High School Sports

Franklin High School was the site May 24 for the varsity Somerset track and field championships. Teams from throughout the region – including Hillsborough, Pingry, Immaculata, North Plainfield and Bernards – competed for bragging rights and advancement in the championship series. Following is a photo gallery highlighting some of the Warriors’ efforts:

A Bernards player gets thrown out at second during the May 19 game against the Warriors. Strong hitting and speedy base running powered the Franklin High School baseball Warriors over the Bernards Mountaineers, 3-2, on May 19. Bernards took a 1-0 lead in the second inning, but the Warriors bounced back in their half of the third inning, plating two …

FHS Unified Track shot putter Joe Wood prepares to launch during the May 18 meet. Joe Wood strode to the throwing circle with a determined look on his face, cradling the 6-pound shot put in his right hand. With his left foot firmly braced against the stop board, Joe brought the silver ball up to level with his right ear, …

FHS pitcher Myles Castillo delivers during the Warriors’ May 13 game against Pingry. The Franklin High School baseball Warriors scored seven runs on five hits on their come-from-ahead victory over Pingry on May 13. Franklin took an early 2-1 lead in the first inning, only to lose it in the next frame when Pingry scored twice. The teams matched runs …

Julia Gabryszewski delivers a pitch during the FHS Warriors May 13 game against Mount St. Mary. Freshman Zoe Ling went 2 for 3 and knocked in Franklin’s only run in the softball Warriors’ 3-1 loss to Mount St. Mary on May 13. Junior Julia Gabryszewski gave up three hits and three runs, only one of them earned, while walking three …

Cameron Snowdon is fouled as he attempts to score during the Warriors’ March 4 game against Immaculata. The Immaculata Spartans probably wish they had just taken the bye in their Skyland Conference Gold Division semifinal game and stayed home March 4. Instead, the Somerville team left their division and came into Franklin High School to match up against the Warriors, …

Kyierah Dempsey-Toney goes in for a layup March 3 in the Lady Warriors’ game against Bridgewater-Raritan. They’re not in the running for a tournament chip, but the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team showed they’re determined to finish the season strong with a 35-27 win over Bridgewater-Raritan on March 3. The lady Warriors took the lead early in the …

Kyierah Dempsey-Toney goes in for the score March 1 in the Lady Warriors’ game against Mt. St. Mary’s. Kyierah Dempsey-Toney and Christina Midgette both scored double-doubles in the Lady Warriors’ losing effort to Mt. St. Mary’s, 51-45, on March 1. The game was the quarter-final of the Blue Division in the Skyland Conference Tournament. a new concoction by the NJSIAA …

Isaiah Cotton goes in for a score during the Warriors game against Watchung Hill on February 27. The Franklin High School Warriors basketball team played hard in their February 27 game against Watching Hills, but sometimes you need a little luck, too. And luck was not on the Warriors’ bench that day, with shots that would have dropped any other …

The seniors on the Franklin High School cheer squad were honored in a ceremony on February 24. The five seniors are Jennifer Ayube, Captain/Base; Juliana Ciccone, Captain/Base; Karalyn Cornell, Captain/Flyer; Declan Gordon, Unified Cheer, and Joe Wood, Unified Cheer. Cheer head coach Lauren Francis told the parents assembled in the FHS gymnasium that because this was a challenging year, the …