High School Sports

Senior Onoseta Ufuah scores two of her game-leading 17 points January 21 during the Lady Warriors’ win against Hunterdon Central. Onoseta Ufuah led the Lady Warriors to a definitive 48-20 win over Hunterdon Central on January 21, in a game that saw Hunterdon restricted to single-digits every quarter. A senior, Ufuah led all scorers with 17 points, including a three-pointer. …

Although they kept the game close for three quarters, a final frame explosion by Watchung Hills sealed the fate January 14 for the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team. Watching Hills outscored Franklin 21-9 in that last quarter, icing their 64-54 win. Franklin got off to a promising start, leading by as much as eight points early in the …

Lady Warrior Onoseta Ufuah goes up for two points during the January 7 game against Bridgewater-Raritan. Senior Keona Schenck led all scorers with 20 points to help the Franklin High School Lady Warriors defeat Bridgewater-Raritan and end the team’s two-game losing skid on January 7. The Lady Warriors were in control for the majority of the game, breaking an 8-8 …

Joshua Kuroda-Grauer gave the FHS Warriors their first lead of the December 23 game against Colonia with this drive and layup. The Franklin High School Warriors’ basketball team suffered a hard-fought loss December 23 to the Colonia Patriots, 63-54. Trailing for the majority of the game, the Warriors were able to stretch out a few 3- and 4-point leads, but …

Kyleral Dempsy-Toney goes up for a layup in the 4th Quarter of the Lady Warriors’ Dec. 21 game against Haddonfield. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors wasted no time in setting the stage in their December 21 win over the Haddonfield Bulldogs. Less than two minutes into the game, Franklin jumped out to a 4-0 lead – thanks to two …

Senior Edward Turay, No. 4, prepares to take the first of his two free-throws that would give the Warriors a four-point lead with less than 30 seconds to play in the game. Anthony Milligan scored 15 of his game-leading 21 points from downtown as the Franklin High School Warriors defeated the Hunterdon Central Red Devils 65-59 in their season opener. …

For most of the game, it looked like the Franklin High School football Warriors were going to generate some homecoming magic on Oct. 25. After jumping to a 15-0 lead in the first quarter in their contest against undefeated Old Bridge, the Warriors managed to hold a lead of varying size through three quarters of the game. Franklin held a …

The Franklin High School girls’ soccer team celebrated Senior Night Oct. 18 with a 3-0 victory over Paterson East Side. Two of the three Warriors’ goals came in the first half with the third registered in the second half when the East Side goalie could not control a ball hit right at her. Here are some scenes from the night:

The Franklin High School boys soccer team fell to Gil St. Bernard’s Oct. 17, 3-0. All of Gil’s goals were scored in the second half, with the second and third coming within three minutes of each other. The team next plays J.P. Stevens on Oct. 22 at home. Here are some scenes from the game:

The Franklin High School field hockey and boys soccer teams were among those playing at home on Oct. 15. Both teams lost their games; the field hockey team fell 5-0 to Bernards, while the boys’ soccer team lost a close one, 1-0, to North Hunterdon. The day was Pink Day for the field hockey team. The playing field was striped …