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Lady Warriors Down Bridgewater 35-27 In Skyland Tourney Consolation Game

Lady Warriors Down Bridgewater 35-27 In Skyland Tourney Consolation Game

They’re not in the running for a tournament chip, but the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team showed they’re determined to finish the season strong with a 35-27 win over Bridgewater-Raritan on March 3. The lady Warriors took the lead early in the Skyland Conference Tournament consolation game and held on for just about […]

Lady Warriors Fall To Undefeated Lions, 51-45

Lady Warriors Fall To Undefeated Lions, 51-45

Kyierah Dempsey-Toney and Christina Midgette both scored double-doubles in the Lady Warriors’ losing effort to Mt. St. Mary’s, 51-45, on March 1. The game was the quarter-final of the Blue Division in the Skyland Conference Tournament. a new concoction by the NJSIAA in the Age of COVID. The Lady Warriors got off the blocks quickly, […]

FHS Warriors Basketball Team Falls To Watchung Hills, 52-36

FHS Warriors Basketball Team Falls To Watchung Hills, 52-36

The Franklin High School Warriors basketball team played hard in their February 27 game against Watching Hills, but sometimes you need a little luck, too. And luck was not on the Warriors’ bench that day, with shots that would have dropped any other day circling or bouncing off the rim. In the end, the Warriors […]

FHS Cheer Squad Seniors Honored

FHS Cheer Squad Seniors Honored

The seniors on the Franklin High School cheer squad were honored in a ceremony on February 24. The five seniors are Jennifer Ayube, Captain/Base; Juliana Ciccone, Captain/Base; Karalyn Cornell, Captain/Flyer; Declan Gordon, Unified Cheer, and Joe Wood, Unified Cheer. Cheer head coach Lauren Francis told the parents assembled in the FHS gymnasium that because this […]

Lady Warriors Lose OT Heart Breaker, 44-42

Lady Warriors Lose OT Heart Breaker, 44-42

The Lady Warriors nearly ended the Gil St. Bernard’s unbeaten streak on February 23, but in the end fell just a bit short, losing in overtime, 44-42. With just about 17 seconds left in the game, and the Warriors down 36-34, junior Christina Midgette took the ball down court from Gil territory, drove to the […]

Lady Warrior Basketball Seniors Honored

Lady Warrior Basketball Seniors Honored

The four members of the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team who are seniors were honored in a ceremony before the February 22 game. Fêted were team manager Claire Bochaberi and players Kyierah Dempsey-Toney, Erica Jackson and Morgan Jones. Bochaberi is a member of the National Honor society and Teen Pep. She enjoys traveling, […]

Lady Warriors Fall To St. Thomas Aquinas, 68-53

Lady Warriors Fall To St. Thomas Aquinas, 68-53

Buoyed by a barrage of three-pointers, the St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans handed the Lady Warrior basketball team its second consecutive loss February 21, 68-53. The Lady Warriors had no answer for St. Thomas’ three-point game, with the Trojans scoring nearly half of their points from outside the arc on their way to the victory. The […]

Warriors Fight, But Finally Fall To Rutgers Prep, 67-60

Warriors Fight, But Finally Fall To Rutgers Prep, 67-60

It all came down to the fourth period. The Franklin High School basketball Warriors spent most of the previous three frames fighting back from deficits of as much as 10 points, but some late-game heroics spurred by Anthony Milligan knotted the game at 43 each when the buzzer sounded at the end of the third […]

Lady Warriors Notch Big Come-From-Behind Win Against Hunterdon Central

Lady Warriors Notch Big Come-From-Behind Win Against Hunterdon Central

A three-point, game-tying buzzer beater propelled the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team to a 55-49 come-from-behind overtime victory over Hunterdon Central High School on February 17. The buzzer-beating heroics by senior Erica Jackson tied the game at 43 and capped an almost improbable comeback by the Lady Warriors, who trailed the entire game. […]

FHS Basketball Warriors Defeat Hillsborough For Second Time, 66-41

FHS Basketball Warriors Defeat Hillsborough For Second Time, 66-41

Powered by a stingy defense, the Franklin High School boys’ basketball team handed the Hillsborough Raiders another defeat February 16. The Warriors defeated the Raiders 66-41. If that score sounds a bit familiar, it should; Franklin defeated Hillsborough when the teams first met on January 27 by a score of 66-59. But unlike that late […]