North Carolina High School Basketball - Swain County thwarted by Franklin
January 12, 2023: Franklin, NC 28734 The Swain County Maroon Devils basketball team (Bryson City, NC), was toppled 48-36 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Franklin Panthers (Franklin, NC)
The Panthers now possess a 10-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Andrews for a non-league battle on Friday, January 13. Franklin will confront a Wildcats team coming off a 70-35 non-league loss to Hiwassee Dam (Murphy, NC). The Wildcats record now stands at 2-13.
The Maroon Devils (6-9) will now prepare for their battle against Nantahala (Topton, NC). The Hawks come into the 1A Conference 43 - Little battle with a 0-9 record. In their last battle, Nantahala was toppled by Cherokee (Cherokee, NC), 90-10, in a non-league battle.