Tuesday, December 17, 2024

FHS boys basketball open season with win vs. Oliver Ames (video)

Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Monday, December 16, 2024 

Boys Basketball = Oliver Ames, 52 @ Franklin, 64 – Final 

Franklin TV video of game available for replay (no subscription required) -> https://www.youtube.com/live/mb0oHY2ZxG8?si=N9_h0AwPTAZEQyAl&t=1240



Ryan Lanigan, founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com, provides the game write up:
Franklin head coach CJ Neely always wants his offense to play with pace, but there has to be a purpose with it. 

The Panthers came out flying to start the second half and flipped a five-point halftime deficit into a six-point advantage going into the fourth. From there, Franklin never trailed and secured a hard-fought win, 64-52, over Oliver Ames in the season opener for both teams.

It marked the 250th career win for Neely, who had a previous stop at Foxboro for seven seasons. The milestone victory also came against Neely’s alma mater; he played for OA and graduated in 1999.


Girls Basketball = Franklin, 53 @ Oliver Ames, 60 – Final 
– Junior Avery Gamble opened the season in style, scoring 16 of her game-high 26 points in the second half to lead the Tigers past Franklin in the opener for both teams. Gamble had 10 points going into halftime but the Panthers had a 26-20 lead on the road. OA scored 20 points in the third to grab a two-point lead heading to the fourth. Gamble scored six in the frame and got help from classmate Maeve Horsman, who added eight of her 13 points in the third, and freshman Ellla O’Keefe added six of her eight points (including 4-of-4 at the line) to put the Tigers up 40-38. Gamble, who went 9-for-9 at the line in the game, finished strong, scoring 10 points in the fourth to help OA keep in front. Hannah Dupill went 4-of-6 at the line in the fourth and finished with eight points to hold Franklin at bay. The Panthers had a pair of players finish with 13 points. Chloe Fales scored eight of her 13 after halftime and Lena Malymina hit three shots from beyond the arc (two in the fourth). Ava Bonney chipped in with seven for the Panthers. Franklin made eight threes as a team in the loss.

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