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Back on the diamond, some photos from Cochranton today

3/29/2021

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It could've been slightly warmer, but man was it nice to be out in the sun. Will be back out tomorrow for Rocky Grove visiting Maplewood, which is where I went today before finding out it was postponed a day. So I ventured down the road a piece to good ole Cochranton to watch four innings of Cardinal domination. They ended up putting Youngsville to bed in five with the ten run rule coming into play.
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Just didn't drop in the end

3/22/2021

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Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders are tall. They spread their defense out to cut down on the looks the sharp shooting Franklin Knights from the outside. BG put tall kids an short guards and it worked to keep the high scoring Knights under 50 points. It was a strategy that worked as Franklin began launch off-target bombs in the fourth that resulted in enough key misses that the Marauders capitalized on with a couple easy buckets and a solid performance at the free throw line.

Franklin's very solid year came to an end just shy of the state championship.

Editor's note: Some of these images first appeared on explorevenango.com/ We at Eight & 322 have welcomed partnerships with several other news outlets in order to spread the stories of our community even further.
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​Please see more photos below and a link to even more. You can view even more games from this season by scrolling through the sports tab located in the menu above. This has been a fun team to watch this season, though, they move the ball so well it's hard for this old photographer to keep up.
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Giant killers

3/14/2021

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Cambridge Spings takes down five-time defending champs to capture district title
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​In a game that started slow and sloppy for the Cambridge Springs Blue Devils, the inspired team showed poise and tenacity when it counted. The first half was riddled with fouls and only a couple of the players putting the ball in the hoop. Madison Yanc and Hailee Rodgers accounted for nearly all the squad's points at the break. All of the starters had multiple fouls and some key players were in serious foul trouble.

They would have to play error free against the five-time defending champ West Middlesex Big Reds to come out with a win.

And that is what they did.

Not a single Cambridge player fouled out and coach Ryan Mckissock masterfully rotated bench players in to keep his girls from fouling out while having to apply tough defense. 

Neither squad looked like they wanted to win during a very low scoring third quarter.

Cambridge just shut down the Big Reds the entire second half keeping them to just nine points. Cambridge was also stellar at the foul line down the stretch to put the score out of reach.

Smart, focussed play in the second half put the District 10 hardware in the Blue Devil trophy case for history.

Check out some photos from the game and see link at the bottom for even more.

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Franklin holds off Sharpesville to claim title

3/12/2021

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The players on the court have to perform, there is no doubt about that. Coaches can't put the ball in the hoop or even stop a player from having a bad run in a game. But a coach can stop the action and calm everything down,

Franklin started slow and the Sharpesville lead started to grow when Franklin's coach Jason Fulmer called a timeout. 
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Whether it was the adjustments he made or just a break in the momentum it was the right call at the right time.

Sharpesville 's coach also had several strategic timeouts and this came went down to the wire. It was tie with a couple minutes to play.  And then it was the practice at the free throw line that made the difference down the  stretch.

Franklin now enters the state playoffs with site and time to be determined.

​Below are more photos and a link to even more at the bottom.
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Congratulations Franklin from Eight & 322
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The Spa girls are headed to D10 title matchup against West Middlesex

3/10/2021

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Cambridge Springs girls dominated in first half then held off rallying Maplewood to win
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They head to Mercer County Saturday to take on the Big Reds who held off a scrappy Saegertown team that was playing emotionally hard for coach Scott who passed away at the beginning of the season.
I got a chance to cover these old teams with new players again thanks to my friends at The Meadville Tribune who asked if I could help out with photography tonight. I was very pleased to do so.
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Franklin rolls into D10 final with win over Greenville

3/10/2021

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The Knights to face Sharpesville Friday night
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Franklin opens playoffs with win

3/5/2021

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Franklin corrects some things at the half, comes out to dominate Seneca
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Special thanks to Chris Rossetti of d9and10sports.com for the story.
Zak Smith caught fire in the third quarter knocking down four 3-pointers in the frame to help top-seeded Franklin go from a one-point halftime lead to a 25-point, 68-43, win over visiting  eighth-seed, Seneca, Friday night at The Castle in Franklin. 

“It felt pretty good getting back into my normal groove and everything,” Smith said.

​He scored a season-high 17 points, 15 in the second half. 


Seneca (9-10) had an upset alert on for a half and led the Knights (17-6) 24-20 following a 3-pointer by Logan Kibbe with 1:22 to play in the first half. 

But Franklin scored the final five points of the half, all by Easton Fulmer, to take a 25-24 halftime lead. 

That 5-0 spurt by Fulmer was part of a large 32-4 Franklin run that concluded a minute into the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer by Hayden Adams. That included the Knights outscoring the Bobcats 24-3 in the third quarter and gave Franklin a 52-28 lead. 
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“He (Franklin coach Jason Fulmer) said to just get back to our normal selves,” Smith said about coaches halftime message. “The first team to start playing their basketball, that’s the team that ends up winning.”

Franklin, a high-flying team that came into the game as the second-highest scoring team in District 10 at 64.4 points per game, was that team.

Thanks in large part to Smith, the Knights hit eight of their nine 3-pointers in the second half, including five in the third quarter. 

“When we are playing at that speed, we are clicking on all cylinders,” Smith said. “That’s when we are at our best. That’s when we can beat anybody.”  

Equally important to the second-half success for Franklin was its defense. 

After Evan Shouey scored on a layup 33 seconds into the third quarter to get Seneca within two, 28-26, the Knights’ defense didn’t allow another Bobcat field goal for another 8:41 seconds, over a quarter, of basketball, when Kibbe finally hit a 3-pointer with Seneca down by 24. 

Only two points, a pair of free throws by Shouey - one in the third quarter and one in the fourth - were scored by the Bobcats during that stretch.   

“We played defense extremely hard,” Smith said. “That was an adjustment we made at halftime. We switched a couple of guys, and it ended up working for us in the end.” 

The biggest adjustment for the Knights came in how they defended Seneca’s Bobby Yost allowing Yost just two second-half points - they came with under two-and-half minutes to play - after Yost had hit three first-half 3-pointers to help the Bobcats be competitive. 

While Seneca was struggling, Franklin got scoring from a variety of players in the second half in addition to Smith. 
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​Luke Guth scored 11 points in the half, including nine in the third quarter, on his way to tying Smith for game-high honors with 17.


Hayden Adams added 13 points, including six in the second half for the Knights, while Fulmer ended with 11 points. 

In all, eight different Franklin players scored.
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Yost was the lone Seneca player in double digits with 11 points, while Kibbe and Shouey each scored eight. 

Franklin will host Greenville, Tuesday. Greenville handled Girard in a tight 46-44 game.
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​Seneca
​Lucas Rupp 1 0-0 3, Jared Lorei 0 0-0 0, David DeFazio 2 0-0 4, Conner DeFazio 0 0-0 0, Evan Shouey 3 2-4 8, Evan Moffett 0 1-2 1, Jacob Johnson 0 0-0 0, Logan Kibbe 2 2-2 8, Colton Trimble 4 0-1 8, Vinny Rupp 0 0-0 0, Bobby Yost 4 0-0 11. Totals 16 5-9 43.   

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Cade Adams 1 0-2 2, Jalen Wood 0 0-0 0, Zak Smith 6 -12 17, Cole Buckley 0 1-2 1, Easton Fulmer 2 6-7 11, Luke Guth 8 1-1 17, Hayden Adams 4 2-2 13, Johnathan Leccia 1 0-2 2, Aidan McCracken 0 0-0 0, Damon Curry 2 0-2 5. Totals 24 11-19 68.      

Three-pointers: Seneca 6 (Bobby Yost 3, Logan Kibbe 2, Lucas Rupp). Franklin 9 (Zak Smith 4, Hayden Adams 3, Easton Fulmer, Damon Curry) ​
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One thing we at Eight & 322 enjoy is being able to spread information to wider and wider audiences. Colleagues such as Ed Brannon at the Derrick(right) and Chris Rossetti at d9and10sports.com are tremendous assets to the community. It's always good seeing these folks and tonight D9 and 10 Sports and Eight & 322 were able to help each other out. Follow link and like their page for even more local coverage. Also check out Ed's story in tomorrow's Derrick and News-Herald with photos by our friend Eric Elliot.
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Playoffs around the bend

3/1/2021

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Franklin hosted Warren in afternoon games Monday with the Junior Varsity kicking off the day. Franklin's athletic director Becky Barnes said the school expects to host a first round playoff game Friday night and thinks her Knights will have a high seed.

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