North Carolina High School Basketball - Franklin can't hold off Tuscola
January 9, 2020: Waynesville, NC 28786 The Tuscola Mountaineers basketball team scored 83 points and restricted the visiting Franklin Panthers to 76 in the Mountaineers non-league victory on Thursday.
The Mountaineers now sport a 7-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host T.C. Roberson for a Western Mountain Athletic 3A contest on Friday, January 10. Tuscola will battle a Rams team coming off a 82-41 non-league win over Charles D. Owen (Black Mountain, NC). The Rams record now stands at 7-5.
The Panthers (10-3) will now prepare for their contest against Brevard (Brevard, NC). The Blue Devils come into the Mountain Six 2A contest with a 5-6 record. In their last contest, Brevard edged Rosman (Rosman, NC), 61-47, in a non-league contest.