Lady Warriors 2019

FHS Lady Warrior Tiana Joy Jackson, far right, has accepted a scholarship to play basketball at the University of Illinois – Chicago. Pictured is her family, from left, sister Jasmine, father Walter, sister Chloe and mother, Catina. In the end, it came down to a water balloon fight. Tiana Joy Jackson, part of two Franklin High School Lady Warrior state …

Diamond Miller will once again represent the United States in an international women’s basketball tournament. (File photo.) 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 …

Franklin High School Lady Warriors display their championship rings on June 10. 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 …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen speaks about the FHS Lady Warriors basketball team on the floor of the Assembly Chamber. 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 …

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 34-0 season. The day began …

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 Warriors were not only crowned …

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 the commendation, the team “is …

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 performing the victory rap they …

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 then, just seconds away from …

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 and set up what should …