Elementary School Sports

Franklin Middle School’s TyJhir Williams runs for a touchdown Nov. 6 during the BCC Middle School Championship game at Franklin High School. The Franklin Middle School football Warriors ended their undefeated season with a bang on Nov. 6, taking the BCC conference Middle School Championship with a dominant 42-14 win over Plainfield. The win, before a boisterous crowd at Franklin …

Although they kept it neck-and-neck in the first half, the Franklin Middle School boys’ basketball team ran out of steam in the second half, falling to JP Case Middle School of Flemington 58-44. Case jumped out to a fast 4-0 lead after the tip-off, but Franklin quickly ties the game. From there, and for most of the first two quarters, …

After scoring 16 unanswered points in the first quarter, the Franklin Middle School boys’ basketball team coasted to a 38-27 win over Branchburg Central Middle School on Jan. 24. Franklin increased that lead to 31-5 at the half. But the team was only able to score 7 points in the second half, while Branchburg netted 22 – many of which …

The Franklin Middle School girls’ basketball team had to fight for it Jan. 23, but ended up with a win over William Annin Middle School of Bernards, 47-40. The Franklin girls were down by two points at the half, but grabbed the lead with a 12-2 run in the third quarter and never looked back. Coach Nicole Monfasani said the …