High School Sports

They had to overcome some tenacious defense to do it, but the Franklin High School Lady Warriors defeated Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School March 6 to regain the title of NJSIAA Group IV, Section II champions. Sophmore Diamond Miller led all scorers in the Warriors 78-56 win with 23 points, nine of them from the three-point zone. Keona Schenck scored 18 …

Franklin High School football coach Anthony Racciopi has resigned his position to take a coaching job at another school. Racciopi, who is also a track coach, will become the quarterback coach for The Hun School’s football program in Princeton, Warriors athletic director Ken Margolin confirmed. Margolin said that Racciopi will continue to be a physical education teacher and rack coach …

There must be something in the Miller family’s genes engineered to make them deadly from downtown on a basketball court. Reminiscent of her older sister, Diamond Miller conducted a clinic from the 3-point zone March 3 as the Franklin High School Lady Warriors cruised past the Westfield Blue Devils, 67-46, in the Group IV, Section II, semi-finals at the high …

It was all about the defense. The March 1 quarter final Section II, Group IV basketball game pitting the Franklin High School Warriors against the North Hunterdon Lions was a textbook lesson in how an explosive offense is generated by tight defense. After posting a shaky second quarter following a dominant opening frame, the Lady Warriors focused on defense and …

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors dominated the Dickinson Rams Feb 27 in a 70-52 win in the first round of the NJSIAA sectional tournament. The Warriors next play North Hunterdon High School on March 1, after their victory over Franklin arch-rival Piscataway. The game began slowly, but the Warriors soon got down to business in the first quarter, ending …

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team struggled for most of the game in their Somerset County Tournament semi-final game loss Feb. 18 to Gil St. Bernards. Gill won the game handily, 69-55, and will now face top-seeded Rutgers Prep in the finals at FHS. After a slow start by both teams, Franklin seemed to be getting its groove, …

Two Franklin High School wrestlers took home trophies in the Somerset County wrestling tournament at Hillsborough High School. Seniors Devan Sirota and Chase Smith placed above their seeded positions in the tournament, which was held Jan. 14. Sirota, who wrestled at 138 lbs., was seeded 6th and placed third after beating the fifth seed and second seed, said Dan Dicolo, …

When Chris Anderson starts college next September at Lock Haven University, he won’t be a stranger to the area. Anderson said he visited the central Pennsylvania region where the college is located many times growing up. And starting next fall, the 6’3″ offensive lineman will play football for the Bald Eagles. Anderson, a four-year veteran of the Franklin High School …

With about 11 seconds left in the game, it looked as though the FHS boys basketball squad might pull off a comeback win against arch rival Piscataway at Franklin High School Jan. 28 at the high school. But a down court foul, some sharp foul shooting and an insurance basket by the Superchiefs in that time frame secured Piscataway the …

The Rutgers Prep Argonauts had something to prove to the Franklin Lady Warriors, and prove it they did on Jan. 17, with a 69-56 victory in their home gym. The Lady Warriors beat Rutgers Prep in their first match-up, but the Argonauts had gone undefeated since then. Rutgers Prep, the defending Non-Public B state champions, jumped out to a quick …