High School Sports

May 2 is Lady Warriors Day in the township to celebrate the Franklin High School Lady Warriors’ basketball team’s perfect 34-0 championship season. The day will be highlighted by a tour by the team of the township’s seven elementary schools, and a “Dinner of Champions” later that evening. By finishing the season 34-0, the Lady Warriors were not only crowned …

The Lady Warriors softball team threatened early, but could not pull the trigger and eventually fell to Watchung Hills Regional High School, 16-1 on April 16. Franklin loaded the bases with two outs in the second inning, but could only bring one across the plate before being retired. A 10-run fourth inning by Watchung sealed the Lady Warriors’ fate. Julia …

A late-inning rally fell short for the Franklin High School Warriors baseball team, as the squad fell 3-2 to Immaculata on April 9. Warriors pitcher Danish Nadeem pitched well enough to win with five strikeouts, no walks and one earned run. But five defensive errors led to two of Immaculata’s three runs. Nadeem got out of a major jam relatively …

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team’s victory tour continued April 9 with a commendation by the Township Council. The Lady Warriors posted an historic season, going 34-0 – the best single-season record in state basketball history –  and winning the state Tournament of Champions for the second time in three years. According to the commendation, the team “is …

Defending Group IV champion Montgomery exploded for 13 runs in the second inning to best the Franklin High School Lady Warriors softball team 16-0 April 8. Gabrielle Ciccone garnered the Lady Warriors’ only hit, a double in the second inning. That’s Ciccone’s third double of the season out of her nine total hits. The Lady Warriors’ starting pitcher, Julia Gabryszewski, gave …

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors softball team was overwhelmed April 4 by Hunterdon Central, which exploded for 26 runs on 23 hits in a 26-2 victory in four innings. Gabrielle Ciccone went two-for-two with a double, and Nala McMullen and Brooke Sachau went one-for-two in the Warriors’ effort. The Lady Warriors did a fair amount of running on Hunterdon …

The Franklin High School Warriors baseball team fell to Ridge High School in its home opener April 2, dropping a 7-0 decision. The Warriors left 10 runners on base in an outing that saw them out-slug Ridge 8-7. Although they had plenty of base runners, the Warriors just could not get that timely hit. Warrior starting pitcher AJ Gordon went …

Fans of the Franklin High School Lady Warriors’ basketball team got another chance to celebrate their historic 2018-19 championship season on March 29. The players and their coaches showed up at Franklin High School for a two-hour party, signing autographs to team pictures – and whatever else fans produced – giving and receiving awards and performing the victory rap they …

PISCATAWAY – Finally, the emotions came. They greeted their wins on the basketball court in the Somerset County championship, the state sectional championship and the state group championship with low-key congratulations, an acknowledgement that there was something more they wanted. “This is great, but we have more work to do,” was their common refrain. But then, just seconds away from …

TOMS RIVER – If you needed just two words to describe the Franklin High School Lady Warriors’ 55-50 win over St. Rose March 14, they would be “tenacity” and “clutch.” The Lady Warriors exhibited both in their thrilling win at RWJ Barnabus Health Arena, a victory that kept them perfect for the season at 33-0 and set up what should …