Sports

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 …

Ilyas Jaber (No. 10) was one of the seniors honored October 20 during Senior Night. The eight senior members of the Franklin High School boys’ soccer team were honored before the October 20 game with their Senior Night. The senior players honored were: Zafir AliIlyas JaberTyler KobylinskiKwaku OwusuBrett PallayMiguel Reyes-RiveraShreyas SantoshVernon Spencer Also on the squad and honored were: Ashley …

The three senior players on the Franklin High School field hockey team were honored at the Senior Day on October 14. Sponsored by the Franklin Athletics Booster Club, the event also featured gifting flowers to seniors on the visiting North Plainfield team. The Franklin seniors honored were Chinelo Agwuegbo, Molly DeFilippis and Madison Luck. Here are some scenes from the …

The girls’ tennis team’s seniors were honored on October 14. The dozen Franklin High School seniors on the girls’ tennis team were honored October 14. Each player was acknowledged separately by FHS Athletic Director Ken Margolin and given a special pillow. Those honored were: Abhigya BavuluriAditi JacobDhruvi MehtaChristina MidgettePriya PatelMalinda QianMya RobertsonBhavya SadasivuniSharaddha SinghRuti UbrianiLeticia Viedma MendozaAlexa Westcott The team …

The Franklin High School girls’ tennis team celebrated Senior Day in a big way October 14, defeating Somerville High School 4-1. Freshman Pia Donnelly won the first singles match, 6-1 and 6-3, second singles was won by Senior Aditi Jacob, 6-1 and 6-3, and third singles was won by Senior Malinda Quain, 6-4, 6-4. The tandem of Seniors Dhruvi Mehta …

The Franklin High School girls’ tennis team split the two doubles matches, but fell short in singles as the Lady Warriors were defeated by the Mountaineers on October 12, 3-2. In Second Singles, Franklin’s Aditi Jacob defeated Maddie Ahlbeck 6-2 and 6-3. Franklin also took First Doubles, with Dhruvl Mehta and Christina Midgette defeating the Mountaineers’ Chloe Capuano and Emma …

The Franklin High School field hockey team couldn’t overcome the aggressive offense posed by Watchung Hills on October 12, falling 8-0. Lady Warriors goalie, Junior Rebecca Russo, posted 15 saves on the day. With the loss, Franklin falls to 3-10-1 overall, and 1-8-1 in the Skyland Conference. Here are some scenes from the game: