FHS field hockey and girls & boys cross country teams all post wins on Tuesday

Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, Sep 9, 2025

Field Hockey = Franklin, 3 @ Foxboro, 0 – Final 

– Franklin pulled away in the second half with a pair of goals to secure a 3-0 win on the road over Foxboro. Ella Marzullo opened the scoring in the first quarter but the game stayed at 1-0 going into half. The Panthers doubled their lead in the third when Penelope Brady finished off a feed from Lily Aparo and Clara Blongastainer added an insurance goal in the fourth. Devon Barry made five saves to preserve the shutout for Franklin. Senior Kathleen Staruski had a terrific performance in net for Foxboro with 25 saves, denying the Panthers on a stroke in the second quarter.

Volleyball =Franklin @ Foxboro, 5:00

Boys Cross Country = Franklin, 15 @ Sharon, 43 – Final 

– Franklin earned a convincing win over Sharon, taking the top five spots for a clean sweep. Adam Peng (17:29), Kyle Twomey (17:47), Nicholas Mitchell (17:50), Sawyer Laing (17:50), and Ethan Riley (17:56) crossed in order to secure the sweep for the Panthers. Sharon’s Matteo Lozano (18:06) and Julian Hoemke (18:09) finished sixth and seventh, respectively.

Girls Cross Country = Franklin, 25 @ Sharon, 30 – Final 

– Franklin junior Annabelle Santiago held off Sharon in the final mile to secure third place and clinch the win as the Panthers took the top three spots in a season-opening win over the Eagles. Senior captains Stella Nappa (21:28) and Victoria Courtright-Lim (21:44) finished first and second, respectively, while Santiago clocked in at 22:49 for third. Sophomore Violet Copeland (24:26) was fourth for the Panthers and ninth overall in her first cross country race, and Anna Godin rounded out Franklin’s scoring with a 10th place finish. Jessica Xiang was Sharon’s top runner, clocking in at 23:13 for fourth overall. Selena Wackerle (23:25), Iris Nolan (23:46), Reagan Wray (24:14), and Julia Slavsky (24:19) followed, taking fifth through eighth.

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Franklin High School Wraps Up Successful Fall Season, 3 Coaches Awarded

Superintendent Lucas Giguere and Athletic Director Karrah Ellis are pleased to share that, with 460 student-athletes participating, Franklin High School wrapped up its fall sports season with every team qualified for the MIAA state tournament and a chance to win a championship title.

Some of the highlights for the fall season at Franklin High School include the following:

• The Franklin High field hockey team finished the regular season as Hockomock Kelly-Rex Champions, advancing to the Elite 8 Round in the MIAA state tournament. 
• The volleyball team finished second place in the league and advanced to the Round of 8 in the MIAA state tournament.
• The Panthers cheer team went undefeated in all of its competitions, finishing the season as Hockomock League champions, MSAA South Regional champions and MSAA state champions.
• The varsity football team qualified for the MIAA state tournament as the No. 9 seed, playing in the Round of 16.
• The boys soccer team finished the season as Hockomock League Kelly-Rex division champions, advancing to the Elite 8 Round in the MIAA state tournament.
• The girls soccer team finished in second place in the Kelly-Rex division, advancing to the Round of 16 in the MIAA state tournament.
• The boys cross country team finished in second place in its league for regular season meets, and the team qualified for the MIAA Division 1 Championship Meet.
• The girls cross country team finished the season as Hockomock League Kelly-Rex Champions. The team also qualified for the MIAA Division 1 Championship Meet.
• The Unified basketball team played in the Special Olympics Jamboree held at Sharon High School to cap off the regular season. The team also hosted a special community night on Nov. 25, playing against another team composed of representatives from the Franklin Police Department, Franklin Fire Department, Franklin High School faculty and Unified alumni.
• The Franklin High golf team finished its regular season as Hockomock League Kelly-Rex co-champions, and the team qualified for the MIAA Division 1 state championship final.

Looking toward the winter, Franklin High is supporting a new sport: varsity level alpine skiing. Franklin participates in an “alpine ski co-op” with Nipmuc Regional High School. Practices and races will be held at Ward Hill in Shrewsbury. Participation in the co-op comes at no cost for Franklin High School.

FHS Sports: Fall 2024

“We are thrilled to be able to add a new sport and provide opportunities for our student-athletes,” said Athletic Director Karrah Ellis.

Franklin High School is also continuing to support girls ice hockey, as critically low participation rates currently challenge the program. There are currently only 15 student-athletes on the girls ice hockey team at Franklin High. However, the team is seeking additional players, including a group of eighth graders that will soon be added to alleviate the problem, as permitted through a waiver filed with the MIAA District Athletic Committee by the school.

“Unfortunately, as is the trend across the state, numbers for girls ice hockey are down significantly,” Athletic Director Ellis said. “Those numbers are critically low safety wise in Franklin, but the addition of eighth graders will alleviate that issue.” 

In addition to the regular season success of all its teams, three Franklin High School coaches were named Coach of the Year for 2023 through 2024 for their respective sports by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. The Coach of the Year award recipients, who were recognized during an MIAA banquet on Dec. 11, include CJ Neely, head coach of the boys varsity basketball team, Lisa Burger, head coach of the Unified track team, and Jess Pridham, former coach of the boys and girls swim team.

Superintendent Giguere congratulated these coaches and all the student-athletes for their victories in fall 2024, while wishing Franklin High School’s winter sports athletes a safe, successful season ahead.

“Thank you to Athletic Director Karrah Ellis and all of our coaches who do so much work behind the scenes to provide opportunities for our student-athletes to succeed,” Superintendent Giguere said. “Thank you to all of the families, faculty, community members and student athletes that helped make this fall a successful season for all of our teams at Franklin High School.”

FHS representatives on the 2024 Hockomock League Girls & Boys Cross Country All Stars

2024 Hockomock League Girls Cross Country All Stars

Kelley-Rex Division MVP

Emilia Smith, Attleboro

Davenport Division MVP

Molly Galgoczy, North Attleboro

Hockomock League All Stars

Carli Walbert, Franklin

Fiona Morrison, Franklin

Honorable Mentions

Emma Pruitt, Franklin

https://hockomocksports.com/2024-hockomock-league-girls-cross-country-all-stars/

2024 Hockomock League Boys Cross Country All Stars

Kelley-Rex Division MVP

Alex Blumen, Sharon

Davenport Division MVP

Anthony Malakidis, North Attleboro

Hockomock League All Stars

Alex Fioravanti, Franklin

Honorable Mentions

Jack Halter, Franklin

https://hockomocksports.com/2024-hockomock-league-boys-cross-country-all-stars/

FHS representatives on the 2024 Hockomock League Girls & Boys Cross Country All Stars

Franklin HS Cross Country results from Mooney Meet - Nov 2, 2024

FHS Mooney Meet medalists

MSTCA Frank Mooney Invitational | Nov 2, 2024   https://live.mstca.org/meets/41743

FHS Cross Country results

Wrentham Developmental Center, 131 Emerald Street, Wrentham, MA 02093

Via Coach Bailey:

“The medalists are Fiona Morrison, Annabelle Santiago, Stella Nappa, Carli Walbert and Emma Pruitt. Many of the FHS Girls XC Team members had personal and seasonal bests at the meet.”

Boys 3000m Large Freshman Boys

13 Sawyer Laing 10:43.38 PR • +12pts • #11376 • Yr: 9

40 Quentin Perez 11:10.75 PR • +35pts • #11389 • Yr: 9

64 Ryan O'Connor 11:32.50 PR • +58pts • #11386 • Yr: 9

105 Callum Killany 12:12.85 +89pts • #11375 • Yr: 9

121 Patrick Barry 12:22.97 +100pts • #11358 • Yr: 9

149 Evan Hayes 12:55.11 +118pts • #11371 • Yr: 9

179 Declan Lang 13:20.14 PR • +132pts • #11377 • Yr: 9

194 Dante Depoto 13:42.03 PR • #11362 • Yr: 9

222 Patrick ONeill 14:48.03 PR • #11387 • Yr: 9

236 Logan Nadworny 15:58.71 #11385 • Yr: 9

Girls 3000m Large Freshman Girls

68 Leah Donadio 15:22.67 PR • #12667 • Yr: 9

73 Sanjana Balasubramani 15:39.72 PR • #12663 • Yr: 9

94 Samyukthaa Premkumar 17:58.16 PR • #12676 • Yr: 9

95 Jocelyn Buchanio 18:15.38 PR • #12664 • Yr: 9

Boys 5000m Large Senior Boys

86 Manuel Romero 18:22.17 PR • +59pts • #11399 • Yr: 12

108 Rory Teng 18:50.01 SB • +68pts • #11402 • Yr: 12

140 Cailun Gordon 19:50.19 PR • +84pts • #11369 • Yr: 12

156 Quinn Lucier 20:40.80 SB • +92pts • #11380 • Yr: 12

176 Marco Dewsnap 22:44.99 PR • +103pts • #11364 • Yr: 12

177 Gavin Abdel-aziz 22:55.79 PR • +104pts • #11355 • Yr: 12

Boys 5000m Large Sophomore Boys

25 Nicholas Mitchell 17:44.91 PR • +17pts • #11383 • Yr: 10

28 Ethan Riley 17:51.16 PR • +20pts • #11397 • Yr: 10

30 Andrew Bairos 17:57.72 PR • +22pts • #11357 • Yr: 10

64 Keith DCosta 18:57.34 +42pts • #11361 • Yr: 10

91 Shravan Dev 19:51.05 PR • +56pts • #11363 • Yr: 10

108 Saumy Jani 20:17.72 +65pts • #11374 • Yr: 10

126 Eric Leitch 20:44.41 +77pts • #11378 • Yr: 10

130 Ryan Corbett 20:53.67 PR • #11359 • Yr: 10

160 Trey Pietrusewicz 22:10.36 PR • #11391 • Yr: 10

161 Ryan Pietrusewicz 22:13.30 PR • #11390 • Yr: 10

165 Thomas Gibeault 22:27.47 PR • #11368 • Yr: 10

190 James Madden 24:16.50 #11381 • Yr: 10

198 Sauryam Dhungana 25:46.93 #11365 • Yr: 10

Boys 5000m Large Junior Boys

27 Andrew Scotland 17:37.53 PR • #11401 • Yr: 11

48 Samuel Diehl 18:26.95 PR • #11366 • Yr: 11

60 Andrew Rontiris 18:44.31 PR • #11400 • Yr: 11

92 Patrick McIntyre 20:23.61 #11382 • Yr: 11

Girls 5000m Large Senior Girls

9 Fiona Morrison 20:06.44 SB • #12674 • Yr: 12

14 Carli Walbert 20:35.14 #12681 • Yr: 12

18 Emma Pruitt 20:59.47 PR • #12677 • Yr: 12

79 Judith Sheridan 24:35.11 PR • #12679 • Yr: 12

Girls 5000m Large Sophomore Girls

13 Annabelle Santiago 21:13.16 PR • #12678 • Yr: 10

52 Ameera Mathur 24:19.24 PR • #12672 • Yr: 10

Girls 5000m Large Junior Girls

28 Stella Nappa 22:31.04 PR • #12675 • Yr: 11

36 Gianna Stoddard 22:56.14 SB • #12680 • Yr: 11

Download a PDF of the results ->

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