High School Sports

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 …

Lady Warrior Kyierah Dempsey-Toney shoots between two Gil St. Bernard’s defenders during the February 23 game. The Lady Warriors nearly ended the Gil St. Bernard’s unbeaten streak on February 23, but in the end fell just a bit short, losing in overtime, 44-42. With just about 17 seconds left in the game, and the Warriors down 36-34, junior Christina Midgette …

Lady Warrior Morgan Jones was one of four members of the girls basketball team honored at the February 22 Senior Night. The four members of the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team who are seniors were honored in a ceremony before the February 22 game. Fêted were team manager Claire Bochaberi and players Kyierah Dempsey-Toney, Erica Jackson and Morgan …