High School Sports

Cross country phenom Billy Hill and girls’ soccer star Kimberly Chavkin were named the Franklin High School fall “Athletes of the Year” at the Jan. 9 athletes award night. Members of all fall sports teams – football, boys’ and girls’ soccer, tennis, cheerleading, cross country and field hockey – gathered in the Frank Pepe Theatre to receive certificates letters and …

This is the inaugural edition of Franklin Reporter & Advocate Radio, a regular podcast through which we will bring you insights into township news, sports and entertainment. We start with a chat with the FHS girls basketball coach about what we might expect this season.    

The Piscataway High School Superchiefs built a commanding lead during the first quarter on their way to a lopsided 38-7 win over the FHS Warriors in the annual Thanksgiving day football game. The Superchiefs scored three times in the 12-minute period. In fact, Piscataway scored on every possession save the last, when they opted to run out the clock in the 4th …

Members of several Franklin High School championship teams from the mid-1990s gathered at the school Nov. 22 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their achievements. Organizers also used the event to debut a documentary on the winning seasons and to announce the reformation of the FHS Hal of Fame committee. Honored were members of the 1995-96 boys’ basketball team, whose …

It was National Signing Day Nov. 9 at Franklin High School, and front and center was Bill Hill, the cross-country and track standout  who started his athletic career playing soccer. Surrounded by friends and family, Hill ceremoniously signs this letter of intent to attend Rutgers University next fall. A goalie for the FHS soccer team last year, Hill has raised …

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. …