North Carolina High School Basketball - Oxford Preparatory overwhelmed by Franklin Academy
January 15, 2019: Oxford, NC 27565 The Oxford Preparatory Griffins basketball team (Oxford, NC), was routed 53-12 in Tuesday's league contest with the visiting Franklin Academy Patriots (Wake Forest, NC)
The Patriots now sport a 5-12 record. They put it on the line next when they host Falls Lake Academy for a North Central 1A contest on Friday, January 18. Franklin Academy will meet a Firebirds team coming off a 54-50 league win over Roxboro Community (Roxboro, NC). The Firebirds record now stands at 9-8.
The Griffins (0-17) will now prepare for their contest against Henderson Collegiate (Henderson, NC). The Pride enter the North Central 1A contest with a 7-5 record. In their last contest, Henderson Collegiate was routed by Lincoln Charter (Denver, NC), 54-41, in a non-league contest.