High School Sports

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors field hockey team dominated Kononia Academy Oct. 4, winning 2-0. The Lady Warriors kept most of the game on Kononia’s side of the field, taking 12 shots on goal. With the win, the Lady Warriors improve to 4-9 on the season. Here are some scenes from the game:

FHS Warrior Tahj Hyman crosses the end zone after catching a bill tipped by a Hunterdon Central defended in the Oct. 4 game. A strong defense and some timely big runs powered the Franklin High School Warrior football team over Hunterdon Central, 35-14. The Warriors picked up their first win of the season with its biggest scoring game. The Hunterdon …

The Franklin High School boys’ soccer team battled to a tie while the Warrior football team fell in Sept. 27 contests. The 2-8-1 boys’ soccer team couldn’t hold onto a 1-0 lead in their game against Watchung Hills Regional High School. Later that day, a forced endzone fumble and 105-yard touchdown run by Warrior Jelani Devonish-Wynter gave Franklin an early, …

The Franklin High School boys’ soccer team fell to the Hillsborough Raiders 3-0 on Sept. 25. Hillsborough scored two goals in the first half and their third in the second half. With the loss, the Warriors fall to 2-7 overall and 2-4 in the Skyland Conference. Here are some scenes from the game:

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors were blanked, 3-0, by the Watchung Hill Regional High School squad on Sept. 20. Franklin threatened a number of times during the game, but were stifled by Watchung’s defense. The Lady Warriors’ next scheduled game is Sept. 25 at Hillsborough High School. Following are some scenes from the game:

The Franklin High School Warriors girls’ soccer team fell 3-1 to Pingry Sept. 18 at home. Pingry dominated on offense for the majority of the game, while its defense continually stifled Franklin’s efforts to move the ball up-field. The Warriors fall to 4-2 on the season with the loss. Their next game is Sept. 20 at home against Watchung Hills …

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors field hockey team could not keep up with an aggressive Mt. Saint Mary’s squad on Sept. 17, falling 4-1. The Mount struck first, but the goal was answered later in the first half by Franklin’s Lekha Gowda, with an assist by Cynthia Do. The game stayed knotted at 1 until about midway through the …

The Lady Warriors soccer team notched a win Sept. 16, blanking South Brunswick 2-0. A first-half goal by Anabel Makutonin and a second-half goal by Jasmine Jackson sealed the game for Franklin. Gaining assists on the goals were Gabrielle Davis and Madison Straub. The Lady Warriors’ next scheduled game is Sept. 18, against Pingry, at home. Following are some scenes …

Sophmore Tahj Hyman works around a Phillipsburg defender in the Warriors’ home opener Sept. 13. The Franklin High School football Warriors lost their home opener Sept. 13, 42-7, but they did draw some blood from their opponent in the process. The touchdown scored by senior Donnele McQuilla represented the first points scored against the Phillipsburg Stateliners after the Liners had …

FHS Lady Warrior Tiana Joy Jackson, far right, has accepted a scholarship to play basketball at the University of Illinois – Chicago. Pictured is her family, from left, sister Jasmine, father Walter, sister Chloe and mother, Catina. In the end, it came down to a water balloon fight. Tiana Joy Jackson, part of two Franklin High School Lady Warrior state …