High School

Under the watchful eyes of his mother, father and grandfather, Franklin High School football defensive tackle Brandon Harrison signed his Letter of Intent to attend Pace University in New York City. The first person in his family to attend college on a sports scholarship, Harrison said the day “feels great.” “It’s pretty exciting knowing where I’m going to go for …

Update: The event raised $1,310 for Support Arms and $100 and 1o pounds of food for the Franklin Food Bank. A second event is being planned for Jan. 28, 2017. Original Story: They’re still counting the receipts, but organizers of the first “Hoops for Troops” high school basketball fundraiser have declared the event a success. The brainchild of Franklin High …

Eight boys’ basketball teams from around the region – including the Franklin High School Warriors – will converge at FHS Jan. 30 for a tournament to raise money for U.S.veterans. Conceived by FHS boys’ basketball coach Corey Floyd, the “Hoops for Troops Basketball Classic” also includes teams from Gill St. Bernards, Bedford Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., Rutgers Prep, Somerville, St. …

Submitted by Terrence J. Ladd, Rutgers Prep Director of Marketing and Communications. The Rutgers Prep girls’ basketball team continued its so-far-undefeated season Jan. 14 with a 69-21 victory over Hillsborough High School, earning coach Mary Klinger her 500th win. Many Rutgers Prep (and coach Klinger) fans showed up in anticipation of the event, and as the seconds ticked away at the end of …

FHS girls basketball coach Audrey Taylor still chuckles when she thinks of the 2014-15 team’s historic run. The team, which would see Adriana Miller become the programs’ all-time leading scorer, captured the NJSIAA Group IV title and made it to the state Tournament of Champions semifinals, the first time the Lady Warriors had made it that far in tournament play. …

Two missed extra points and an incomplete hail-Mary pass as time ran out led to defeat for the Franklin High School Warrior football team in their home opener Sept. 25. The Warriors, 1-2, lost a heartbreaker to the Minutemen of Elizabeth High School, 14-12. For the most part, Franklin’s defense dominated Elizabeth, which is now 3-0 with the win. But …

On paper, the girls varsity soccer match between Franklin High School and Hunterdon Central Regional High School should have resulted in a big win for Hunterdon. But the Devils – ranked No. 13 in the state – had a devil of a time with the Lady Warriors on Sept. 18, although they did emerge with a 2-1 victory. That victory …

Chloe Conover scored a hat trick and Tara Weniger notched her second shutout as the Franklin High School varsity field hockey team shut out visiting Koinonia Academy on Sept. 17. Conover, a Junior, scored all three of her goals in the second half. Fellow Junior Arianna Brody started the scoring for Franklin in what was an otherwise sluggish first half. With the …

By Matthew Modzelewski, FHS. It may only be the preseason, but the Franklin High School varsity boys soccer team is looking primed for a big season, as they demonstrated in their first preseason matchup against Piscataway High School, which they won 4 – 0. The Franklin side saw two goals from Ryan Arnold, one from Jaime Asuncion, and one from …

Seven Franklin High School athletes were the focus of attention May 27 at the annual Winter/Spring Signing Day celebration. The students and their families, friends and coaches gather din the library for an afternoon ceremony. The student athletes were: Ashley Berry, Girls’ Track, who will be attending Rider University Aamira Muse, Girls’ Track, who will be attending Indiana Institute of …