High School Sports

Franklin’s Jasmine Jackson (No. 2) led off for the girls in the 4×400 relay May 31 during the NJSIAA Group Championships. May 31 and June 1 were big days for Franklin High School track and field: the boys’ team narrowly won the Group IV state championship, while a number of athletes from the boys’ and girls’ teams qualified for the …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen speaks about the FHS Lady Warriors basketball team on the floor of the Assembly Chamber. The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team on May 23 was honored by the state Assembly for the second time in the last three years. Led by state Assemblymen Joe Danielsen, the Assembly unanimously passed a resolution honoring the Lady …

May 2 was “Lady Warrior Day” in the school district, in honor of the historic state championship won by the Franklin High School girls’ basketball team, and what a day it was. Highlighting the celebration was a “Tour of Champions” of the district’s seven elementary schools and a special dinner to honor the team’s historic 34-0 season. The day began …

Franklin High School pitcher Avery Myers fanned four and walked two while giving up four hits and two runs in the Warriors’ 13-2 rout of Irvington on April 29. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer slammed a home run and scored three runs in the five-inning game. Dylan Millman and Taj Muhammad each scored two runs, while Lenin Cruz, Ryan Hanna, Myers, Daneesh Nadeem, …

A seven-run fourth inning powered the Franklin High School Warriors baseball team to a 16-1 win over Manville High School April 22 in the opening day of the Somerset County Tournament. Nearly every Warrior had a say in the win, which featured an inside-the-park two-run homer in the home third inning and a total of 10 stolen bases. Earlier in …

Ten more Franklin High School athletes signed their Letters of Intent to play for various colleges and universities on April 17. The ceremony was held in the FHS library Pictured are, seated, left to right: Zania May (Rider, Track and Field); Brooke Sachau(William Paterson, Women’s Soccer); Jordan Davis (Immaculate University, Men’s Soccer); AJ Gordon (Moravian College, Baseball). Standing, left to …

A three-run third inning powered the Franklin High School Warriors baseball team to a 6-4 win over a pesky Hunterdon North. When the dust settled at the end of the inning, Franklin held what should have been a comfortable 5-1 lead. Hunterdon got on the scoreboard first, plating a run in the first inning, but Franklin evened the score in …

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 …