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The Franklin High School Lady Warriors repeated as the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 champions March 10 with a 79-43 victory over Piscataway High School. Three Warriors broke double digits in the win – Adreana Miller with 24 points, Jaeda Wildgoose with 16 points and Mary Trossi with 12 points.

UPDATE: The sectional finals game against Piscataway has been moved to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at FHS. The Lady Warriors advanced to the NJSIAA Group 4, Section 2 finals March 6 with a decisive victory over the Westfield High School Blue Devils, 67-56.

Coach Audrey Taylor could see the tension in the faces of her Lady Warriors as they stood court side before the Feb. 28 Somerset County championship game against Rutgers Prep. The team had been in this position each of the previous three years and had come up empty. Now, they were playing for a county championship on their home court.

The Franklin Heat Traveling Basketball program will hold a fundraising basketball game from 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at Sampson G. Smith Intermediate School, 1649 Amwell Rd. The game, called the “Terrance Barker Scholarship Classic,” will raise money for the program’s Terrance Barker Scholarship Fund and will pit players against their coaches.

She’s already the highest-scoring girls’ basketball player in Franklin High School history, but senior Adreana Miller isn’t finished. “The sky’s the limit,” Miller said Jan. 9 during a break in practice.

Bridgewater, NJ- Somerset Patriots Chairman Steve Kalafer has received the Legacy Leadership Award from the Central New Jersey Community Development Corporation (CJCDC).  

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that single game tickets for the 2015 season will go on sale on Wednesday, January 7th.  

The Franklin High School boys’ varsity basketball team snapped a 29-game losing streak Dec. 19 with a come-from-behind 48-44 win over Phillipsburg. At one point down by 6, the Warriors fought back in the second quarter to end the half down by 2, 29-27.

Bridgewater, N.J. – Somerset Patriots designated hitter Jake Fox has signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization with a Major League Spring Training invite.  

Bridgewater, N.J. – The Somerset Patriots hosted its annual Holiday Toy Drive on Saturday, December 13 at TD Bank Ballpark. All of the toys were donated to The Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots of Central Jersey.