High School Sports

Lady Warrior Onoseta Ufuah goes up for a shot late in the NJSIAA Sectional opening round against Newark Eastside. The Franklin High School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams each won their first-round state tournament games March 3. The boys defeated Edison 66-60, while the girls romped over Newark Eastside, 65-15. On the boys’ side, senior guard Tracy Brown led his …

Kyierah Dempsey-Toney sinks the second of two foul shots that tied the game at 44 with less than 10 seconds left in regulation. It looked for a while that the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team would exact some revenge February 27 on Watchung Hills, easing the pain of their previous two losses to the team. But, reminiscent of …

Lady Warrior Onoseta Ufuah goes up for two of her nine points in the February 22 game against Morristown. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors didn’t just outscore the Morristown Colonials in their 59-28 win February 22, they out-hustled and out-thought them, too. Whether it was fighting for an offensive rebound, forcing a turnover or finding an open player in …

Junior guard Kyierah Dempsy-Toney takes a shot over a defending Purple Rose in the Lady Warriors’ Feb. 15 regular season finale. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors’ 11-game winning streak was snapped February 15 with a 69-60 loss to St. Rose. Shots just weren’t dropping for the Lady Warriors, who finish the regular season at 16-4. They also had no …

Kennady Schenck is congratulated by her teammates after leaving the game against Gloucester Catholic. The Lady Warriors’ February 13 win over Gloucester Catholic was notable for reasons other than the win: it was the team’s 11th consecutive victory, it was Senior Night and it marked the return of senior Kennady Schenck to the boards. Schenck made her presence known early, …

Freshman Gissell Gamble shoots during the Lady Warriors’ February 8 game against Malcolm X. Shabazz. That one’s gonna leave a mark. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team wasted no time February 8 in showing their dominance over the visiting Malcolm X. Shabazz Bulldogs on their way to their ninth straight win, 91-6. The Lady Warriors defense smothered the …

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors won their eighth consecutive game February 6, defeating the Phillipsburg State Liners 38-29. With the win, Franklin improves to 13-3. The Lady Warriors have won nine of their last 10 games. Halftime featured senior night for the cheerleaders. Their next home game is February 8, against Malcolm X Shabazz at 3 p.m. Here are …

The seniors on the Franklin High School wrestling team were honored February 3 at the annual Senior Night. The ceremony was held prior to the match against Hunterdon Central. One by one, the seniors were called out onto the mat, escorted by parents, family and friends. The seniors on the team include: Kendall CarruthersHenry CondadoJonathan Garcia-MenesesNnamdi JamesMohamed MahmoudRobert MichimaniChristian PonceFrancisco …

Franklin’s Ikenna Eluwa goes strong to the basket in the Warriors’ January 30 game against Watchung Hills. An overpowered Franklin High School Warriors basketball team couldn’t quite get its footing in its 88-41 loss to Watchung Hills on January 30. Watchung, the No. 9-ranked team in the state, dominated teh Warriors from the tip-off. Following are some scenes from the …

Onoseta Ufuah powers through Gil St. Bernard’s defenders during the Lady Warriors’ January 23 game. Three Lady Warriors scored in double-digits January 23 in the team’s 57-41 victory over Gil St. Bernard’s. The game was as close as the score suggests. Franklin had to fight back from several deficits, including digging out of a 6-point hole with less than two …