Basketball Game Preview: Williams Bulldogs vs. Graham Red Devils + How To Watch

By Team Reports Dec 18, 2025, 12:25pm

Basketball Preview: Williams Bulldogs vs. Graham Red Devils

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the NC High School Athletic Assn. (NCHSAA) & Graham High School. Watch Full Replay

Williams has gone a perfect 10-0 against Graham recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. Williams knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Graham likes a good challenge.

While Williams didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 66-26 win over Cummings. The 66-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Bubba Sims

Points

12/16/25 vs Cummings25
12/12/25 vs Northeast Guilford20
12/10/25 @ Southeast Guilford24
12/04/25 @ Northern Durham19
12/02/25 vs Providence Grove27
12/01/25 vs Cedar Ridge26

Williams' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Bubba Sims, who almost dropped a double-double with 25 points and nine boards, and Colby Elliott, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and ten rebounds. Sims' big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. Another player making a difference was Christian Booth, who posted six points.

Meanwhile, Graham had to suffer through a 76-47 loss at the hands of Western Alamance. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Devils in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost seven in a row.

Williams' victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Graham, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.

Everything came up roses for Williams against Graham in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 64-33 win. In that game, the Bulldogs amassed a halftime lead of 33-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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