North Carolina High School Basketball - Franklin trounces Swain County
January 12, 2023: Franklin, NC 28734 The Franklin Panthers (Franklin, NC) basketball crushed the visiting Swain County Maroon Devils (Bryson City, NC), 78-51 in Thursday's non-league test.
The Panthers (14-2) will now prepare for their test against East Henderson (East Flat Rock, NC). The Eagles go into the 3A Conference 54 test with a 8-10 record. In their last test, East Henderson walloped Smoky Mountain (Sylva, NC), 50-45, in a league test.
The Maroon Devils now own a 6-9 record. They play next when they host Nantahala for a non-league test on Friday, January 13. Swain County will encounter a Hawks squad coming off a 82-33 non-league loss to Cherokee (Cherokee, NC). The Hawks record now stands at 2-8.