FHS Sports: Boys’, Girls’ Basketball Teams Win First Round NJSIAA Sectional Games
The Franklin High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams won back-to-back NJSIAA Section II, Group IV tournament opening games February 21. In the first game, the Lady Warriors defeated the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 58-48. In that game, Senior Tiffany Pecorella recorded her 100th 3-point shot. In the later game, the Warriors defeated Westfield 68-43. Freshman […]
FHS Sports Gallery: Lady Warriors Advance In Somerset County Tourney
The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team wasted no time February 10 in showing Bernards High School what they were in for during the Somerset County Tournament’s second-round game, won by Franklin 67-35. The Lady Warriors dominated from the get-go, posting 21 points in the first quarter while holding Bernards to four. The dominance […]
FHS Sports: Lady Warriors Stun Hillsborough, Avenge Earlier Loss, 61-57
Iyanna Cotten scored 19 points – going 7-for-7 from the foul line – to lead the Lady Warriors to a 61-56 victory over Hillsborough High School on February 6. The victory may have been sweeter because it came on the night that Cotten and her five fellow seniors – Morgan Lewis, Olivia Lewis, Tiffany Pecorella, […]
Lady Warriors Basketball Seniors Honored
It was Senior Night January 6 for the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team. Those honored were: Here are some scenes from the event:
FHS Sports: Lady Warriors Basketball Falls To Gil St. Bernard’s, 68-42
The Franklin High School girls’ basketball team’s difficult season continued January 11, when the Lady Warriors fell to Gil St. Bernard’s 68-42. Gill controlled the game from the start, building a 21-9 lead at the end of the first quarter. The onslaught continued in the second frame, during which Gil scored 15 points while holding […]
FHS Sports: Lady Warriors Basketball Dominates For First Season Win
The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team on December 19 gave their rookie coach an early Christmas gift: his first win. After enduring two lopsided losses to start the season, the Lady Warriors dominated Ranney School’s Panthers throughout the game for a 53-35 win. And nothing could have made new head coach Darryl Robinson […]
FHS Sports: Iyanna Cotten Signs Commitment Letter To Play Basketball At D1 St. Peter’s U
It’s official: Iyanna “YaYa” Cotten will play basketball for the St. Peter’s University Peacocks in Jersey City next year. Cotten signed her commitment letter to the NCAA Division 1 university November 8 at Franklin High School in front of a large contingent of family, friends and fellow players. “It means a lot to me,” Cotten […]
New FHS Boys’, Girls’ Basketball Coaches Named By School Board
Two Warriors were confirmed by the Board of Education May 25 to take the helms of the Franklin High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams. The Board approved the hiring of Darryl Robinson as head coach of the girls’ team, and Kashiff Foster as head coach of the boys’ team. The teams were left without […]
Franklin High School Basketball Head Coaches Resign, Search Is On For Replacements
Franklin High School’s boys’ and girls’ basketball programs took hits recently with the resignations of both of their head coaches. Girls’ head coach Audrey Taylor, who gained national recognition during the historic 2018-19 season, and boys’ head coach Tony Mento, who returned to his Alma Mater to revive a struggling program, both submitted their resignations […]
Franklin’s Diamond Miller Is No. 2 WNBA Draft Pick
Franklin’s Diamond Miller capped her amateur basketball career April 10 by becoming the overall second pick in the 2023 WNBA draft. Miller, a 6-3 guard who was a standout at the University of Maryland, was chosen by the Minnesota Lynx. Miller led the 28-7 Terrapins to a berth in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight this […]
