High School Sports

It didn’t look good for the Lady Warriors basketball squad at the end of the third period in their February 5 game against Neptune. Trailing 37-31, Franklin had lost two of the first three periods, with the biggest margin, 14-9, coming in that third frame. But the final frame was all Franklin, with the Lady Warriors taking a 45-44 lead …

As is fitting for Senior Night, all five Warrior basketball seniors started in their February 5 game against North Plainfield, and all five made contributions to the Warriors’ lopsided victory. The Warriors kept the Canucks in single digits in all four quarters on the way to a 64-28 victory. After winning the first three quarter 15-9, 16-8 and 12-7, respectively, …

February 5 was Senior Appreciation Days for the Franklin High School Boys’ and Girls’ basketball teams. A total of six seniors were honored before their respective games. On the girls’ side, it was Christina Midgette who received the honor. Midgette is the final remaining player from the Lady Warriors’ historic 34-0 2018-2019 campaign that netted the team its second NJSIAA …

The Franklin High School Warriors basketball squad started their February 3 game against Montgomery pretty much evenly matched, going basket-for basket through the first quarter. It wasn’t until about halfway through the second frame that Montgomery’s five caught fire, leading to their eventual 64-55 win. Franklin was down one point – 15-14 – after the first quarter, but went into …

The Franklin High School basketball Warriors could not make up for a rough third period as they went down to defeat in their January 31 game against the Linden Tigers. The two teams were pretty evenly matched during the first half, with Linden edging out the Warriors 12-10 in the first frame and 15-12 in the second, going into the …

Christina Midgette goes up for a shot January 27 during the Lady Warriors’ game against Gil St. Bernards’. A last-second hook shot from just inside the paint put the Gil St. Bernards’ Knights over the Lady Warriors, 35-33, on January 27. The upset win snapped a six-game winning streak for the Lady Warriors, and puts Gil and Franklin in a …

The Board of Education is poised to name Blair Wilson as the new Franklin High School head football coach. (File photo.) The Board of Education is poised to name Blair Wilson as the new Franklin High School head football coach, ending months of speculation about who will be given the top spot at the ailing football program. The Board’s personnel …

Franklin High School grapplers recorded four pins in the Warriors’ 39-33 loss to Bridgewater-Raritan on January 12. Three of the seven matches won by the Warriors were decided by points. Franklin lost two matches by forfeit. Abraham Barahona-Ordonez (190), Marvin Noyola (285), Johan Aguilar (120), and Justin Vargas (138) won their matches by pins. Brett Pallay (175) won his match …

Sophomore Elisha Brown goes up for a basket during the Warriors’ January 11 game against Gil St. Bernard’s. A dozen Franklin High School basketball Warriors scored in their January 11 game against Gil St. Bernard’s, which is the good news. The bad news is that none of them broke single digits, while four Knights did so in the Knights’ 95-57 …

The Franklin High School boys’ basketball team made a late-game push January 6 in their contest against Hunterdon Central, but came up short, 68-66. The Red Devils controlled most of the game, despite blowing a 9-point lead early. But Franklin did not go down easily, fighting back at various points during the night. Franklin took off to a quick lead …