When Franklin and Mansfield get together, there is competition. This was no different on Friday night as the basketball and swimming teams ended up splitting close matches. The FHS boys basketball team hung on to win 60-57, the girls lost 48-51. The tables turned in swimming as the FHS boys lost 70-98 and the girls won 92-70. All results via Hockomock Sports.
Boys Basketball
- Franklin, 60 @ Mansfield, 57 – Final
– Freshman Jay Dieterle hit a three with 1:34 left to put Franklin ahead for good. The Panthers, which led by as much as 22, had to stave off a rally from Mansfield over the third and fourth quarters. Franklin sophomore Connor Peterson scored a career-high 23 points and had seven rebounds, Tim Prunier added 15 points and five assists, sophomore Paul Mahon added eight points and six rebounds and Dieterle had six assists to go with five points. Matt Ehrlich had 16 points and five rebounds for Mansfield and Max Boen added 11 points.
Girls Basketball
- Mansfield, 51 @ Franklin, 48 – Final
– Meg Hill was the top scorer for the Hornets with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Jen Peel added 10 points (eight in the first half) and eight assists for the Hornets and Jackie Carchedi scored nine points (eight in the fourth quarter). Lauren Rudolph led the Panthers with 11 points (nine in the third quarter) and Aubrie Kutil had eight points and nine rebounds.
Swimming
- Franklin boys, 70 @ Mansfield boys, 98 – Final
- Franklin girls, 92 @ Mansfield girls, 70 – Final
For all the results around the Hockomock League on Friday
http://www.hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-011516/
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| Franklin’s Connor Peterson hangs on the rim after a two handed dunk in the second half. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com) |
Hockomock Sports also filed full reports on both the boys and girls basketball games.
Ryan Lanigan, Editor-in-Chief wrote about the boys game:
"Based on the final score, it certainly looked like another typical back and forth game between Mansfield and Franklin.
But this one was different.
Franklin led by as much as 22 points — on the road at Mansfield — and looked to be racing away with a rout over the rival Hornets.
But this one was different.
The Hornets rattled off a 20-8 run to close the third quarter and then outscored the Panthers 19-7 to start the fourth quarter to take their first lead (57-55) since the first quarter. Another chapter in the storied rivalry looked to be complete with another Mansfield home win.
But this one was different."
Continue reading the full article here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/franklin-holds-off-wicked-rally-from-mansfield/
Photos from the game can be found here
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/20152016/Winter-201516/Franklin-Mansfield-Boys/
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| Jackie Carchedi (24) scored eight of her nine points in the fourth quarter to help the Hornets escape with a win and stay unbeaten in the league. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com) |
Josh Perry, Managing Editor, writes about the girls game:
"With the game slipping away in the second half, turnovers piling up, and shots clanging off the rim, Mansfield looked like it was on the brink of picking up its first league loss of the season. Then the Hornets found a second wind, and their shooting touch, to pull out the win.
Seniors Jackie Carchedi, Caroline Maher and Jen Kemp knocked down three straight shots from beyond the arc to turn a three-point deficit into a three-point lead. After four free throws were matched by a pair of Franklin layups, the Panthers had one more chance to send the game to overtime but Carli Koffinke’s shot went halfway down and rimmed out.
Mansfield battled back in the fourth quarter for a 51-48 road victory over its rival that keeps the Hornets one game in front of Attleboro at the top of the Kelley-Rex division standings."
Continue reading the full article here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/seniors-come-through-as-mansfield-rallies-past-franklin/
Photos from the game can be found here
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/20152016/Winter-201516/Franklin-Mansfield-Girls/
