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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 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.
FHS Gymnastics (@fhs_gymnastics) posted at 4:40 PM on Mon, Feb 03, 2025:
So proud of this team! Had nearly a PERFECT meet last night. FHS has improved an average of 2.40 points each of the last 4 meets! Very excited to head into our Hock Tournament this weekend!!
Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Sunday, February 2, 2025
Boys Hockey = Franklin, 0 vs. Walpole, 4 – Final
That’s the end of the first. 2-0 Walpole
2:00 left in the second and Walpole goes up 3-0
6:00 left. 4-0 Walpole
That’s the game. 4-0 Walpole. Next game is Senior Night at home Wednesday night at 6:00pm against Attleboro
FHS put down their highest team score and continue to push through make adjustments and get better each meet. We fell short to Oliver Ames but we had such a great time competing against them!
Final score FHS 128.55 OA 133.75.
FHS Gymnastics share results from Senior Night meet
Recap posted in pic with Top Contributors. Last home meet and regular season meet coming up on 2/2/25 at AAGA at 4:30 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 Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Boys Basketball = Franklin, 54 @ Mansfield, 47 – Final
Ryan Lanigan || HockomockSports.com Editor provides the game recap ->
"Having accounted for half of Franklin’s scoring, it’s obvious senior Caden Sullivan had a massive night on the offensive end of the court.
But his biggest play just might have been on the defensive end.
The host Hornets had trailed by seven — which seemed like a lot more in this game — midway through the fourth but had clawed all the way back to make it a two-point game with the ball with a minute to go."
Girls Basketball = Mansfield, 32 @ Franklin, 48 – Final
– Franklin put together an impressive defensive performance and, even with Lauryn DiGiorgio and Ava Bonney not in the lineup, the Panthers had 11 players score at least one point. Mansfield only scored 10 points in the opening half. Lena Malymina matched the Hornets on her own, scoring all 10 of her points in the first half, and Chloe Fales scored seven of her 11 points before the break to build a 25-10 lead. Sophia Foley scored eight of her 10 points for Mansfield in the second half, but Franklin never allowed the Hornets to make a comeback push and stay alone in first in the Kelley-Rex. Sophia Sacramone hit a pair of threes and scored six points and Mallory Santos had five in the win. Ella Palanza added eight points for the Hornets and Kaylis Diaz scored five.
Boys Hockey = Franklin, 5 @ King Philip, 2 – Final
Josh Perry || HockomockSports.com Managing Editor provides the game recap:
"This has not been a typical winter for Franklin. The Panthers came into Wednesday night’s showdown with King Philip at the Foxboro Sports Center with a losing record, a negative goal differential, and right on the edge of the top 32 in the Div. 1 power rankings.
By the end of Wednesday’s game, one thing looked familiar – the Panthers were sitting atop the Kelley-Rex division and controlled their own destiny in the quest for a 14th straight league title.
Thanks to a four-goal second period, Franklin came from behind to beat KP 5-2 and move one point ahead of the Warriors in the division standings with two Hockomock games to go."
Three different Panthers found the back of the net but Franklin came up just short on the road against Norwood. Julia Flynn, Olivia Heger, and Hannah Auerr each scored for Franklin while both Flynn and Auerr each had an assist.
Gymnastics = Oliver Ames @ Franklin, 8:30
no results available at this time
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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 Sunday, January 26, 2025
Boys Hockey = Franklin, 2 vs. Weymouth, 5 - Final (@ Canton Ice House)
FM #1354 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1354 in the series.
This session shares the Franklin (MA) School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, Jan 14, 2024. 6 of the 7 members participated (6 in Chambers, 1 absent - Sompally).
Quick recap
FHS Cheerleaders recognized for winning multiple championships, approved for travel to the National Championship
Superintendent's report included multiple updates on redistricting efforts underway
FHS school update provided insights in the school year thus far
FHS Program of Studies update raised some clarification questions and at least one surprise that the community service hours added to the graduation requirements are not being monitored this year due to the budget cut that removed the individual who would have done that tracking. Community hours were being done by students, no one single person was tracking to ensure all the students were doing so this school year
Franklin TV provided an update on the programming provided to the community including the live broadcast of this meeting (across town, 2 school concerts were also broadcast and the FHS girls basketball game was also broadcast). revenue is dropping due to cable cutting, proposal at State Legislature on potential alternate revenue for cable operations, new Federal administration may attempt to dismantle the Federal authorization for cable broadcasting
Discussion action items
approved after much discussion as amended the notification on the temporary names for the schools as part of the redistricting
Capital budget modified from initial preview and approved
3 policies for first reading approved to move to second reading
Update on educational expenses for the student from the emergency shelter. Quarterly reimbursement from DESE only used to offset the costs of educating these students. Reimbursement at rate of $104/per day/per student. The override had nothing to do with the education of these students. FPS does not use the operational budget to educate the student from the emergency shelter
Grants to the amount of $1.6 M were preview by the committee (document not part of the public set released prior to the meeting). Over what period these grants covered was not mentioned out loud.
Round of subcommittee updates
Motion to enter executive session, not to return to public meeting, passed 6-0-1 (1 absent)
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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
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School Committee recognizes FHS Cheerleaders, approves temporary naming for redistricting, gets update from Franklin TV (audio)
Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Sunday, January 12, 2025
Boys Hockey = Franklin, 2 vs. Pope Francis, 6 – Final
"After Pope takes a 4-0 lead after the first, the Panthers hold Pope to matching 1-1 periods in the second and third for a 6-2 final. Franklin back at it on Wednesday at 5:00 at Oliver Ames. Asiaf Arena in Brockton"
"Franklin continues to improve and increase their skills each meet. Putting down another stronger meet and higher score than last meet. Falling short to Canton 125.2 to 129.2.
Both our AA's, Ciara O'Brien and Kendra Love increasing their scores and contributing all of their scores to the team score.
Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Sunday, January 5, 2025
"Fun battle between the 2 FHS teams. Franklin put up their best score and definitely had their strongest meet so far. Franklin fell short to Foxboro 132.25 to 124.7. Super proud of the adjustments the team made and looking forward to progressing as we only have 1 practice before our first home meet vs Canton.
Highlights on each event:
Vault - leading the charge is AA Senior Captain Molly Chandler with an 8.8, Ciara O'Brien with an 8.55, AA Veronica Pimentel continues to be consistent with an 8.3 and first year Sophomore Chrissy debuted on vault with a solid 8.1 with her score counting towards the team score.
Bars - Kendra Love lead the charge in this event with a 7.5 and AA Veronica, Ciara and, making a come back, was Abby Robillard all contributing to our team score.
Beam - Kendra also lead on beam with an 8.25 and Chrissy following up with a 7.4. Both Abby and Molly tied with a 7.15.
Floor - Kendra killed it on floor today putting her best routine down with an 8.9, Molly putting down a solid 8.5, Ciara with an 8.25 and. Veronica with an 8.2.
Such a big improvement from our last meet. The team put down very clean routines and we are very proud of them."
Gymnastics = Franklin, 124.70 @ Foxboro, 132.25 – Final
FHS Gymnastics (@fhs_gymnastics) posted on Tue, Dec 31, 2024:
First win of the season. FHS 118.25 North Attleboro 117.8. Fun meet great crowd!! @FHSSports @fhsgymboosters @FranklinMatters @HockomockSports @MetroWestSports @FHSGirlsSports https://t.co/acm8c0vzGi
Pictured are all the athletes who compete in the same gym or workout together in the off season in some capacity
"Franklin had their second meet of the season tonight and came up with a W!!
We had such a blast competing against North Attleboro great team energy great crowd and fun atmosphere!! North was also competing against KP and having all the teams there especially where so many of them workout in the same club or during off season together, made it even more fun cheering each other on!! Final score FHS 118.25 NAHS 117.8 such a close match!!
Kendra Love was a strong AA putting up 3 of the teams highest scores in Bars, Beam and Floor. Ciara O'Brien debuting as an AA, putting up the second highest in 3 of her 4 events in Vault, Bars and Floor. First year Veronica Pimentel still proving to be consistent with her scores counting on both Floor and Vault. First year Chrissy Beaupre also made her debut coming back from injury competing strong and clean on beam with her score counting towards our team score. Senior Captains Molly Chandler and Bella Jacoby continue to do their job landing their skills being consistent and contributing their scores to our overall team score. Highlight scores tied on Vault Ciara and Molly C with 8.3, Kendra on Floor with an 8.35.
The team continues to come together, working hard and making progress. Pictured below are all the athletes who compete in the same gym or workout together in the off season in some capacity."
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 30, 2024
Boys Basketball = Franklin, 64 vs. Brockton, 40 – Final
– Franklin senior Caden Sullivan had six steals and junior Justice Samuels had six blocks as the Panthers used a strong defensive effort to takedown Brockton. Franklin built its lead in the first quarter (18-11) and had a 28-22 lead at halftime. Late in the third quarter, Franklin put together an 8-0 surge in the final minute to turn a competitive game into a rout (46-28) going into the final eight minutes. Franklin held Brockton to just six points in the third and 12 in the fourth. Sullivan finished with 22 points — his sixth straight game with over 20 points to start the season — and six rebounds and three assists, Joseph Conlan added 11 points and five rebounds, and Samuels chipped in eight points, seven rebounds, and six assists.
Girls Basketball = Franklin, 41 @ Wachusett, 64 – Final
– Franklin led by one after the first quarter, but the Panthers were outscored 35-13 over the second and third quarters and the unbeaten Mountaineers ran away with the non-league win. The Panthers scored 15 in the first with Lauryn DiGiorgio scoring four points, Sophia Sacramone adding four, and Mallory Santos and Tessah Rodrigues both knocking down threes. Wachusett locked down over the next two quarters to open up a big lead. Franklin scored 13 in the fourth, including five points from Liz Dumais, but couldn’t mount a comeback. DiGiorgio, Sacramone, and Dumais each scored seven points in the loss, while Lena Malymina added six. Wachusett had three in double digits, Teegan Lampher (19 points), Sophia Gibbons (13), and Jae Scott (11).
Gymnastics = Franklin @ North Attleboro, 7:00
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