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)