
40	Braxton Deal (Sr)	2	1	1	100	100

North Lincoln

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	78	30	56	54	61
1	Sawyer Cathey (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
2	Caleb Kidd (Jr)	5	2	4	50	63
3	C. Engstrand (Sr)	13	4	9	44	44
4	Ben Heavner (So)	8	3	6	50	58
5	Luke Grooms (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
10	Ty Chandler (Fr)	0	0	2	0	0
12	Malik Bledsoe (Sr)	10	4	4	100	113
20	E. Viverette (Sr)	4	2	2	100	100
21	Zane Suttles (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
22	Eli Sipe (Jr)	2	1	3	33	33
23	T. Lineberger (Sr)	11	5	8	63	69
24	Kellen Karr (Jr)	12	4	6	67	83
25	Ty Sanders (Jr)	13	5	9	56	67

Franklin

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	35	5	19	26	4	6	67	8	20	40
2	Braylen Dezarn (Jr)	0	0	1	0				0	2	0
3	Max Mcclure (Jr)	20	4	11	36				4	8	50
10	Tyler Koch (Jr)	0	0	1	0
12	Reed Raby (Sr)	2							1	2	50
14	Noah Brannon (Jr)	0	0	1	0				0	1	0
20	Lance Parker (Fr)	0							0	1	0
23	William Rauers (Fr)	3	0	3	0	3	4	75	0	2	0
24	Kaleb Chapman (Sr)	3	1	1	100
30	Addix Sutton (So)	0	0	1	0
32	Braydon Hervey (Jr)	3				1	2	50	1	2	50
34	Jacob Gibson (Sr)	2							1	1	100
40	Braxton Deal (Sr)	2							1	1	100

North Lincoln

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	78	8	19	42	10	15	67	22	37	59
1	Sawyer Cathey (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	Caleb Kidd (Jr)	5	1	3	33	0	0	0	1	1	100
3	C. Engstrand (Sr)	13	0	1	0	5	7	71	4	8	50
4	Ben Heavner (So)	8	1	1	100	1	2	50	2	5	40
5	Luke Grooms (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Ty Chandler (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	Malik Bledsoe (Sr)	10	1	1	100	1	1	100	3	3	100
20	E. Viverette (Sr)	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	100
21	Zane Suttles (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	Eli Sipe (Jr)	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
23	T. Lineberger (Sr)	11	1	1	100	0	0	0	4	7	57
24	Kellen Karr (Jr)	12	2	4	50	2	2	100	2	2	100
25	Ty Sanders (Jr)	13	2	5	40	1	1	100	3	4	75

Franklin

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO
	Team Totals	35	3	14	17	6	4	12
2	Braylen Dezarn (Jr)	0				1		3
3	Max Mcclure (Jr)	20		3	3	1	1
10	Tyler Koch (Jr)	0		1	1	1
12	Reed Raby (Sr)	2	1		1	1	1	1
14	Noah Brannon (Jr)	0		2	2		1
23	William Rauers (Fr)	3		4	4			6
24	Kaleb Chapman (Sr)	3
30	Addix Sutton (So)	0		1	1			2
32	Braydon Hervey (Jr)	3	1	1	2	2	1
34	Jacob Gibson (Sr)	2		1	1
40	Braxton Deal (Sr)	2	1	1	2

North Lincoln

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO
	Team Totals	78	12	20	32	20	15	9
1	Sawyer Cathey (Jr)	0	0	2	2	1	0	1
2	Caleb Kidd (Jr)	5	1	1	2	0	1	0
3	C. Engstrand (Sr)	13	2	4	6	3	3	0
4	Ben Heavner (So)	8	1	0	1	1	2	1
5	Luke Grooms (Jr)	0	1	0	1	2	1	0
10	Ty Chandler (Fr)	0	0	0	0	3	2	0
12	Malik Bledsoe (Sr)	10	0	1	1	0	1	0
20	E. Viverette (Sr)	4	1	0	1	0	2	1
21	Zane Suttles (Jr)	0	1	1	2	0	0	1
22	Eli Sipe (Jr)	2	1	2	3	2	0	1
23	T. Lineberger (Sr)	11	2	2	4	2	0	1
24	Kellen Karr (Jr)	12	1	4	5	4	1	3
25	Ty Sanders (Jr)	13	1	3	4	2	2	0

Franklin

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	0.50	0.33
2	Braylen Dezarn (Jr)	0.33
12	Reed Raby (Sr)	1.00	1.00

North Lincoln

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Defl
	Team Totals	2.22	1.67	12
1	Sawyer Cathey (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0
2	Caleb Kidd (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0
3	C. Engstrand (Sr)	3.00	3.00	2
4	Ben Heavner (So)	1.00	2.00	2
5	Luke Grooms (Jr)	2.00	1.00	1
10	Ty Chandler (Fr)	3.00	2.00	1
12	Malik Bledsoe (Sr)	0.00	1.00	0
20	E. Viverette (Sr)	0.00	2.00	0
22	Eli Sipe (Jr)	2.00	0.00	2
23	T. Lineberger (Sr)	2.00	0.00	3
24	Kellen Karr (Jr)	1.33	0.33	1
25	Ty Sanders (Jr)	2.00	2.00	0

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Franklin trounced by North Lincoln

February 27, 2024: Lincolnton, NC 28092

In Tuesday's non-league match, the host North Lincoln Knights basketball team scored a decisive 78-35 triumph over the Franklin Panthers.

In their next game, the Knights meet the Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC) in a non-league match, on Friday, March 1. North Lincoln will attempt to move on its 22-6 season record. The Red Tornadoes enter the match with a 28-0 record after their 89-64 non-league win over West Charlotte (Charlotte, NC).

With the defeat, Franklin moves to 16-10 on the year.

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Franklin 0, North Lincoln 0

Posted @ 5:59p
Game Attendance
Attendance At least 1,000

Posted @ 5:59p
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Game Start
Franklin1st Quarter
Franklin won the tip off.

Posted @ 6:05p
0 - 2

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #23 Tanner Lineberger makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 0, North Lincoln 2

Posted @ 6:05p
3 - 2

Score Alert
Franklin1st Quarter
Franklin - #3 Max Mcclure makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 3, North Lincoln 2

Posted @ 6:07p
3 - 5

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #24 Kellen Karr makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 3, North Lincoln 5

Posted @ 6:07p
3 - 7

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #23 Tanner Lineberger makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 3, North Lincoln 7

Posted @ 6:07p
3 - 10

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #25 Ty Sanders makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 3, North Lincoln 10

Posted @ 6:08p
3 - 12

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #3 Carson Engstrand makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 3, North Lincoln 12

Posted @ 6:10p
3 - 13

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #3 Carson Engstrand makes a Free Throw. Franklin 3, North Lincoln 13

Posted @ 6:10p
3 - 14

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #3 Carson Engstrand makes a Free Throw. Franklin 3, North Lincoln 14

Posted @ 6:11p
3 - 15

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #3 Carson Engstrand makes a Free Throw. Franklin 3, North Lincoln 15

Posted @ 6:11p
6 - 15

Score Alert
Franklin1st Quarter
Franklin - #3 Max Mcclure makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 6, North Lincoln 15

Posted @ 6:11p
6 - 16

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #3 Carson Engstrand makes a Free Throw. Franklin 6, North Lincoln 16

Posted @ 6:12p
6 - 17

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #3 Carson Engstrand makes a Free Throw. Franklin 6, North Lincoln 17

Posted @ 6:13p
6 - 19

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #24 Kellen Karr makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 6, North Lincoln 19

Posted @ 6:14p
6 - 20

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #24 Kellen Karr makes a Free Throw. Franklin 6, North Lincoln 20

Posted @ 6:15p
6 - 21

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #24 Kellen Karr makes a Free Throw. Franklin 6, North Lincoln 21

Posted @ 6:15p
6 - 23

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #25 Ty Sanders makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 6, North Lincoln 23

Posted @ 6:16p
6 - 25

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #2 Caleb Kidd makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 6, North Lincoln 25

Posted @ 6:17p
8 - 25

Score Alert
Franklin1st Quarter
Franklin - #3 Max Mcclure makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 8, North Lincoln 25

Posted @ 6:19p
8 - 28

Score Alert
North Lincoln1st Quarter
North Lincoln - #2 Caleb Kidd makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 8, North Lincoln 28

Posted @ 6:19p
8 - 28

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Franklin 8, North Lincoln 28

Posted @ 6:20p
8 - 31

Score Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter
North Lincoln - #23 Tanner Lineberger makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 8, North Lincoln 31

Posted @ 6:22p
8 - 33

Score Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter
North Lincoln - #25 Ty Sanders makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 8, North Lincoln 33

Posted @ 6:22p
8 - 34

Score Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter
North Lincoln - #25 Ty Sanders makes a Free Throw. Franklin 8, North Lincoln 34

Posted @ 6:23p
8 - 34

Foul Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Foul on North Lincoln - #10 Ty Chandler. Franklin 8, North Lincoln 34

Posted @ 6:23p
9 - 34

Score Alert
Franklin2nd Quarter
Franklin - #23 William Rauers makes a Free Throw. Franklin 9, North Lincoln 34

Posted @ 6:24p
9 - 36

Score Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter
North Lincoln - #3 Carson Engstrand makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 9, North Lincoln 36

Posted @ 6:24p
9 - 38

Score Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter
North Lincoln - #24 Kellen Karr makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 9, North Lincoln 38

Posted @ 6:25p
9 - 38

Foul Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Foul on North Lincoln - #24 Kellen Karr. Franklin 9, North Lincoln 38

Posted @ 6:25p
10 - 38

Score Alert
Franklin2nd Quarter
Franklin - #23 William Rauers makes a Free Throw. Franklin 10, North Lincoln 38

Posted @ 6:25p
11 - 38

Score Alert
Franklin2nd Quarter
Franklin - #23 William Rauers makes a Free Throw. Franklin 11, North Lincoln 38

Posted @ 6:26p
13 - 38

Score Alert
Franklin2nd Quarter
Franklin - #3 Max Mcclure makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 13, North Lincoln 38

Posted @ 6:27p
13 - 38

Foul Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Foul on North Lincoln - #24 Kellen Karr. Franklin 13, North Lincoln 38

Posted @ 6:28p
13 - 40

Score Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter
North Lincoln - #4 Ben Heavner makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 13, North Lincoln 40

Posted @ 6:29p
13 - 42

Score Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter
North Lincoln - #25 Ty Sanders makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 13, North Lincoln 42

Posted @ 6:30p
13 - 42

Foul Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Foul on North Lincoln - #4 Ben Heavner. Franklin 13, North Lincoln 42

Posted @ 6:30p
13 - 42

Timeout Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Timeout North Lincoln. Franklin 13, North Lincoln 42

Posted @ 6:31p
13 - 45

Score Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter
North Lincoln - #4 Ben Heavner makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 13, North Lincoln 45

Posted @ 6:33p
13 - 46

Score Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter
North Lincoln - #4 Ben Heavner makes a Free Throw. Franklin 13, North Lincoln 46

Posted @ 6:33p
13 - 48

Score Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter
North Lincoln - #3 Carson Engstrand makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 13, North Lincoln 48

Posted @ 6:34p
13 - 50

Score Alert
North Lincoln2nd Quarter
North Lincoln - #3 Carson Engstrand makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 13, North Lincoln 50

Posted @ 6:34p
13 - 50

Halftime
Halftime
Franklin 13, North Lincoln 50

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Posted @ 6:36p
13 - 50

Start of 3rd Quarter
Franklin3rd Quarter
Franklin's ball.

Posted @ 6:46p
13 - 52

Score Alert
North Lincoln3rd Quarter
North Lincoln - #23 Tanner Lineberger makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 13, North Lincoln 52

Posted @ 6:46p
15 - 52

Score Alert
Franklin3rd Quarter
Franklin - #3 Max Mcclure makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 15, North Lincoln 52

Posted @ 6:47p
15 - 55

Score Alert
North Lincoln3rd Quarter
North Lincoln - #24 Kellen Karr makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 15, North Lincoln 55

Posted @ 6:47p
18 - 55

Score Alert
Franklin3rd Quarter
Franklin - #3 Max Mcclure makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 18, North Lincoln 55

Posted @ 6:47p
18 - 55

Foul Alert
North Lincoln3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Foul on North Lincoln - #23 Tanner Lineberger. Franklin 18, North Lincoln 55

Posted @ 6:47p
21 - 55

Score Alert
Franklin3rd Quarter
Franklin - #3 Max Mcclure makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 21, North Lincoln 55

Posted @ 6:48p
21 - 57

Score Alert
North Lincoln3rd Quarter
North Lincoln - #4 Ben Heavner makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 21, North Lincoln 57

Posted @ 6:49p
21 - 57

Foul Alert
North Lincoln3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Foul on North Lincoln - #23 Tanner Lineberger. Franklin 21, North Lincoln 57

Posted @ 6:49p
22 - 57

Score Alert
Franklin3rd Quarter
Franklin - #32 Braydon Hervey makes a Free Throw. Franklin 22, North Lincoln 57

Posted @ 6:50p
22 - 59

Score Alert
North Lincoln3rd Quarter
North Lincoln - #23 Tanner Lineberger makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 22, North Lincoln 59

Posted @ 6:50p
24 - 59

Score Alert
Franklin3rd Quarter
Franklin - #3 Max Mcclure makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 24, North Lincoln 59

Posted @ 6:51p
24 - 62

Score Alert
North Lincoln3rd Quarter
North Lincoln - #25 Ty Sanders makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 24, North Lincoln 62

Posted @ 6:51p
24 - 64

Score Alert
North Lincoln3rd Quarter
North Lincoln - #20 Emerson Viverette makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 24, North Lincoln 64

Posted @ 6:53p
26 - 64

Score Alert
Franklin3rd Quarter
Franklin - #12 Reed Raby makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 26, North Lincoln 64

Posted @ 6:54p
28 - 64

Score Alert
Franklin3rd Quarter
Franklin - #32 Braydon Hervey makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 28, North Lincoln 64

Posted @ 6:54p
28 - 64

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Franklin 28, North Lincoln 64

Posted @ 6:58p
28 - 66

Score Alert
North Lincoln4th Quarter
North Lincoln - #22 Eli Sipe makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 28, North Lincoln 66

Posted @ 6:58p
30 - 66

Score Alert
Franklin4th Quarter
Franklin - #32 Braydon Hervey makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 30, North Lincoln 66

Posted @ 6:58p
30 - 68

Score Alert
North Lincoln4th Quarter
North Lincoln - #12 Malik Bledsoe makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 30, North Lincoln 68

Posted @ 7p
30 - 70

Score Alert
North Lincoln4th Quarter
North Lincoln - #12 Malik Bledsoe makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 30, North Lincoln 70

Posted @ 7p
30 - 72

Score Alert
North Lincoln4th Quarter
North Lincoln - #20 Emerson Viverette makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 30, North Lincoln 72

Posted @ 7:01p
30 - 75

Score Alert
North Lincoln4th Quarter
North Lincoln - #12 Malik Bledsoe makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 30, North Lincoln 75

Posted @ 7:03p
33 - 75

Score Alert
Franklin4th Quarter
Franklin - #1 makes a 3pt Field Goal. Franklin 33, North Lincoln 75

Posted @ 7:03p
35 - 75

Score Alert
Franklin4th Quarter
Franklin - #34 Jacob Gibson makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 35, North Lincoln 75

Posted @ 7:04p
35 - 77

Score Alert
North Lincoln4th Quarter
North Lincoln - #12 Malik Bledsoe makes a 2pt Field Goal. Franklin 35, North Lincoln 77

Posted @ 7:05p
35 - 78

Score Alert
North Lincoln4th Quarter
North Lincoln - #12 Malik Bledsoe makes a Free Throw. Franklin 35, North Lincoln 78

Posted @ 7:05p
35 - 78

End of Game
Final
Franklin 35, North Lincoln 78

Posted @ 7:05p

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Rankings & Records

Franklin (23-24)

NC	Class
266	31

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
16-10	8-5	9-3	6-5	1-2	.615	.615	1,672	1,602

North Lincoln (23-24)

NC	Class
89	10

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
22-7	12-4	12-1	7-6	3-0	.759	.750	2,246	1,866

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Franklin	13.7	15.3	17.0	17.3	7.0	-	64.3
North Lincoln	19.9	20.2	19.5	17.8	6.0	8.0	77.4

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Team Stat Comparison

Franklin		North Lincoln
64.2	Points Per Game	77.5
29.5	Rebounds Per Game	33.9
9.9	Assists Per Game	21.3
8.7	Steals Per Game	9.8
0.8	Blocks Per Game	1.8

Team Leaders

Franklin		North Lincoln	National Avg.
#3 Max Mcclure22.9	Points Per Game	#24 Kellen Karr17.3	4.9
#3 Max Mcclure8.3	Rebounds Per Game	#24 Kellen Karr9.4	2.6
#23 William Rauers2.0	Assists Per Game	#24 Kellen Karr5.9	1.0
#23 William Rauers2.4	Steals Per Game	#24 Kellen Karr2.7	0.8
#34 Jacob Gibson0.5	Blocks Per Game	#24 Kellen Karr0.8	0.3

Record Breakdown

Franklin (23-24)		North Lincoln (23-24)
16-10	Overall	22-7
8-6	League	13-4
6-2	Non-League	5-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
9-3	Home	12-1
6-5	Away	7-6
1-2	Neutral	3-0
0-1	Playoff	1-1
12-9	In-State	22-7
4-1	Out-of-State	0-0