Franklin Matters: FHS boys hockey tops Foxboro on Tuesday

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

FHS boys hockey tops Foxboro on Tuesday

Via Twitter and our subscription to HockomockSports .com, we share the results of the fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, Jan 9, 2024.

Boys Hockey = Foxboro, 1 @ Franklin, 6 – Final

Game #10 Results: #13 Franklin (6) Foxboro (1) (Shots- Franklin 46 Foxboro 19)

1st period Recap: Shots - Franklin {17) Foxboro (8)
Boys get a quick jump out of the gate McEvoy, Paterson & Lampasona right of the drop of the puck get a point-blank opportunity but goalie comes up big. Next faceoff Paterson spins a backhand hand putting Franklin on the board .18 seconds into the game. Franklin heads to the box early Daley, Wernig, Marchand & Arienti hold strong followed by Paterson, Balducci Harrington & Toli who finish off the penalty. Wagner with a solid period serves up the donut!

2nd Period Recap: Shots - Franklin (13) Foxboro (6)
Again, much like the first 2 shifts boys get several good shots to start the period but the goalie comes up big. And then @ the 12:10 Hager, Langevin & Quinn apply a heavy forecheck & Marchand & Arientl hem Foxboro in their zone for about a minute until Marchand blasts a shot from the point the Quinn tips to the back of the net for his 1st varsity goal putting Franklin up 2.@ the 7:19 mark Daley gathers the puck in the D zone & skates the length of the ice making a nice move to slide past the defender for the 5-hole goal. Next shift Carosi, C. Taccini & McAlphine chip in an aggressive shift resulting in several chances where the goalie comes up big. R. Lampasona & Lewandowski next shift applying heavy pressure along with Smith giving it all they have to put one home. With .20 seconds to go in the period Wernig wins a big Dzone face-off to Tacclnl, who skates It thru neutral zone & slides It up to Balducci In stride who takes It wide around the defenseman and snaps it home making it Franklin 4 Foxboro Oto end the period. Wagner has another solid period serving up another donut.

3rd Period Recap: Shots - Franklin (16) Foxboro (8)
Boys go on the PP early where Marchand gathers a cleared put and skates up ice over the blue line & snaps a laser home from the top of the circle putting Franklin up 5. Midway through the 3rd Carosi & R. Lampasona tracking pucks well & setting themselvesup for solid shot attempts, while Shaughnessy and Toll apply some extra body to the Foxboro forwards forcing them to the outside. With 5 minutes to go hard work pays off when Shaughnessy skates the puck up the ice & into the zone & snaps a whistler past the goal for his first varsity goal several strong shifts by Q. Taccini providing lockdown defense. There was a lot of ice time tonight resulting in 6 different players lighting the lamp.

Final Franklin 6 Foxboro 1
Stats: Paterson 1G, Quinn 1G, Daley lG, Balducci lG, Marchand lGlA, Shaughnessy lG, Taccini 1A Franklin (5-5) vs Mansfield Friday 1/12 puck drops@ 4:00 PM@ Foxboro Sports Center https://twitter.com/FHSPantherHocke/status/1744926507519131859

Gymnastics = Franklin, 127.3 @ Oliver Ames, 135.6 - Final

- Franklin was defeated by a strong OA team tonight, thank you to OA for always making it a fun environment to compete in! I am proud of my team who progressed from Friday nights meet and continues to push themselves.

BIG shout out to first year sophomore Kendra Love for stepping in the last minute to compete floor after Senior Captain Ryann Chandler rolled her ankle during warm up. She rocked her routine and took top score for her team! Top 4 in each event.