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Catching up to share the FHS gymnastic results from Monday via Instagram
Gymnastics = Franklin, 132.65 @ King Philip, 130.55 - Final
FHS gymnastics team tops KP on Monday
Super proud of this team who continued to push through and persevere when things weren’t always going their way. Franklin 132.65 came out on top with a tough fight against KP 130.55.
Was last night our best? No. We made some mistakes but the girls continued to be there for each other and push through. We had some amazing moments too.
Season High For Alivia Hess on Floor 9.1, Season High for Abby Robillard on Floor debuting her 1.5 twist 8.9. Kendra Love also put down her season High 8.7 on Floor her presentation and execution was the best I had seen! Joining in on the Season High fun was Veronica Pimentel on bars with an 8.0.
We will continue to work hard make some adjustments and get back at it. Full recap in photo for top contributors.
Via Instagram, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Monday, January 12, 2026
Gymnastics = Franklin @ King Philip, 8:30
FHS gymnastics vs King Philip on Monday
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Via Instagram, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Friday, January 9, 2026
Boys Basketball = Franklin, 51 @ Attleboro, 75 – Final
- Attleboro built an early double-digit lead and then ran away with it in the second half, handing head coach Mark Houle his 400th career win with a convincing decision over Franklin. The Bombardiers were up 10 at the end of one (18-8) and at half time (33-23) and then dropped 22 points in the third quarter to create a comfortable cushion going into the fourth. Seven different Bombardiers contributed to the scoring in the big third quarter, including seven from senior Ladainian Rodrigues, who finished with a team-high 20 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Connor Houle added 10 points and seven assists, and junior Devin Dufresne chipped in with 11 points, including five in the opening quarter to help the hosts get off to a strong start. Sophomore Danny Santos scored a team-high 16 points for the Panthers while senior Ben Scaccia chipped in with 13 points.
Girls Basketball = Attleboro, 52 @ Franklin, 68 – Final
– Franklin used a quick start, leading by nine after the first quarter, and carried that to a third straight win (and fourth win in the last six games). Tessah Rodrigues and Liz Dumais combined for 11 points in the opening eight minutes, as the Panthers jumped out to an 18-9 lead. The rest of the game was just about even. Dumais and Rodrigues combined for 10 points in the second to push the advantage to 11, then the Panthers sank a pair of threes and went 8-for-16 at the line in the third to make it a 13-point edge going to the final quarter. Tia Williamson scored nine of her team-high 16 points in the fourth, but the Panthers scored 21 in the frame to close out a big win. Dumais finished with 18 points, with three triples, to lead Franklin. Rodrigues added 15 points and freshman Brielle Nicholls scored 10. Kaylee Fernandes chipped in with seven. Mia Cooper knocked down three shots from beyond the arc and had a career-high 14, while Jenna Callahan and Lola Ronayne each scored six for the Bombardiers.
Gymnastics = Franklin, 136.90 @ Foxboro, 133.15 – Final
"Franklin 136.9 Foxboro 133.15 - To say we are beyond proud of this team is an understatement!! This team of 6 competitors has been improving every meet. Tonight was such a blast. They had a great practice week, worked hard and tonight it paid off! Season Highs on all events from many, season high team score and top 4 on Beam with NO FALLS!! They killed it!!
Vault - Ciara O’Brien with a season high of 8.5, Kendra Love 8.5, Season high for Abby Robillard 8.6 and Alivia with a 9.35.
Bars - Ciara 6.2, Season Highs from Veronica Pimentel 7.9, season high from Abby 8.1 and a tied season high from Alivia 9.2.
Beam Alert NO FALLS all season highs - Veronica 9.15, Chrissy Beaupre 9.2, Kendra 9.3 and Alivia 9.65
Floor - Season high Chrissy 7.8, Abby 8.1, season high Kendra 8.55 and season high Alivia 8.75. Keep up the good work girls!
"Competing in the High School Jacqui Rossini Invitational is such an honor. To hear how Jacqui was such an impact on the sport and to see all who loved her dearly gather is just amazing. Thank you @mhmgymnastics and @madsgymnastics_ for putting on an exceptionally run meet!
Franklin I’m so proud of how you persevered and overcame today. Final score 131.2. Not everything will always go your way. I was impressed with how you all came together as a team, supported each other and recovered from adversity. You are stronger together and so capable!!
Highlights for top contributors in photo, but a few shout outs
Kendra putting down her season high on Vault despite being sick 9.2
Alivia also putting down her season high on Vault with a 9.4, she also lead he charge on beam with a 9.4 and received most beautiful back handspring back layout step out award.
Abby Robillard also put down her season high on Vault 8.3 and
Veronica put it all together today and increased her beam score by a point and put down her season high of 8.35 with no falls!!
FHS gymnastics results from the High School Jacqui Rossini Invitational Sunday
Kendra pushes through beam and despite a fall still put down her season high!!
Ciara stepped up and replaced Kendra on Floor and came through for the team with her score counting!!
Alivia also received best Giants award!
I also need to give a shout out to Madison, Ari and Haley. They have been the best support being sidelined from injuries. Thank you for your contributions to the team and being there for Beth and I!
Your efforts are noticed!! Way to go team I’m so proud of you!!
Next up Foxboro Friday night at O’Learys Gymnastics 8pm"
Catching up to the FHS Gymnastics results from Friday:
"Last night Franklin went against a strong and fun Mansfield. Great gym vibes lots of great routines.
Mansfield came out on top but I’m super proud of my girls despite some mistakes improved from the last meet by 2.6 points!
Had a great practice today and ready to roll into tomorrow’s event supporting Dana-Farber competing in memory of Jacqui Rossini! Still time to donate!"
Via Instagram, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Friday, January 2, 2026
Boys Basketball = Taunton, 50 @ Franklin, 64 – Final
"First-year Franklin head coach Mike Masto preaches that experience is the best teacher.
On Friday afternoon, the Panthers – who feature a roster that’s mostly filled with players getting used to the varsity level – showed they’re starting to learn on the fly.
Franklin put it all together with a dominant third period, turning a close game at halftime into a comfortable 64-50 win over visiting Taunton.
Coming off a tough loss to Winchester in which the Panthers struggled on the offensive end in the second half, Franklin got contributions from up-and-down the lineup against the Tigers."
Girls Basketball = Franklin, 64 @ Taunton, 57 – Final
By Josh Perry || HockomockSports.com Managing Editor, provides the game recap :
"Midway through the third quarter of Friday’s matinee at the Rabouin Field House, Tessah Rodrigues drove into the lane and kicked it out to Sophia Sacramone for a wide open three on the wing. It was Sacramone’s third triple of the quarter and pushed Franklin’s lead to 46-21.
The Panthers looked home and dry and well on their way to a first league win of the season, but no one told Taunton that the game was over.
With a 25-point fourth quarter, including 10 in the first 90 seconds of the frame, Taunton clawed its way back into the game. The Tigers would trim the deficit to as few as six points in the closing seconds before Franklin finally saw out a 64-57 victory."
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Gymnastics = Franklin, 132.30 @ Mansfield, 140.80 – Final
– Mansfield built some separation on the bars and floor and had three of the top four scores in three events in a win over Franklin. Paige Austin led the Hornets with victories on bars (9.65) and floor (9.45) and captured the all-around title with a 37.3. Ava Redding finished second on bars with a 9.5, second on beam with a 9.3, and third on floor with an 8.9, while Sophie Moore placed third on vault (9.0), third on beam (9.2), and second on floor (9.3). Franklin was paced by Alivia Hess, who won vault (9.3) and beam (9.4), placed third on bars (9.2), and finished second in the all-around with a 36.45. Ciara O’Brien added an 8.3 on vault for Franklin while Abby Robillard posted a 32.8 in the all around.
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Via Instagram, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Friday, December 19, 2025
Girls Basketball = Foxboro, 41 @ Franklin – 31 – Final
– Foxboro held the Panthers to just one made field goal in the first half and built a 15-point lead going into the break. Franklin’s offense came alive in the third, outscoring the Warriors 14-4 to get back into the game, but Foxboro scored 18 points in the fourth, including eight from top scorer Adrianna Porazzo (4-for-4 from the line) and seven from Alaysia Drummonds, to seal the win. The first quarter was a struggle for both teams, but Foxboro led 7-0 after one. In the second, freshman Gia Porazzo scored five points (the first points of her varsity career) and Foxboro won the quarter 12-4 to build a double-digit cushion. The Panthers came to life in the third behind a pair of threes and 10 points from Sophia Sacramone, who finished with 11 for the game. Liz Dumais added four points and Franklin trimmed the deficit to just five going to the fourth. Foxboro won a shootout in the fourth, outscoring the Panthers 18-13. Adrianna Porazzo and Drummonds led the way for the visitors, while Tessah Rodrigues scored seven to try and bring Franklin back into it. Porazzo scored a game-high 13 and Drummonds finished with a dozen.
Boys Basketball = Foxboro, 53 @ Franklin, 48 – Final
– Foxboro took a two-point lead at the end of the first quarter and never trailed the rest of the way, holding onto a slim lead for the majority of the game before finally closing out the win in the final seconds, marking the Warriors’ first win over the Panthers since 2017. After Franklin senior Jack Sullivan (career-high 21 points) converted a bucket in transition to pull the Panthers within one early in the fourth, Henry Griffin found sophomore Logan Walford down low with a beautiful pass for an easy two, and Timmy Kerzner-Greenwell splashed in a triple on a feed from Cam DeLeskey (9 points) to push the lead to 47-41. Sullivan drained a three for Franklin with 4:38 to go but the Panthers went without points for over two minutes and Colin Trimble (career-high 19 points) had a strong finish at the rim, and Griffin cleaned up an offensive rebound for two more to make it 51-44 with two minutes to go. Franklin didn’t go quietly though as Gio Carlucci stole a pass and laid it in for two with 44 seconds to go, and Kyle Batla snagged a loose ball that led to a layup for Sullivan with 30 seconds to go to make it 51-48. Batla got another steal at midcourt with 15 seconds left but Franklin was off the mark. Foxboro sophomore Bobby Hickox calmly sank a pair of free throws right in front of the student section to ice it with 4.3 seconds left.
Gymnastics = North Attleboro, 117.45 @ Franklin, 129.70 – Final
– Franklin opened the season with a home tri-meet, earning wins over Canton and North Attleboro, posting a team score of 129.70. Senior captains Abby Robillard and Kendra Love anchored the lineup with consistent performances across all four events. Robillard scored an 8.0 on vault, followed with a 7.8 on bars, a 7.6 on beam, and an 8.05 on floor, while Love added an 8.55 on vault, a 7.75 on beam, and an 8.25 on floor. Freshman Alivia Hess made a strong varsity debut, highlighted by a 9.3 on vault and a 9.25 on beam, and Ciara O’Brien, Veronica Pimentel, and Chrissy Beaupre also delivered scoring routines throughout the meet.
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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)
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
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.
I hope you enjoy!
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School Committee recognizes FHS Cheerleaders, approves temporary naming for redistricting, gets update from Franklin TV (audio)
