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Senior Christina Midgette recorded a double-double December 17 in the Lady Warriors’ losing effort to Rutgers Prep, 60-34. Midgette finished the game with 18 points and 11 rebounds. But 12 turnovers and a hot-shooting Argonauts team – three players finished with double-digit points – was too much for the Warriors as they dropped their home opener. The lady Warriors were …

Franklin High School principal Nicholas Solomon listens to a question during the December 6 football head coach forum. About 40 township residents showed up December 6 at Franklin High School to tell the school administration who they wanted as the next head coach of the varsity football team. There were others in attendance who said they were agnostic about the …

Franklin Middle School football coach Blair Wilson, seen here after his team captured the 2019 Middle School Championship, is the pick of many members of the Franklin football community to become the new high school football head coach. Coaches, parents and players showed up en masse at the November 18 Board of Education meeting to lobby for their pick for …

Flanked by her mother, Lisa, and FHS Athletic Director Ken Margolin, Lady Warrior Christina Midgette signs her letter of intent to attend and play basketball for Colgate University. Lady Mamba’s going to Colgate. Christina Midgette, the 5’11” forward looking to lead the Lady Warriors basketball team this season, made it official during a short Letter of Intent signing ceremony November …

Former FHS football head coach John Paczkowski has resigned after four seasons leading the Warriors to pursue a school administrative career. (File photo). Franklin High School football head coach John Paczkowski has resigned his position, opting to end his 27-year coaching career to pursue one in school administration. Paczkowski, who amassed an 11-29 record in four seasons as the Warriors …

The Franklin High School Warriors football team played hard against East Brunswick on October 29, but they could not overcome both the Bears and the weather. The season’s final game was much closer than the 20-14 score would imply; Franklin’s defense prevented a much wider gap in the final tally. The wind was gusting from the time the two teams …

The Franklin High School girls’ soccer team extended its winning streak October 27 by defeating the Edison High School Eagles, 1-0. The winning and only goal came early in the first half, when Junior Anabel Makutonin fed Junior Jessica Shea. Lady Warriors’ goalie Victoria Petra stopped 13 shots on goal. With the win, the team’s sixth in a row, Franklin …

The Franklin High School boys’ soccer team played to a 1-1 tie October 25 against Gil St. Bernards. Gil struck first with a goal after the 14-minute mark of the second half. With just about two minutes left in the game, senior Vernon Spencer scored off a feed from senior Ilyas Jaber. Franklin’s goalie, senior Brett Pallay, recorded nine saves. …

Warriors’ Junior Quasim Ashford celebrates with teammates after scoring one of his three touchdowns October 22. The Franklin High School football Warriors celebrated homecoming October 22 by notching the squad’s first win this season, 34-27 over the Plainfield Cardinals. Junior Quasim Ashford accounted for 18 of those points, and was the Warriors’ go-to carrier for most of the game. Plainfield …

Senior Ilyas Jaber had a foot in both goals October 20 that propelled the Warriors over the Montgomery Cougars, 2-1 in overtime. Montgomery took a 1-0 lead at the 16-minute mark of the second period, but Jaber fed senior Kwaku Owusu at the 35 minute mark of the second period to tie the game at 1-1. Jaber played a role …