Draughn Men’s Basketball

04/15/2026

Young ladies, this one’s for YOU!! 👀🔥
Boys, don’t worry — we haven’t forgotten about you… we’ve got something big in the works. Stay tuned! 💪

This summer come join us at Draughn High School for our 2026 Lady Wildcat Basketball Camp!
⛹️‍♀️ Any rising 2nd-8th grade females
🗓️ July 13th-15th
⏰ 6:30-8:30pm
💵 $40 pre-registration fee or $50 at the door
(payment due at sign-in)
Skill development, 1on1 with coaches and players, guest speakers, camp t-shirt, awards, and more!
Scan the QR code or follow this link to sign up:
https://forms.gle/zNoMHLCoS31AR2cy5
We can’t wait to see you there! 🤩

03/15/2026

Huge shout out to Cayden L. and Titus D. for their All-County Team honors!

In each of its first two years of existence, The Paper’s All-Burke County high school basketball team was headlined by one boys player and one girls player.

02/26/2026

2ND ROUND!
📍Polk County High School
⏰ Tipoff at 6:30pm
Business trip! Meet us in Polk County to cheer on the Wildcats in the 2nd round of playoffs!

02/25/2026

Winter sport banquet!

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02/20/2026

Let’s Go Ladies!!

CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 🏆
📍East Burke High School
🆚 Hibriten
⏰ Tip off 6:30pm
Head right down the road to Icard and pack the gym to cheer on your Lady Wildcats in the conference tournament finals!

02/17/2026

🏀 Conference Tournament – First Round 🏀

For the second day in a row, the Cats are back on the road! 🚌

We’ll travel to Lower Creek to take on the Hibriten Panthers in the 2026 Western Piedmont 3A/4A Conference Basketball Tournament first round.

It’s win-or-go-home time — come pack the gym and support your Wildcats!

02/16/2026

Final game of the regular season! 🏀

The Wildcats hit the road to Hibriten High School to face the Panthers in Lenoir. This is a full slate of games with JV girls tipping off at 4:00 PM and all other games to follow.

Let’s pack the gym and support your Wildcats one more time in the regular season!

02/14/2026

Shoutout to our JV Men’s Wildcats on picking up their first win of the 2025–2026 season!

The Cats battled on the road and came away with a gritty 42-39 victory at East Burke High School!

Way to compete and finish! 💪

02/13/2026

The Cats are back in action for their fourth game in four days as they face off with in-county, in-conference rival East Burke High Cavaliers 🏀🔥

It’s a full slate of games with JV girls tipping off at 4:00 PM, and all other games to follow.

Make the quick 8-mile trip to iCard Middle School and let’s pack the gym to support these Wildcats!

02/12/2026

The Wildcats are back in action for the THIRD time this week as we hit the road to face the Patton Panthers in an in-conference, in-county showdown! 🔥

It’s a full slate of games with JV Girls tipping off at 4:00 PM and all other games to follow. Let’s pack the gym and show up loud for your Cats!