Franklin Matters: FHS wrestling, girls and boys hockey teams all post wins on Saturday

Sunday, January 5, 2020

FHS wrestling, girls and boys hockey teams all post wins on Saturday

Via HockomockSports.com and Twitter, we share the results of FHS winter sports action on Saturday.

Boys Hockey = Franklin, 4 @ Oliver Ames, 1 – Final
– Franklin cashed in for a pair of goals in the first period behind a strong start and tacked on two more in the third period to skate past OA in league action. The Panthers peppered the net in the opening minutes with Colin Hedvig scoring unassisted just 59 seconds into the game. Shane McCaffrey added a goal on a wrist shot with 4:05 to go in the opening frame. After a scoreless second, Franklin extended its league with a shorthanded goal as Tom Tasker finished off a pass from Kyle Hedvig on an odd-man rush. OA’s Jake Gottwald redirected a shot from Zach Manganaro to get the Tigers on the board but McCaffrey sealed the game with an empty netter. OA goalie Owen Connor had 36 saves in net.

For a photo gallery from this game:
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2019-2020/Winter-2019-2020/Oliver-Ames-Franklin-Boys-Hockey-01-04-20/

Wrestling = Natick Quad (Franklin), 9:00AM

Great day of wrestling at the Natick Red Hawk Duals. 53-18 win over Hopkinton, 66-6 win over Cranston East, 36-32 win over Brookline, and 61-6 win over Wellesley. @FHSSports
— Franklin Wrestling (@FHSWrestle) January 4, 2020

Girls Hockey = Franklin, 1 @ Mansfield/Oliver Ames, 0 – Final
Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com, provides the game recap

"Goals are at a premium in league games this season and that remained the case when Mansfield/Oliver Ames hosted defending Hockomock champion Franklin at Rodman Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Amanda Lewandowski scored against the run of play in the second period and Gabby Colace made 25 stops to preserve a 1-0 victory for the Panthers in a game in which they were kept on the back foot for the first 30 minutes.

“Definitely a slow start, but we know that every Hockomock League game is going to be like this,” said Frankin coach Margie Burke. “We’re not going to put a lot of pucks on the net this year. We’re going to have to count on good defense and a few lucky breaks.”