Lady Warrior Tiana Joy Jackson Accepts Scholarship To Play Basketball At UIC
In the end, it came down to a water balloon fight. Tiana Joy Jackson, part of two Franklin High School Lady Warrior state Tournament of Champions championship basketball teams, was actually struggling late in the summer with the decision of whether she wanted to take advantage of an opportunity to play college basketball. Jackson, a […]
Diamond Miller Prepares To Join U19 USA National Women’s Basketball Team
Former Lady Warrior Diamond Miller will have another chance to show her stuff on the world stage while representing the United States this summer when she joins the U19 USA National Women’s Basketball Team. Miller, who did not make the team during tryouts in May, was nonetheless asked to join it on June 26, after […]
Lady Warriors Receive Their Championship Rings
The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team received the final memento of its historic 2018-19 campaign on June 10: the championship rings. Holding an intimate dinner for team members, coaches and family at the Chimney Rock Inn, the girls celebrated each other one more time. The rings – cast in silver and studded with […]
Lady Warrior Basketball Team Honored By State Assembly For Historic Season
The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team on May 23 was honored by the state Assembly for the second time in the last three years. Led by state Assemblymen Joe Danielsen, the Assembly unanimously passed a resolution honoring the Lady Warriors for their historic undefeated season, culminating in their win in the Tournament of […]
‘Lady Warrior Day’ In Words And Pictures
May 2 was “Lady Warrior Day” in the school district, in honor of the historic state championship won by the Franklin High School girls’ basketball team, and what a day it was. Highlighting the celebration was a “Tour of Champions” of the district’s seven elementary schools and a special dinner to honor the team’s historic […]
‘Lady Warriors Day’ To Feature Elementary School Tour, ‘Dinner Of Champions’
May 2 is Lady Warriors Day in the township to celebrate the Franklin High School Lady Warriors’ basketball team’s perfect 34-0 championship season. The day will be highlighted by a tour by the team of the township’s seven elementary schools, and a “Dinner of Champions” later that evening. By finishing the season 34-0, the Lady […]
Township Council Honors FHS Lady Warriors Basketball Team For Perfect, Championship Season
The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team’s victory tour continued April 9 with a commendation by the Township Council. The Lady Warriors posted an historic season, going 34-0 – the best single-season record in state basketball history – and winning the state Tournament of Champions for the second time in three years. According to […]
Photos & Video: Lady Warriors Basketball Team Celebrated For Perfect State Championship Season
Fans of the Franklin High School Lady Warriors’ basketball team got another chance to celebrate their historic 2018-19 championship season on March 29. The players and their coaches showed up at Franklin High School for a two-hour party, signing autographs to team pictures – and whatever else fans produced – giving and receiving awards and […]
CHAMPIONS! Lady Warriors Cap Historic, Undefeated Season With TOC Championship
PISCATAWAY – Finally, the emotions came. They greeted their wins on the basketball court in the Somerset County championship, the state sectional championship and the state group championship with low-key congratulations, an acknowledgement that there was something more they wanted. “This is great, but we have more work to do,” was their common refrain. But […]
Lady Warriors Remain Perfect, Clinch Berth In Third Straight TOC Final With 55-50 Win Over St. Rose
TOMS RIVER – If you needed just two words to describe the Franklin High School Lady Warriors’ 55-50 win over St. Rose March 14, they would be “tenacity” and “clutch.” The Lady Warriors exhibited both in their thrilling win at RWJ Barnabus Health Arena, a victory that kept them perfect for the season at 33-0 […]
