Wednesday's high school basketball: Franklin County boys edge Bassett in season opener
The Franklin County boys overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and topped Bassett 60-56 in their season opener Wednesday.
Tucker Harvey scored a team-high 16 points for the Eagles (1-0), while Javeraih Holland and Kendall Mattox tallied 14 points apiece.
Isiah Perkins earned a game-high 19 points for the Bengals (0-1), while Salvador Coca Lobo added 14 points.
William Fleming 55, Albemarle 16
Three players finished in double figures as the Colonels throttled the Patriots in Roanoke.
Amari Worsham scored a game-high 14 points for William Fleming (2-0) and added five steals, while Signae Houston tallied 10 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks and Zakyah King added 10 points and six steals. The Colonels finished with 21 steals as a team.
Franklin County 47, Floyd County 41
Taylor Lester led the way with 15 points as the Eagles picked up a narrow victory over the Buffaloes in Rocky Mount.
Alahna Preston added 13 points for Franklin County (1-1) and Kaniah Copeland chipped in nine.
Hidden Valley 47, Tunstall 29
The Titans outscored the Trojans 19-4 in the second quarter en route to their second straight win to open the season in Roanoke.
Avery Tanis notched 18 points for Hidden Valley (2-0), along with nine steals and six assists, while Laylo Furkatova added 12 points and Nadia Guerrero chipped in 10 points. Audrey Pearson pulled down 13 rebounds.
Rural Retreat 56, Grayson County 10
Annabelle Fiscus poured in 22 points as the Indians rolled past the Blue Devils in their season opener in Independence.
Talyn Moore added eight points for Rural Retreat (1-0).
Blacksburg 52, Auburn 21
The Bruins moved to 2-0 on the season with a win over the Eagles in Riner.
Riley Price led Blacksburg (2-0) with 14 points, while Kaylin Brawley added eight points, seven steals and four assists.
Franklin County 60, Bassett 56
John Battle 62, Rural Retreat 44
Marion 54, Thomas Walker 27
Parry McCluer 50, James River 15
Roanoke Catholic 68, The Covenant School 49
Franklin County 47, Floyd County 41
Hidden Valley 47, Tunstall 29
Rural Retreat 56, Grayson County 10
Staunton River 48, Cave Spring 29
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