High School Sports

It wasn’t looking too good for the Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team about half-way through the third quarter March 10. The Warriors had fallen 12 points behind the East Orange Lady Jaguars in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section II Group IV finals. That was after having led by 10 in the second quarter. But by the end of …

The last time the Lady Warriors of Franklin High School played an overtime period in a post-season game, things didn’t work out. But the March 8 OT in the game against top-seeded Union High School was a different story. Knotted at 45 at the end of regulation, the Warriors blanked the Farmers 8-0 in the period to take the semi-final …

It took them a while to get used to a defense they’d never seen before, but the Lady Warriors basketball team got their game together in the third quarter and held on for a 52-48 win over Westfield High School in the NJSIAA North Section 2, Group 4 quarterfinals. The Blue Devils pressured the Warriors early in the first quarter, …

Franklin High School girls’ basketball coach Audrey Taylor said the teams’ game plan March 4 against Ridge High School was to “press them early cause some chaos and try to get the ball so we could get some easy points.” And did they ever. The Lady Warriors put up 11 points before Ridge had its first bucket on their way …

They fought until the end, but the Franklin High School girls’ basketball team lost an overtime heartbreaker in the March 1 Somerset County championships to Gill St. Bernard’s, 55-51. Gill got off to a quick 4-0 lead, but the Lady Warriors fought back, tying the game at 4 with about 4 minutes left in the first quarter. The first quarter …

The Franklin High School boys’ bowling team came up short in its quest for a title in the Group III state championships Feb. 27 at Carolier Lanes, North Brunswick, coming in second to Montville High School. Just getting to the state finals was a victory, coach Ken Margolin said. “Been 40 years since we made it to a state final,” …

The Franklin Township High School grapplers had a perfect day Feb. 8, beating Holy Cross, Oakcrest and Middle Township high schools in a quad meet at Holy Cross High School, Delran. Following are the match results: Franklin 43, Holy Cross 34 182: Kyle Smith (Holy Cross) won by pin over Nana Kissi (Franklin) 0:49. 195: Ralph Normandia (Franklin) won by …

Fresh off a victory at the Skyland Conference championships, the Franklin Township High School boys’ bowling team defeated the Hillsborough High School Raiders on its way to capturing first place in the Group III state sectional championships Feb. 8 at Carolier Lanes, North Brunswick. Next stop: The NJ state championships next week. Powered by seniors Nick Chow and Sergey Eccles, …

The Franklin Township High School wrestling team split a four-way meet against Washington Township High School, Cherokee High School and Bishop Eustace Prep on Feb. 1, winning against Bishop Eusatace 39-27, but losing against Cherokee and Washington Township. Helping in the winning effort over Bishop Eustace were Tristan Salvagno (113), Josh Mack (152), Mike Fagg-Daves (182), Mike Okolo (195), Ralph …

The Franklin Township High School girls’ junior varsity basketball team lost Jan. 30 to the Watching Hils Regional High School squad, 41-31. Watching Hills took control of the game early, jumping to a 21-15 lead by halftime. The lead increased slightly to 28-21 at the end of three. “They played hard,” coach Alicia Zaro said. “It came down to if …