The Highland Tech Rams basketball squad (Gastonia, NC), was crushed 62-11 in Friday's league battle with the host Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Gryphons (Mooresboro, NC)

With the victory, Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy advances its record to 6-3 on the year. The Gryphons travel to Burns (Lawndale, NC) to meet the Bulldogs in a 1A/2A Southern Piedmont battle on Wednesday, January 8. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 9-4. Burns won 75-25 in their recent league battle against Cherryville (Cherryville, NC)

The Rams now own a 5-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Langtree Charter Academy for a non-league battle on Wednesday, January 8.