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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, February 17, 2025
Boys Basketball = Franklin, 61 vs. New Bedford, 58 – Final
– Franklin built a nine-point lead early in the fourth quarter but had to fight off a comeback bid from New Bedford to get a close win. Wyatt Herndon and Jake Olmstead each had key free throws in the final minute to keep the Panthers ahead and the Whalers were off the mark on a three-point attempt just before the buzzer. It was close almost the entire game with the hosts holding a one-point lead (16-15) after one and the two squads deadlocked at 27-27 at half. Franklin’s offense came alive in the third, highlighted by seven points from Justice Samuels (16 points) and five points each from Olmstead (10 points) and senior Caden Sullivan, who had a team-high 22 points in the win.
Franklin will play Xaverian in the championship game of the Nick Gaspar Invitational on Tuesday at 3:00.
Franklin did great at States, placing 3rd overall with only 7 girls!!! Some amazing swims and strong performances all around. That marks the end of our 2024-2025 season!
Last slide features our graduating seniors"
The MIAA D1 girls state results can be found in this PDF
Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:
The mobile Franklin TV studio crew will broadcast from the High School on Monday at 1:00 PM and from the Franklin Senior Center on Wednesday at 7:00 PM
Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Saturday, February 15, 2025
Girls Hockey = Franklin, 3 @ King Philip, 2 – Final (OT)
Josh Perry || HockomockSports.com Managing Editor, provides the gfame recap ->
"For the second time this season, Franklin watched King Philip rally in the third period with a late goal to tie the game at 2-2 and force overtime. On Saturday afternoon at the Foxboro Sports Center, the Panthers were able to recover and come out on top.
A minute into OT, senior Julia Flynn chipped in a rebound for her third goal of the game, clinching a 3-2 victory for the Panthers. The goal secured the Panthers, who entered the day at No. 29 in the Div. 1 rankings, a crucial win to solidify a playoff spot and handed their rivals their only loss in league play.
“She steps up when the lights are the brightest,” Franklin coach Brendan LaMarre said of Flynn, who recently passed the 100-point mark for her career. “She never gives up. She’s a fighter. She knows she’s going to get double- and triple-teamed every game and she’s still able to get two points a game. It just shows her competitive nature and her skill.”
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Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Friday, February 14, 2025
Boys Basketball = Sharon, 51 @ Franklin, 64 – Final
– Franklin senior Joseph Conlan scored 11 of his 17 points in the third quarter to help the Panthers create separation against upset-minded Sharon. The visiting Eagles kept it close in the first half, trailing by just two (13-11) after one and by just four (30-26) at the half. Franklin started the third quarter with a 9-2 spurt, including seven points from Conlan and a bucket from Justice Samuels (eight points), to take a double-digit lead — an advantage the Panthers kept until less than two minutes left in the game. Senior Caden Sullivan had a trio of threes in the first half and finished with a game-high 19 points while both Zack Allen and Jake Olmstead had seven points apiece. Sophomore Teigan Jones scored a career-high 15 points to lead the Eagles.
– With a chance to clinch a share of a sixth league title in the past seven seasons, Franklin wasted no time taking total control of the game, running out to a 38-9 lead at halftime. The Panthers trailed at halftime against the Eagles in the first meeting, but on Friday Lauryn DiGiorgio and Sophia Sacramone each scored five points to help Franklin open up a 23-4 lead after one. DiGiorgio, Chloe Fales, and Mallory Santos had four points apiece in the second as the Panthers kept pushing the lead. Sharon put together a strong fourth quarter, outscoring the Panthers 15-7. Anaisha Sharma had eight of her team-high 11 points in the second half and fellow sophomore Taylor Bien-Aime had seven of her nine points in the fourth. Santos was Franklin’s top scorer with 12 points. Fales and DiGiorgio each finished with nine and freshman Tessah Rodrigues and Sacramone both scored eight points. For Sharon, Dharma Trivedi, Serena Bien-Aime, and Olivia Landstein each scored four points. With Attleboro’s dramatic win at KP, Franklin won the Kelley-Rex title outright.
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Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Thursday, February 13, 2025
** Girls Basketball = Franklin, 32 vs. Wachusett, 48 – Final
** Boys Hockey = Franklin, 6 @ Mansfield, 3 – Final
Ryan Lanigan || HockomockSports.com Editor, provides the game recap:
If there was any worry about how Franklin would perform after playing in a game less than 24 hours prior to Thursday evening’s contest with Mansfield, the Panthers quickly erased any doubt.
Behind a four-goal first period, Franklin skated to a 6-3 win over Mansfield for its second win in as many days in the final league game of the season for both teams.
Coming off a 5-1 win over Bishop Feehan on Wednesday night, the Panthers got first period goals from senior Rhys Greenwood and juniors Tom Quinn, Cooper Taccini, and Drake McAlpine to stake a commanding 4-0 lead after 15 minutes of play.
“We picked up right where we left off from last night,” said Franklin co-head coach Jake Brightbill. “The guys were moving the puck well and more than anything, capitalizing on the scoring chances we had. It was good to see all of the lines clicking.
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Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Boys Hockey = Franklin, 5 @ Bishop Feehan, 1 – Final
– After trading goals early in the second period, Franklin scored four unanswered to land a crucial non-league win over Bishop Feehan. Carter Balducci, who gave the Panthers the lead just seconds into the second, scored with just under two minutes left to give Franklin a 2-1 lead going into the third. Drake McAlpine then scored back-to-back goals three minutes apart and Balducci completed the hat trick with an empty net goal to ice the win. Jack Wernig, David Smith, Jake Harrington, Cooper Taccini, and Kevin Daly each had an assist and Jack O’Connor secured the win in net.
Girls Hockey = Franklin, 2 vs. Algonquin, 3 – Final
– A pair of third period goals proved pivotal as visiting Algonquin grabbed a close win at Franklin. The Panthers opened the scoring in the first on a goal from Julia Flynn (Haley Wernig) and had an unassisted power play goal from Maddie O’Brien in the third period.
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via HockomockSports.com Staff, we can additional info on the MIAA South Sectional Swim meet results:
"Swimmers from the Hockomock League made a splash at the MIAA South Sectional meets over the weekend at MIT, especially on the girls side.
Hock swimmers took first place in eight of the 11 events on the girls side, three more boys swimmers were sectional champs, and the Franklin girls team earned a convincing win to secure its second South sectional title in the past three seasons.
Senior Harika Birali was the lone individual winner for the Panthers with a first-place finish in the 100 yard backstroke, and then teamed up with senior Kseniya Baghdasaryan, sophomore Ava Pecora, and senior Taylor O’Neil to win the 400 free relay. Despite just the two first place finishes, Franklin had a top seven finish in all but one race as its depth earned crucial points throughout the meet to finish with 229 points — well ahead of second place Dover-Sherborn."
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Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Boys Basketball = Franklin, 82 @ Milford, 67 – Final
– The dynamic duo of seniors Caden Sullivan and Jake Olmstead proved to be unstoppable as the pair combined for 59 points to power the Panthers to a win on the road over Milford, clinching the Kelley-Rex division title outright for the third straight season. Olmstead tied a career-high — set a week ago — with 31 points while Sullivan hit 12 shots from the field, including four three-pointers, for 28 points. It marked the eighth game of the season that Sullivan has scored 25 or more points. The Panthers poured in 20 points in the first quarter and had a double-digit lead by halftime (38-26). A 23-point third quarter, including 11 from Olmstead, helped Franklin increase its lead to 61-46 going into the final frame. Senior Joseph Conlan was also in double figures for Franklin with 14 points. Senior Andrew Rivera led the Hawks with 17 points while senior Gustavo Coutinho and sophomore Matt Da Silva each scored 16 points.
Girls Basketball = Milford, 29 @ Franklin, 59 – Final
– Franklin made sure there would be no upset in the penultimate league game of the season, jumping out to a 32-8 halftime lead over a shorthanded Milford squad and maintaining a first-place tie with KP. Chloe Fales and Mallory Santos combined for 13 points in the first quarter, as Franklin opened up an 18-4 lead. Lauryn DiGiorgio scored five in the second, as the Panthers again held Milford to just four points in the second. DiGiorgio scored another seven in the third, as Franklin scored 18 as a team to continue building on its lead. Fales led all scorers with 15, DiGiorgio scored 13, and Santos had 10 points. Emily Jansons had a career-high 11 to lead the Hawks, who were missing three starters. Amelia Maloney added five points in the loss.
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Franklin TV's portable "studio in a box" will be moving about this week to broadcast 3 FHS basketball games and the JBSC Listening Session at Remington/Jefferson on Wednesday.
This schedule is in addition to the live broadcasts from the studio at the Municipal Building for the Planning Board meeting Monday, and the School Committee meeting on Tuesday.
You can get each day's schedule at Franklin.news or get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) here -> http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Saturday, February 8, 2025
Girls Hockey = Mansfield/Oliver Ames, 0 @ Franklin, 3 – Final – Franklin scored once in each period to score a win at home over Mansfield/Oliver Ames, sweeping the season series against the Warriors. Senior Haley Wernig opened the scoring with a goal in the first period, assisted by Maddie O’Brien and Julia Flynn — who recorded her 100th career point in the process, just the seventh Panther in program history to hit the milestone. Eighth grader Olivia Heger converted on the power play off a feed from Hannah Auerr to double the lead and Flynn capped the scoring with a third period goal (from Wernig). Izzy Brown had the shutout in net for Franklin.
Girls Swimming = South Sectional Tournament, 8:30AM (@ MIT)
The Class of 2027 (my graduating class) has kicked off its major fundraiser for the year in the form of a calendar raffle. The raffle tickets are being sold online all this month and we will award over 40 prizes during March.
Some of our prizes include signed Patriots and Bruins gear, many restaurant gift certificates and much more!
Proceeds earned from the fundraiser will help to cover the costs of our Sophomore Banquet, Junior Prom, and Senior Year activities. These events come with a significant price tag, and the goal is to use this fundraiser to make them more affordable for everyone.
Class of 2027 calendar fund raising for March 2025
This year, sophomores are charged $50 for class dues that includes a ticket to the Sophomore Banquet. Whoever sells 10 calendars will have the $50 dues waived.
All calendar sales are done online (on Unibank) and it is as easy as sharing with friends and loved ones.
The raffle tickets are being sold for $20 each. All sales are due by February 28th.
**Please include my name in the Seller's Name section when purchasing the calendar.**
Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Friday, February 7, 2025
Boys Basketball = Franklin, 58 @ Attleboro, 53 – Final
– Franklin’s Wyatt Herndon is primarily a defensive weapon for the Panthers, but the senior picked a perfect time to contribute offensively too. Herndon scored all eight of his points in the fourth quarter, including a dagger three from the corner with a minute left as Franklin earned a season sweep of Attleboro to clinch at least a share of its third straight Kelley-Rex division title. Holding a three-point lead, the Panthers survived an open look from the Bombardiers on one end and Jake Olmstead found Herndon in the corner for the triple to put the visitors ahead 54-48 with a minute to go. Justice Samuels (15 points) and Caden Sullivan each hit a pair of free throws down the stretch to ice the win. Sullivan was tremendous from the jump with a trio of three-pointers in the first quarter and finished with a game-high 26 points. It was back-and-forth the entire game with Attleboro ahead (17-14) after one and again after three (41-38) while the Panthers had a slight edge at halftime (30-28). Junior Ladainian Rodrigues dropped a team-high 22 points to lead the Bombardiers, classmate Connor Houle added 14 points, and senior Dante Monestime chipped in with 10 points.
Girls Basketball = Attleboro, 48 @ Franklin, 65 – Final
– Franklin put together a dominant second quarter to double up Attleboro in the first half, rolling to a big win that maintains a tie for first atop the Kelley-Rex division with two games remaining. After taking a 14-10 lead in the first, Franklin scored 22 points in the second and build an 18-point cushion by halftime. Mallory Santos scored seven points and Chloe Fales had six in the second to help break the game open. Both teams came out firing in the third, as Santos added another seven points and Sophia Sacramone scored five in a 19-point quarter. Attleboro scored 16 in the third, including seven from Lola Ronayne. The Bombardiers win the fourth, with Tia Williamson scoring half of the team’s 14 points. Lena Malymina added seven points for Franklin in the fourth, including 4-of-4 from the line, to make sure it was a comfortable win. Santos and Malymina each scored 16 points to lead the hosts, while Fales scored 14. Ronayne finished with a career-high 17 points for the Bombardiers and Williamson scored a dozen. Jenna Callahan hit a pair of threes and scored seven points, while Avery James chipped in with six.
The Franklin Girls Track and Field Team finished second at the Hockomock League Championship Meet. Ella Chandaria had an outstanding meet. She won 2 events the Shot Put and the Hurdles. The team had several outstanding performances and many athletes had personal bests. https://x.com/FranklinHSXC/status/1888071219515191502
Hockomock League Indoor Track Championships Girls Team Results:
1. Oliver Ames - 81 2. Franklin - 71.5 3. King Philip - 68 4. Canton - 50 5. Attleboro - 44
Franklin Boys take 2nd in the Hockomock league championship. Shout out to Pete Gubka for PRing in the 55Hurdles and 55m dash. Twomey, Pink, place second in the mile/1k and 4x800 placed first.