HockomockSports.com: "King Philip Pitches Shutout At Fenway To Beat Franklin" (video)

Ryan Lanigan, founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com, provides the game recap for the annual FHS vs. KP Thanksgiving game at Fenway Park on Tuesday, Nov 21, 2023.

"Before King Philip took its third trip in as many seasons to Gillette Stadium next week, the Warriors had some unfinished business to take care of at Fenway Park. 

King Philip snapped a brief two-game losing skid to Thanksgiving Day rival Franklin with an emphatic 35-0 win, clinching the Hockomock League Kelley-Rex division title outright, the program’s first league crown since 2017.

The Warriors entered each of the past two seasons with a chance at the league title on Thanksgiving but the Panthers won both in games that came down to the wire. KP clinched at least a share of this year’s title at the end of October with a win over North but made sure they wouldn’t be sharing the banner with anyone else by winning on Tuesday night.

“It was huge,” said King Philip head coach Brian Lee, who earned his 150th career victory, of winning the Hock title. “I was talking to a couple of coaches, and they’re asking if we’re going to play everybody or not. Yeah, we’re playing everybody. We want the Hock. The Hock is a great league, coming out of the Hock always prepares you for the playoffs. If have an opportunity to go get that Hock title, that’s what you want to do. Get that first, now we can see what we can do next week.

Continue reading the game recap  (subscription required)

https://hockomocksports.com/king-philip-football-pitches-shutout-at-fenway-to-beat-franklin/

For a photo gallery from this game  (subscription required)

https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2023-2024/Fall-2023/Franklin-King-Philip-Football-11-21-23/

Boston Globe also provides coverage ->  (subscription required)      https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/11/21/sports/king-philip-delivers-football-coach-brian-lee-his-150th-career-win-beatdown-thanksgiving-rival-franklin/

King Philip junior Drew Laplante breaks free for a 31-yard touchdown in the first quarter against Franklin at Fenway Park. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

Thankful to be a part of the storied tradition of the KP-Franklin rivalry. Losing Supt. will make a charitable donation to a non-profit from the winner’s community.

The Franklin TV broadcast of the game is available for replay via YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmWSsyvA6JU

Panther TV: Special Edition - heading to Fenway Park! (Video)

Panther TV (@fhspanthertv) posted  on Tue, Nov 21, 2023:

Panther News Special Edition, Fall 2023: We're Going to Fenway!! @FranklinHS @TOFranklinMA @FHSSports @FHSPantherbook @FranklinMatters

 
https://t.co/0DYcByfKrr via @YouTube

https://x.com/fhspanthertv/status/1726947236431712694

Superintendent Giguere talks about the improvement plans, budget work, the Thanksgiving game, and fan behavior (audio)

FM #1069 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1069 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Franklin School Superintendent Lucas Giguere. We had our conversation in person at the Franklin Municipal Bldg on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. 

At a high level our topics were:

• School improvement plans

• Future session with Dr Tina Rogers

• Learning styles

• Budget work started at meeting before the School Cmte

• Future session with Dr Dutch

• Update on Thanksgiving game at Fenway and reminder on good sporting behavior  

The recording runs about 33 minutes so let’s listen to my conversation with our school superintendent, Lucas Giguere. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1069-fps-superintendent-lucas-giguere-09-27-23

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Superintendent’s page ->  https://www.franklinps.net/district/superintendent 

School budget ->  https://www.franklinps.net/fy24budget 

District Communications -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/superintendent/pages/district-communications-2023-2024 

Fan expectation reminder -> https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/9_26_23_fan_expectations_reminder_to_families.pdf 

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Franklin (MA) School Superintendent Lucas Giguere