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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 Alivia Stewart led the Lady …

DOUBLE-TEAMED – Aliva Stewart looks for an opening during the Lady Warriors’ SCT game against Bernards on February 10. 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, …

HIGH SCORER – Iyanna Cotten during the Lady Warriors’ basketball game against Hillsborough. 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 …

It was Senior Night January 6 for the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team. Those honored were: Iyanna Cotten Morgan Lewis Olivia Lewis Tiffany Pecorella London Sutton Leilani Mettle Here are some scenes from the event:

DRAWING A BEAD – Lady Warrior Iyanna Cotten prepares to collect one of her three points from the foul line during Franklin’s January 11 game against Gil St. Bernard’s. 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 …

WARRIOR ON THE MOVE – Sophomore Kayla Duncan brings the ball up-court during the Lady Warriors’ December 19 game against Ranney. 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 …

HUG FROM MOM – Iyanna Cotten receives a hug from her mother, Ty-Wanna, after signing commitment letter for St. Peter’s while dad Derek looks on. 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 …

HEY COACH! – Darryl Robinson was named the Head Coach of the Franklin High School girls’ basketball team at the May 25 Board of Education meeting. 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 …

HISTORY MAKING – Audrey Taylor reacts during the 2019 NJSIAA Tournament of Champions championship game at the Rutgers Athletic Center. (File photo.) 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 …

SHINING STAR – Diamond Miller, seen here during the 2019 Tournament of Champions championship game, was the overall No. 2 pick in the April 10 WNBA draft. 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 …