High School Sports

They got off to a slow start, but the Franklin High School varsity girls’ basketball team posted a 56-45 win Jan. 30 over Watchung Hills Regional High School. Watchung Hills grabbed an early lead, popping three 3-pointers making the score 9-2. But the Franklin girls stuck their defense, holding Watchung to only 3 points while scoring 10. Franklin tied the …

Four Franklin High School wrestlers – Ralph Normandia (195), Mike Okolo (220), Chase Smith (106) and Mike Fagg-Daves (170) won their matches in the Warriors’ loss to Hunterdon Central Regional High School Jan. 29, 47-22. Results of the matches follow: 195: Ralph Normandia (Franklin) won by major decision over Nick Suk (Hunterdon Central Reg) 23-10. 220: Mike Okolo (Franklin) won …

It all started to fall apart in the third quarter. The Franklin Township JV boys’ basketball team came out shooting Jan. 28 against the Hillsborough Raiders, scoring 10 points before the visitors could get on the board. The quick lead grew to 17-5 at the end of the quarter, with more to come. By the end of the first half, …

One might not think it possible to see a positive in an 0-12 season, but Franklin Township High School boys’ varsity basketball coach Daryn Plummer can. “We’ve been able to get our younger players some time, some varsity experience,” he said, after the Warrior’s 60-26 loss to Hillsborough High School’s Raiders. “That’s been a plus.” “You just have to build …

The Franklin High School girls’ indoor track captured the Skylands Conference Championship Jan. 25 at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. The boys’ team finished second, losing to Hunterdon Central High School. First-place finishers for the girls were shot-putter Christina Abiola with a throw of 38’ 2.75”; Danielle Delgado in the 55-meter hurdles, with a time of 8.30 and Irina Ewing in …

The Franklin Township High School wrestling team came up empty at a three-way match Jan. 25 in Watchung Hills. Below are the match results, by weight class: Match Score: Hillsborough 52, Franklin 14 152 Louis White (Hillsborough) won by pin over Josh Mack (Franklin) 1:06. 160 Alex Hunt (Hillsborough) won by major decision over Abdul Kanu (Franklin) 10-0. 170 Anthony …

The match started well for the Warriors, but Bridgewater-Raritan High School came back to take the last two of three games to win the contest, held at Majestic Lanes in Hopelawn. Senior Nicholas Chow led his team with 626 pins (243, 194, 189), followed by senior Sergey Eccles with 572 pins (196, 194, 182). Senior Muntasir Cooper rolled a total …

The Franklin High School girls’ and boys’ bowling teams were victorious Jan. 18 against Watchung Hills, with the boys besting their opponents 5-2 and the girls blanking their opponents 7-0. The boys’ effort was led by sophomore Dylan Coker with a 600 (178, 174, 248), followed by senior Kevin Greene, who rolled a total 595 (227, 210, 158). Senior Nicholas …

By Shelby Copeland Correspondent. The Franklin High School girls’ varsity basketball team staged a second-half comeback Jan. 16 to beat the Bridgewater-Raritan High School squad 49-47 at home. The win over the  2009-2010 Skyland Conference champions boosted the Warriors’ record to 9-1. Bridgewater began the game with a strong first quarter, leading 21-8 at the buzzer. But the second quarter …

The Franklin High School girls’ bowling team continued their wining ways Jan. 14 with a 5-2 win over Hunterdon Central at West Hunterdon Lanes in Frenchtown. The Franklin girls won the first and third games with total pin counts of 682-653 and 772-695. Hunterdon Central squeaked by in the second game, edging Franklin 681-680. Junior Alanna Merrit led all bowlers …