North Carolina High School Basketball - NCSSM: Durham sneaks past Franklin Academy
February 6, 2026: Wake Forest, NC 27587 The NCSSM: Durham Unicorns (Durham, NC) basketball edged the host Franklin Academy Patriots (Wake Forest, NC), 65-59 in Friday's league bout.
The Unicorns now possess a 14-4 record. They play next when they travel to Raleigh Charter for a Diamond Nine 1A/2A/3A test on Saturday, February 7. NCSSM: Durham will encounter a Phoenix squad coming off a 67-53 league loss to East Wake Academy (Zebulon, NC). The Phoenix record now stands at 0-13.
The Patriots (17-7) will now prepare for their test against East Wake Academy (Zebulon, NC). The Eagles come into the Diamond Nine 1A/2A/3A test with a 10-7 record. In their last test, East Wake Academy held off Raleigh Charter (Raleigh, NC), 67-53, in a league test.