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CELEBRATION – Senior Grey Grealish and Junior Juston White celebrate Grealish’s goal September 10 in a game against Delaware Valley. The Franklin High School Warriors soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to three on September 10 with a 3-2 double-overtime win over Delaware Valley Regional High School. Senior Grey Grealish led the Warriors to victory, scoring the team’s first goal and …

‘SCUSE ME WHILE I SKY – Franklin goalie Joel Garces jumps for a block during the Warriors’ season opener against Voorhees on September 5. Franklin High School Senior Ike Eluwa took a first-period feed from Junior Daniel Ordonez and booted it past Voorhees goalie Jake Korfin for the only goal needed in the Warriors’ 1-0 season-opening win on September 5. …

It wasn’t looking good for the Franklin High School football Warriors with less than six minutes left in their season-opener game against Trenton Central on August 30. The Warriors were down 22-20, having trailed by as much as 10 points during the game. With about 5:50 left in the game, Junior Dubem Kawah was handed the ball at midfield, found …

AWARD-WINNING COACH – Caylia Wallace, coach of the FHS Dance Team, talks about the team at a recent gathering. It’s only their second season as a team, but the Franklin High School Dance Team has qualified to compete in the Universal Dance Association Nationals in Orlando, Fla, early next year. The 20-member strong team, led by FHS alumna Caylia Wallace, …

FHS WARRIORS – Some of the athletes who took part in the June 10 Sports Fest, sponsored by the Franklin High School Athletic Booster Club, pose for a group shot in the bleachers. The Franklin High School Athletics Booster Club celebrated all Warriors June 10 with a festival in Warrior Stadium. The day had been in the works for a …

HISTORIC GAME – Sophomore Kayla Duncan goes for some of her 88 passing yards May 28 during the flag football Big Central Tournament championship game. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors’ flag football championship game May 28 could have been called the Kayla Duncan show: The sophomore threw for 88 yards, scored the tying touchdown and then scored what turned …

Junior Mike Schiermeyer and Sophomore Stanley Madera went 3-for-3 May 20 in the Franklin High School baseball team’s 6-3 defeat of Hillsborough High School. Franklin took an early 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning, then added another in the 3rd. Hillsborough got on the board in the 3rd inning, plating one run. Franklin answered in its half of the 3rd …

SQUARING UP – Senior Sophia Ziegler squares up for a bunt attempt during the Lady Warriors May 20 game against Mt. St. Mary. A pair of runs in the bottom of the 4th inning broke a 1-1 tie and proved to be the winners in Franklin High School softball’s 3-1 victory May 20 over Mr. St. Mary. Mt. St. Mary …

A PROUD MOM – Eli’Sha Brown gets a peck from his mother during the May 13 Commitment and Signing Day ceremony at Franklin High School. Eleven Franklin High School athletes on May 13 made public their commitments to continue their educations and athletic careers at a variety of colleges and universities. The athletes, their families, coaches, and friends gathered in …

WARMING UP – Senior Warren Bell gets in some pregame throws before the Warriors’ Somerset County Tournament game against crosstown rival Rutgers Prep. An eighth-inning run cemented an upset victory for No. 13 Rutgers Prep over No. 5 Franklin High School in the second round of the Somerset County Tournament on May 13. The two teams played five innings of …