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Franklin’s Precoius Wheeler goes up for a shot February 22 during the Lady Warriors’ Somerset County Tournament game against Hillsborough. It was the third quarter that did them in. The Lady Warriors kept it close for the first two frames of their Somerset County Tournament quarterfinal game against Hillsborough, leading at the first quarter’s buzzer and down by only two …

Lady Warrior Christina Midgette stretches for a layup during Franklin’s February 17 game against Blair Academy. Franklin’s February 17 basketball game against Blair Academy started out promising for the Lady Warriors, who jumped out to a fast 7-0 lead early in the first quarter. But the visiting Buccaneers then settled down and went on an 8-0 run over two minutes …

The Franklin High School Warriors showed no love to the North Hunterdon Lions on Valentine’s Day, breaking the visiting team’s hearts with a 66-39 drubbing. The Lions got off to a quick 4-0 lead, but the Warriors soon caught up and took the lead with an 11-0 run, and never looked back. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Senior Josh Mingledolph goes up in traffic during the Warriors’ February 10 game against Holmdel High School. Oh, those pesky fourth quarters. The Franklin High School basketball Warriors looked to have their February 10 contest against the Holmdel High School Hornets well in hand at the end of the third quarter. Leading 42-37, the Warriors looked to have a grip …

It didn’t look good for the Lady Warriors basketball squad at the end of the third period in their February 5 game against Neptune. Trailing 37-31, Franklin had lost two of the first three periods, with the biggest margin, 14-9, coming in that third frame. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

As is fitting for Senior Night, all five Warrior basketball seniors started in their February 5 game against North Plainfield, and all five made contributions to the Warriors’ lopsided victory. The Warriors kept the Canucks in single digits in all four quarters on the way to a 64-28 victory. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

February 5 was Senior Appreciation Days for the Franklin High School Boys’ and Girls’ basketball teams. A total of six seniors were honored before their respective games. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the …

The Franklin High School Warriors basketball squad started their February 3 game against Montgomery pretty much evenly matched, going basket-for basket through the first quarter. It wasn’t until about halfway through the second frame that Montgomery’s five caught fire, leading to their eventual 64-55 win. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

The Franklin High School basketball Warriors could not make up for a rough third period as they went down to defeat in their January 31 game against the Linden Tigers. The two teams were pretty evenly matched during the first half, with Linden edging out the Warriors 12-10 in the first frame and 15-12 in the second, going into the …

Christina Midgette goes up for a shot January 27 during the Lady Warriors’ game against Gil St. Bernards’. A last-second hook shot from just inside the paint put the Gil St. Bernards’ Knights over the Lady Warriors, 35-33, on January 27. The upset win snapped a six-game winning streak for the Lady Warriors, and puts Gil and Franklin in a …