POSTED: Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 11:50pm
UPDATED: Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 12:10am
Franklin's basketball season came to an end on Wednesday night with a 61-54 defeat to North Crowley in the Regional Quarterfinals. Emilliano Padilla paced the Cougars with 23 points. Franklin led North Crowley, which is ranked 3rd in the 5-A standings, by two at the half but was unable to hold the lead.