FHS boys basketball fall to Worcester North which remains undefeated to take D1 Title

Via Josh Perry's Twitter thread

• Another trip to the Tsongas Center, this time #3 Franklin (25-1) takes on defending champ and top seed North High (23-0) who has a 44-game win streak, Panthers looking for first title, have won all 4 playoff games by double digits #hockomock
• End of 1Q: North High 14, Franklin 11, really high level of basketball in the first with both teams aggressive defensively, Caden Sullivan hit a pair of threes and Bradley Herndon with 3 points for the Panthers, Khari Bryan and Amir Jenkins each with 5 for North #hockomock
• Halftime: Franklin 32, North High 25, Hansy Jacques with a big three off a Justice Samuels assist right before the buzzer, Sullivan up to 13, Herndon with 8 points and 4 assists and Jacques with 7, Jenkins and Teshaun Steele each 7 points for North #hockomock
• Franklin gets exactly the start to the second half it needed, Sean O’Leary drives and kicks out to Andrew O’Neill for a three and the Panthers extend the lead to 39-27 #hockomock
• End of 3Q: Franklin 44, North High 41, big spurt for the Polar Bears in the closing minutes to get back within three, Joseph Okla with 12 points and 12 boards for North, Sullivan with 18 for the Panthers #hockomock
• 57.3 left and another North tip in puts the Polar Bears up 56-51, Amir Jenkins with the tip and he has 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Panthers with just 7 as a team in the fourth #hockomock
• Final: North High 59, Franklin 53, Polar Bears complete an undefeated season and win back-to-back D1 state titles, great effort from the Panthers but were never able to match North on the glass and it proved decisive #hockomock
• Caden Sullivan led Franklin with 24 points and six rebounds, Hansy Jacques had 9 and Bradley Herndon had 8, Amir Jenkins finished with 21 points and 6 assists, Teshaun Steele had 17 and 8 boards, and Joseph Okla had 12 and 12 #hockomock

The full game recap on HockomockSports.com ->    https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-boys-basketball-cant-match-north-second-half-pressure-falls-in-d1-final/

For a photo gallery from this game -> https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2023-2024/Winter-2023-2024/Franklin-Worcester-North-Boys-Basketball-03-17-24

Boston Globe coverage of the D1 title game ->   https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/17/sports/miaa-division-1-boys-basketball-state-final-worcester-north-franklin/

Franklin junior Caden Sullivan is fouled going up for a layup in the first half against Worcester North in the D1 state final at the Tsongas Center. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

FHS boys basketball fall to Worcester North which remains undefeated to take D1 Title

FHS boys basketball rolls into D1 Final over Catholic Memorial

Via Twitter and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the fall sports playoff competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

Via Ryan Lanigan -> https://twitter.com/R_Lanigan

• A spot in the Division 1 state championship on the line inside the Rabouin Field House at Taunton High. #3 Franklin (24-1) taking on #2 Catholic Memorial (19-4). #hockomock
• End 1Q: Franklin 21, Catholic Memorial 16. Panthers cash in on some second chance points, Bradley Herndon with two hustle plays that led to a pair of buckets. #hockomock
• Half: Franklin 33, Catholic Memorial 29. Panthers had the lead up to 10 (29-19) before Knights closed strong. Henry Digiorgio with 11 pts, Sean O’Leary 9 pts 3 reb 3 ast. #hockomock
• Bradley Herndon has been incredible this quarter, playing with tremendous confidence. Now Caden Sullivan soars in for a tip in. Franklin up 53-37, 2:08 left 3Q. #hockomock
• End 3Q: Franklin 56, Catholic Memorial 42. Panthers win the third (23-13) by double digits, some massive momentum waves. O’Leary 14 pts, Herndon & Digiorgio 11 pts each, Sullivan & O’Neill 8 pts each. #hockomock
• Franklin had the lead up to 17 (59-42) but the offense has gone cold, missed a couple close ones. Knights with a 10-0 run including a bucket off a missed free throw. Franklin holding a 59-52 left with 2:15 left 4Q. #hockomock
• Final: Franklin 66, Catholic Memorial 52. The Panthers are headed to the D1 state championship game. Sean O’Leary 17 pts 6 reb 5 ast, Bradley Herndon 13 pts 7 reb 6 ast, Henry Digiorgio 11 pts 10 reb, Andrew O’Neill 11 pts (huge 4Q three), Caden Sullivan 10 pts 8 reb #hockomock

The other finalist will be determined by the outcome of their game later today. #1 Worcester North vs. Xaverian. The full MIAA bracket can be found -> http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=7008

The full recap by Ryan Lanigan on HockomockSports.com (subscription required) ->

https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-boys-basketball-book-spot-in-final-after-beating-cm/

Photo gallery -> https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2023-2024/Winter-2023-2024/Franklin-Catholic-Memorial-Boys-Basketball-03-12-24

Boston Globe coverage -> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/12/sports/franklin-boys-basketball-puts-its-offensive-flair-display-division-1-semifinal-win/

FHS boys basketball rolls into D1 Final over Catholic Memorial

FHS Boys Basketball advance to Final 8 with win over Putnam

Boys Basketball = Division 1

#14 Putnam, 55 @ #3 Franklin, 81 – Final

The MIAA basketball bracket has the final 8 with Franklin vs. Boston College HS

March 9 at 4 PM in Franklin.  http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=7008

FHS Boys Basketball twitter pic

Franklin TV: The MIAA Bracket Reveal

For High School Sports – This is a Big Event

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 03/03/2024

I ended last week with:

“ Saturday: 7:30am call time. Prepare to go live – statewide – with our first MIAA bracket reveal programs. Several other PEG studios will carry our programs live. “

I’m pleased to report that in a ‘first’ at Franklin.TV, working with MASSLive.com and MIAA (Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association), our studio was connected across the state via several other PEG facilities, and over the internet via YouTube LIVE. We conducted two one-hour broadcasts hosted by Meredith Perri of MASSLive, along with Franklin.TV’s Jay Horrigan and Pete Royce. Thanks to Jim Clark and Steve Dubzinski at MIAA for their work on the stats and brackets.

In the studio, L to R: School Sports Historian, Michael Richard, Jay Horrigan and Meredith Perri interview a student athlete. Chris Flynn is at the studio controls.

All in, more than 3,000 folks statewide; athletes, athletic directors, coaches, and others, tuned in to Franklin.TV or their local cable station, or they watched online via YouTube Live to see the MIAA results immediately as they were released.

Events like this are also opportunities to produce more challenging ‘reach’ projects that advance our studio capabilities and staff skills. We’re already planning more technical updates to facilitate and improve our future Live MIAA events.

Let the word go forth – from MIAA.

Thanks for listening to 102.9 wfpr●fm. 

And – as always – thanks for watching.

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In case you want to watch the Hockey show ->   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewhCmw602g4

or the Basketball show ->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBbJxr0MHbQ

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf   

FHS boys hockey team wins in OT to advance in playoffs

Via Twitter and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024.

Boys Hockey = Division 1

#21 St. Mary’s, 2 @ #12 Franklin, 3 – Final (OT)

Girls Hockey = Division 1

#32 Franklin, 1 @ #1 Notre Dame Academy, 7 – Final

For other results around the Hockomock League (subscription required) 

https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-02-28-24/

FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com

FHS basketball and hockey D1 playoff seedings & first game schedule

BOYS Hockey - Division 1

#12 Franklin (13-8-0) will host #21 St. Mary’s (11-10-1) on Wednesday, 2/28 at 6:00 at Pirelli Veterans Arena.

GIRLS Hockey - Division 1

#32 Franklin (7-13) will travel to #1 Notre Dame Academy (14-4-2) on Wednesday, 2/28 at 6:30 at Rockland Ice Rink.

https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-hockey-playoff-seeds-matchups-2024/

BOYS Basketball - Division 1

#3 Franklin (21-1) will host the winner of #30 Bridgewater-Raynham (11-9)/#35 Shrewsbury (10-9) on Friday, 3/1 at 6:00.

Complete MA D1 boys bracket -> http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=7008

GIRLS Basketball - Division 1

#20 Franklin (10-10) will travel to #13 Andover (14-7) on Thursday, 2/29 at 6:30.

Complete MA D1 girls bracket -> http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=7019

https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-basketball-playoff-seeds-matchups-2024/

FHS basketball and hockey D1 playoff seedings & first game schedule

FHS Indoor Results from the MIAA Meet of Champions - Feb 24, 2024

Feb 24, 2024 MIAA Meet of Champions -> https://lasttimeout.anet.live/meets/30513 

The performance list (seeded entries) for this meet -> https://miaa.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-MOC-Final.pdf

Franklin High School results

Girls 55m Hurdles - Prelims

3 Sarah Dumas H3 • Age: 16 • Yr: 12 8.46Q

12 Ella Chandaria     H2 • Age: 14 • Yr: 11 8.85

Boys 55m Hurdles - Prelims

12 Quinten Hardt H3 • Yr: 12 7.90 7.899

Girls 55m Hurdles

3 Sarah Dumas PR • H1 • Age: 16 • Yr: 12 8.35

Girls High Jump

7 Sarah Dumas F1 • Age: 16 • Yr: 12 5-02.00 1.57m

Boys Long Jump

17 Aidan Thorne F1 • Yr: 11 20-01.00 6.12m

Girls Shot Put

2 Lily DeForge PR • F2 • Age: 15 • Yr: 12 40-06.50 12.36m

5 Elizabeth Hopkins PR • F2 • Yr: 12 38-00.00 11.58m

Girls Weight Throw

5 Lily DeForge PR • F1 • Age: 15 • Yr: 12 41-05.00 12.62m

6 Girls 4x200 Meter Relay 1:47.26 'A' • H5 • O. Costa, E. Chandaria, A. Cliff, J. Camp

2 Boys 4x200 Meter Relay 1:31.57 'A' • H5 • Q. Hardt, S. Reed Jr, B. Dragsbaek, T. Yetman

14 Girls 4x400 Meter Relay 4:13.75 'A' • H2 • O. Costa, G. Holland, A. Cliff, J. Camp

15 Girls 4x800 Meter Relay 10:05.45 SB • 'A' • H1 • M. Griffith, C. Joyce, L. Costa, S. Cuneo

FHS Indoor Results from the MIAA Meet of Champions - Feb 24, 2024

Winning Ways with the MIAA: The Road to Tsongas Center (video)

Winning Ways with the MIAA: The Road to Tsongas Center is a collaboration of the MIAA, MassLive, and broadcast by Franklin TV.

The YouTube recording of the live broadcast conducted on Saturday with the release of the high school Basketball brackets. There is a separate show covering the hockey brackets.

Video link -> https://www.youtube.com/live/lBbJxr0MHbQ?si=oZLtdyacoG6iYMym

MA D1 boys bracket (including Franklin) -> http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=7008

MA D1 girls bracket (including Franklin) -> http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=7019

Full set of MIAA brackets ->  here

Winning Ways with the MIAA: The Road to Tsongas Center  (video)

Winning Ways with the MIAA: The Road to TD Garden (video)

Winning Ways with the MIAA: The Road to TD Garden is a collaboration of the MIAA, MassLive, and broadcast by Franklin TV.

The YouTube recording of the live broadcast conducted on Saturday with the release of the high school hockey brackets. There is a separate show covering the basketball brackets.

Video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewhCmw602g4

MA D1 boys bracket (including Franklin) -> http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=6998

MA D1 girls bracket (including Franklin) -> http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=7012

Full set of MIAA brackets ->  here

Winning Ways with the MIAA: The Road to TD Garden (video)

MIAA hockey brackets at 10 AM; basketball at 1 PM - both live broadcasts via Franklin TV

MIAA (@MIAA033) posted on Fri, Feb 23, 2024:

The MIAA Hockey Tournament brackets are being released tomorrow at 10 AM.  The first analysis show is at 10:15 with teams, coaches, and the media talking about the tourney.  

Here is the link -> Hockey - https://youtu.be/MgP371EEpfM

MIAA hockey brackets at 10 AM

The MIAA Basketball Tournament brackets are being released tomorrow at 1 PM. The first analysis show is at 1:15 PM with teams, coaches, and the media talking about the tourney.  

Here is the link -> Basketball - https://youtu.be/lBbJxr0MHbQ

MIAA basketball at 1 PM

MIAA (@MIAA033) announces new bracket release show on Franklin TV with MassLive

MIAA (@MIAA033) posted Thu, Feb 22, 2024:

"Big News from the MIAA, MassLive, and Franklin TV as the first Bracket Release Analysis Show will be this Saturday.  

Hockey will be on about 10:15, Basketball at 1:15.  

Coaches, media, student-athletes are going to be live as they talk about the tournament.  Link to follow."

Shared from -> https://twitter.com/MIAA033/status/1760730427344736696

The show can be found on the Franklin Pride TV  channel ->   https://www.youtube.com/@franklinpridetv7819/streams

MIAA (@MIAA033) announces new bracket release show on Franklin TV with MassLive

Franklin Public Schools Celebrates Successful Fall 2023 Athletics Season

Superintendent Lucas Giguere and Athletic Director Karrah Ellis congratulate Franklin High School’s student-athletes and athletic staff on a successful fall athletics season.

“I’m so proud of our hard-working, dedicated athletes,” said Director Ellis. “Receiving MIAA recognition is a testament to our student-athletes who have displayed great sportsmanship throughout the entire season.”

Hockomock League Champions Fall 2023

Franklin High School teams compete in the Hockomock League as part of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA). FHS athletics finished the fall season with the most wins across all teams within the Hockomock League. 

FHS sports teams recognized include: Boys’ Soccer, Girls’ Soccer, Golf, Boys’ Cross Country with Volleyball and Field Hockey placing in the Final Four for the Division 1 State Tournament. 

The FHS cheer team won its 10th consecutive Hockomock League title, the Division 1 South Regional Championship, and the Division 1 State Championship with the highest score in the state.

FHS also won the Hockomock League Val Muscato All-Sports Award for fall 2023, tallying the highest average of earned points from league standings in all sports this year.

Boston Globe Dalton Award

Franklin High School athletics secured the Boston Globe Dalton Award for the fifth year in a row, winning 74.7 percent of its games for an overall record of 251-83-6.

MIAA Coach of the Year Award

The MIAA recognized three FHS head coaches as Coach of the Year including Baseball coach Zach Brown, Unified Basketball coach John Leighton and girls’ Lacrosse coach Kristin Igoe, who was also honored as the National Federation of High School Sports Section 1 Coach of the Year.

All-Scholastic Awards

Several FHS student-athletes won individual year-end accolades from Boston media:

Boston Herald All-Scholastic

Emily Carney (Field Hockey)

Raena Crandall (Field Hockey)

Rex Cinelli (Boys’ Soccer)

Anya Zub (Girls’ Soccer)

Boston Globe All-Scholastic

Rex Cinelli (Boys’ Soccer)

Raena Crandall (Field Hockey)

Emily Carney (Field Hockey)

Kelly O’Connor (Girls’ Soccer)

Taylor Lacerda (Volleyball)

“Congratulations to our Athletic Department, coaches and talented student-athletes on their many accomplishments,” said Superintendent Giguere. “I am continuously impressed by each athlete’s determination, grit and steadfast commitment to their chosen teams, always displaying the highest level of sportsmanship.”

Shared from -> https://jgpr.net/2024/01/02/franklin-public-schools-celebrates-successful-fall-2023-athletics-season/

Franklin Public Schools Celebrates Successful Fall 2023 Athletics Season

3x Coach of Year Awards for Franklin High School

via FHS Athletics 

"Congratulations to these amazing FHS Coaches: Zach Brown, John Leighton, Kristin Igoe!! 

All three are  @MIAA033  Coach of the Year Recipients!!! Coach Igoe is also NFHS Section 1 Coach of the Year for GLax!!"

Shared from -> https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/1732587482544234940

Congratulations to these amazing FHS Coaches: John Leighton, Kristin Igoe & Zach Brown

FHS Baseball's Zach Brown named "MIAA/NFHS Baseball Coach of the Year"

MIAA (@MIAA033) posted on Mon, Dec 04, 2023:

Congratulations to Zach Brown of Franklin High School ... the MIAA/NFHS Baseball Coach of the Year for 2022-23. 

@FHSSports @FHSCoachZBrown https://t.co/9IbClvGXE1

 

Zach Brown acknowledges honor

Shared from -> https://twitter.com/MIAA033/status/1731682268538626379

and  https://twitter.com/FHSCoachZBrown/status/1731815296653000757

FHS Baseball's Zach Brown named "MIAA/NFHS Baseball Coach of the Year"

Batla & Pink run at MIAA State Cross Country meet - Nov 18, 2023

FHS Cross Country sent Alex Batla and Jonathan Pink to the MIAA State Cross Country meet on Saturday. Alex's lost her shoe during the race and is shown carrying it on the curse to finish her race.

D1 Girls Race Results

 82  #943 Batla, Alexandra    12 Franklin                4:08.6   20:42.85 

D1 Boys Race Results

107  #191 Pink, Jonathan      11 Franklin                3:27.8   17:18.94

Download the complete MIAA D1 girls & boys results in one PDF

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fab7rIfdjlBoFNdpwN5gfoXK3aSim55B/view?usp=drive_link

Shared via Twitter:

Coach Bailey (@FranklinHSXC) posted on Sat, Nov 18, 2023:
Live results from the Meet of Champions.

https://t.co/0kgtQiWGtN

Alex's lost her shoe during the race and is shown carrying it on the curse to finish her race

Jonathan Pink finishing the MIAA State Cross Country meet