Franklin 48, Hallettsville 6Bi-district PlayoffsThursday, Nov. 14, 2024 By Douglas Pils WALLER – The start of Mark Fannin’s head coaching career ranks among the best in Texas high school history. It’s hard to top Franklin’s four trips to a Class 3A state final with two championships in four seasons. Fannin defers credit for a lot of reasons, but the biggest might … [Read more...] about Franklin honors Hedrick with dominating playoff victory
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Baseball title extends Franklin’s standard of excellence
Class 3A state baseball final: Franklin 7, Brock 4 By Douglas Pils ROUND ROCK – It makes sense that Franklin’s Class of 2024 didn’t finish playing ball until 15 days after high school graduation. That took seven senior members of the Lions to last Saturday at Dell Diamond, where they led Franklin to its first Class 3A baseball state championship after a 7-4 victory … [Read more...] about Baseball title extends Franklin’s standard of excellence
Third title slips away, but Franklin seniors leave great legacy
State final: Malakoff 14, Franklin 7 By Douglas Pils ARLINGTON – The scoreboard showed Malakoff 14, Franklin 7 as the last seconds slipped away in the Class 3A, Division I state championship game on Dec. 14 at AT&T Stadium. Franklin’s dream of three straight titles ended and the finality left several Lions in anguish on the stadium turf while the Tigers … [Read more...] about Third title slips away, but Franklin seniors leave great legacy
Franklin flies high to fourth straight Class 3A final
State semifinal: Franklin 52, Edna 14 By Douglas Pils CYPRESS – The "Kings of Class 3A" have earned a shot at a third straight title, joining just 16 other schools in Texas high school football history to advance to four straight state championship games. Franklin (14-1) rolled over Edna 52-14 in the Class 3A, Division I state semifinals on Dec. 7, setting up a match … [Read more...] about Franklin flies high to fourth straight Class 3A final
Franklin keeps rolling with complete victory over Shepherd
By Douglas Pils WILLIS – It took 16 seconds to realize that the Franklin Lions weren’t going to let the Shepherd Pirates surprise anyone else. That’s how much time had elapsed when senior Devyn Hidrogo finished a 58-yard sprint to the end zone on the first play, setting off a 50-16 rout of a Pirates team coming off its first playoff win since 1967. The … [Read more...] about Franklin keeps rolling with complete victory over Shepherd
