North Carolina High School Basketball - Franklin thwarts Smoky Mountain
February 4, 2025: Franklin, NC 28734
The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Franklin Panthers (Franklin, NC) and the visiting Smoky Mountain Mustangs (Sylva, NC), observed Franklin's basketball team knock off Smoky Mountain by a score of 59-50.
The Panthers (12-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Swain County (Bryson City, NC). The Maroon Devils come into the non-league challenge with a 4-12 record. In their last challenge, Swain County was knocked off by Cherokee (Cherokee, NC), 112-23, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the North Henderson Knights (Hendersonville, NC) in a 3A Mountain 7 challenge, on Thursday, February 6. Smoky Mountain will attempt to improve on its 6-15 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 2-20 record after their 62-25 league loss to East Henderson (East Flat Rock, NC).