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Sharpshooting freshmen help fuel Franklin’s rise
12/21/20 10:13 PM
Their middle school games were the stuff of legend. Lopsided scores. Stranger-than-fiction stat lines. Steph Curry shooting range.
Franklin’s girls basketball freshman class arrived with a ton of fanfare, but also a lot of questions. How many of the players from that juggernaut would make the varsity? How would their skills translate against older, bigger and more seasoned players? How would the Grizzly Cub upperclassmen react to the prospect of reduced minutes?
So far, the answers have all been good; the influx of ninth-grade talent has helped Franklin win its first 10 games by an average of about 30 points apiece. Half a dozen freshmen have gotten varsity minutes at some point, but it has been the sweet-shooting duo of Scarlett Kimbrell and Lauren Klem that has truly unlocked the cheat codes for this unbeaten squad that has embraced the ideals of the modern NBA game maximize possessions, put up a ton of sh
Franklin girls easily outpace Woodmen
12/18/20 11:11 PM
Few things invite the potential for complacency more than a 50-point victory earlier in the season.
That was the dilemma facing the Franklin girls basketball team Friday night as it prepared to host Greenwood in a Mid-State Conference contest. The Grizzly Cubs, ranked eighth in Class 4A, moved to 9-0 with a 77-29 victory.
The same squads met in November on the same hardwood with the Cubs prevailing, 75-25.
Franklin junior guard Kuryn Brunson led all scorers with 24 points before checking out of the game for good with 6:34 remaining in the final quarter. Senior guard Kyra Baker added 15 points with freshman forward Erica Buening scoring 10 off the bench for the Cubs, who remain tied with Martinsville atop the league standings at 3-0.