High School Sports

The Bridgewater-Raritan High School Panthers scored on their first possession in the Oct. 20 game against the Warriors, and never looked back. By the time it was over, three Warriors left the gridiron injured, and the Panthers secured a 35-7 victory. The Panthers built a 14-0 lead in the second quarter when Franklin scored on a 30-yard pass from Daley …

A little luck and some tough late-game defense led to the second win of the season Oct. 13 for the Franklin High School Warrior football team, who beat a tough Union High School 14-13. The game boiled down to about the last 1:46, after Franklin’s Dalen Merricks scampered into the end zone from the 2 yard line to give the …

The Franklin High School football Warriors put up a good fight for three quarters of their Sept. 22 game against Westfield High School, but could not overcome the damage done by several costly penalties. The Westfield Blue Devils extended their unbeaten streak to 28 games in the 23-7 win over Franklin, a score that doesn’t do justice to the Warriors’ …

The Franklin High School football Warriors exacted a bit of revenge Sept. 15 in their 42-12 blowout win over the Montgomery High School Cougars. Franklin lost a 13-point lead in a controversial, 1-point loss to the Cougars last year in Montgomery, and it was apparent early on that the Warriors were intent on not letting that happen again. Franklin struck …

We caught up with Franklin High School varsity football head coach John Paczkowski and district Athletic Director Ken Margolin Aug. 25, and live-streamed a quick interview with them: https://www.facebook.com/franklinreporter/videos/1261657440612632/  

The Franklin High School boys track team’s championship season was capped off Aug. 8 with the awarding to team members of their championship rings. The event was held in the FHS cafeteria, and attended by team members, their families, coaches and district officials. Team head coach Dashawn Gourdine had nothing but praise for his athletes. “This season was one of …

Lady Warrior Diamond Miller and her U16 US National Womens Basketball teammates captured gold in Buenos Aires June 11, with a dominant 91-46 win over Canada in the FIBA U16 Womens Americas Championship. Miller had her best game of the five-day tournament, scoring 10 points – including a 3-pointer at the 1st Quarter’s buzzer – four rebounds and two steals. …

Franklin High School’s Diamond Miller had her best game of the FIBA U16 Womens Americas Championship June 10, scoring 8 points in the US’s 98-42 victory over Argentina. The win propels the undefeated US National Team into the gold medal round against Canada on June 11. In addition to the 8 points, Miller grabbed four offensive rebounds, three defensive rebounds, …

Diamond Miller said she got a little surprise during the first preliminary game of the FIBA U16 Women’s Americas Championship in Argentina. The Franklin High School standout is playing on the U.S. National Women’s U16 team in the tournament. The U.S. handily defeated Colombia in that round on June 7, 91-33. “International basketball is definitely different than high school basketball,” …

Diamond Miller was named the FHS Lady Warriors basketball team’s Most Valuable Player for the 2016-17 season. The accolade was just the latest for the sophomore standout, who helped her team win the first state Tournament of Champions championship in program history. Miller is currently training in Colorado Springs, Col. as a member of the U16 USA National Team. The …