Elementary School Sports

PROUD COACHES – Franklin Middle School girls’ basketball team head coach Tiana Jackson, right, and assistant coach Kennady Schenck with the championship trophy the team won on February 13. The new coaching staff for the Franklin Middle School girl’s basketball team did not enter their premiere year thinking championship, but that’s just what happened on February 13. The team, led …

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 …