The Cherryville Ironmen basketball squad (Cherryville, NC), was crushed 78-53 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Gryphons (Mooresboro, NC)

With the victory, Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy advances its record to 12-4 on the year. The Gryphons host Bessemer City (Bessemer City, NC) to meet the Yellow Jackets in a 1A/2A Southern Piedmont battle on Tuesday, January 28. The Yellow Jackets enter the battle with a record of 10-7. Bessemer City lost 68-58 in their recent league battle against Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC)

The Ironmen now own a 1-16 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Shelby for a 1A/2A Southern Piedmont battle on Tuesday, January 28. Cherryville will meet a Golden Lions squad coming off a 90-64 league loss to Burns (Lawndale, NC). The Golden Lions record now stands at 9-7.