FRANKLIN—For Saturday’s Franklin-Southampton High School alumni basketball game, local greats like James Holemon, who scored 1,403 points as a Franklin player, former NFL player Greg Scott and Hampden Sydney College assistant basketball coach Larry Blunt will hit the hardwood.

Holemon expects a competitive game, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at FHS. Admission is $4. Children under 7 get in free.

At 6 p.m., there will be a three-point contest open to all ages. Participation will cost $2 and the first 10 to sign up will be eligible, said organizer and FHS Track Coach Lakenneth Kindred.

Proceeds benefit the Broncos’ track teams.

Holemon, a 2000 Franklin graduate who teaches business administration for his alma mater, expects a good game.

“The rivalry is still intense,” he said. “I know the game should be good.”

Scott, a 1998 graduate of SHS, remembers playing against Holemon.

“I think that was always the biggest game on the schedule,” Scott said. “It was always a good game.”

Scott, who also played football for the Indians, spent four years in the NFL and is now the chief executive officer of Cover 3 Football in Franklin.

“It’s a great event and something we need to do more of,” he said of the alumni game.

Kindred said the game will include four six-minute quarters, which is similar to the format of a junior varsity game.

“I don’t want anybody to pass out,” Kindred said.

Ronnie Adams, a 1976 Franklin graduate, also will participate.

“That’s always going to be a rivalry,” he said, noting that older graduates still talk about it when the teams face off.

The halftime entertainment will include half-court shots with attempts costing $1 each. There also will be a 50/50 raffle.