High School Sports

The Franklin High School Football Warriors showed some early spark in their game against the Ridge Red Devils, but couldn’t keep it going as they fell, 31-7. The lone offensive highlight of the game for the Warriors came in the form of Shekuna Kamara’s 60-yard dash into the end zone with about 11:45 left in the first half. A successful …

The Franklin High School football Warriors fell to the Linden Tigers 42-7 Sept. 28 at home. The lone scoring highlight for the Warriors was a 69-yard touchdown run by Isiah Solomon in the first quarter, which put Franklin up at the time, 7-6. Here are some scenes from the game:  

Nine Franklin High School scholar athletes were recognized May 2 at the FHS Warriors National Signing Day ceremony. Two of the athletes – Briesedy Balderas and Ahjure Barnes-Williams, teammates on the FHS women’s track and field team – received athletic scholarships to play for their college teams. The remaining seven signed letters of commitment to play for their chosen schools. …

On paper, things happened the way conventional wisdom would dictate: the top-ranked team beat the No. 4 team in a state championship game. But in the minds of the Warrior Nation faithful who trekked to Trenton on March 18 to cheer on their team, what was on paper didn’t matter, because they knew what was in the hearts of the …

TOMS RIVER – Diamond Miller had one thought on her mind as she and her Lady Warrior teammates took the court for overtime in their Tournament of Champions quarter-final game against St. Rose of Belmar: “We got this.” The confidence was not unwarranted. Miller and her fellow Lady Warriors had, during the preceding 32 minutes of playing time, erased St. …

TOMS RIVER – For the second time in a week on March 14, the Franklin High School basketball Lady Warriors found themselves in the position of wanting to forget about a game that they won. Reminiscent of their March 6 sectional championship game against Watchung Hills Regional, Franklin came out on the good side of a 56-45 score against Old …

TOMS RIVER – In a game that was pretty much over halfway through the first quarter, the Franklin High School Lady Warriors reclaimed the state Group IV title March 11 with a statement-making 70-30 win over the Mariners of Toms River High School North. Franklin’s Diamond Miller led all scorers with 27 points. The junior guard also contributed eight rebounds …

Franklin High School girls basketball standout Diamond Miller has made a non-binding commitment to play for the University of Maryland. The decision was made March 10, following a visit to the Miller home by the Terrapins’ head coach Brenda Frese and her staff. “We are extremely happy with her choice of Maryland,” said Dreana Miller, Diamond’s mother. Miller had whittled …

Powered by double-digit scoring performances by four players, the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team March 9 outplayed the West Orange Mountaineers to advance to the NJSIAA North Group IV finals. Franklin, which already has county and sectional titles under their belts, won comfortably by a score of 74-54. Whatever afflicted the team in their last game, a hard-won …

WARREN – The Franklin High School Lady Warriors clinched their second consecutive state sectional title March 6, but it certainly didn’t come easily. When asked what they felt was the biggest contributor to their 71-60 win over Watchung Hills Regional High School, players and coach Audrey Taylor had the same answer: “They made some mistakes in the first half, made …