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The Franklin (TX) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Columbus (TX) by a score of 36-31.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Columbus----36
Franklin----31
Final score provided by M. Albers.
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Columbus sneaks past Franklin

November 20, 2025: Columbus, TX 78934

The Columbus Cardinals (Columbus, TX) basketball edged the visiting Franklin Lions (Franklin, TX), 36-31 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 3-1 record. They play next when they travel to Anderson-Shiro for a non-league bout on Thursday, November 20. Columbus will play a Fighting Owls team coming off a 57-34 non-league loss to Lufkin (Lufkin, TX). The Fighting Owls record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Franklin falls to 4-1 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Royal (Brookshire, TX) to play the Falcons in a non-league bout on Friday, November 21. The Falcons go into the bout with a record of 0-2. Royal lost 54-25 in their recent non-league bout against La Marque (La Marque, TX)

Columbus vs Franklin Basketball Game Info

Thu., Nov. 20, 2025 @ 12p
Annual Hilltop Hoopfest - Anderson-Shiro
The Franklin (TX) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Columbus (TX) by a score of 36-31.

Rankings & Records

Columbus (25-26)

TXSectionState Div.
3386443
OverallHomeAwayNeutralWin %PFPA
15-53-11-011-4.750917759

Franklin (25-26)

TXSectionState Div.
3115833
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
14-61-03-14-17-4.7001.000951743

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Columbus
12.08.510.512.045.9
Franklin
11.512.013.510.547.6

Record Breakdown

Columbus (25-26)

Franklin (25-26)

15-5
Overall
14-6
0-0
League
1-0
4-1
Non-League
4-1
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
6-1
Common Opponent
3-1
3-1
Home
3-1
1-0
Away
4-1
11-4
Neutral
7-4
0-0
Playoff
0-0
15-5
In-State
13-6
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0