Franklin HS athletics Mt. Rushmore

[ChrisNalwasky]

Hey all! Hope all is well.

As some might know I used to write here at TKR, and I’m looking for your help if you know Franklin High School.

I cover HS sports for NJ.com and this summer I am tasked in putting together the Mt. Rushmore of Franklin HS athletics.

If you are unfamiliar, we compile a list of the top athletes (and coaches) in the school's history, and then residents/fans can vote on who they think should be the best four. From now until sometime in July/Aug. (don't have a date yet), I am looking for nominations for who should be included. If you kindly can, please respond to this post or email me at cnalwasky@njadvancemedia.com with the following...

Athlete name
Grad year
Sport(s) they played
Accomplishments at Franklin and beyond if any.

Feel free to add any other notes you feel is important as well.

Thank you!!

 

[Joey Bacala]

Roy Hinson 1979
I think we all know the rest

Louis Solomon not sure year
Clemson QB

Not me 1982

 

[PiscatawayMike]

Jeff Porter, track & field

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Porter

 

[superfan01]

Diamond miller. Just google her. She should be top of the list.

 

[knightfan2000]

Josh Kuroda Grauer

 

[kupuna133]

Hinson should be first inductee!

 

[kupuna133]

Roy Hinson 1979
I think we all know the rest

Louis Solomon not sure year
Clemson QB

Not me 1982

Solomon was 89. Kid could play . No one could keep up with them.

 

[superfan01]

Hinson should be first inductee!

Diamond miller had a far superior career.

 

[Loyal_2RU]

Diamond miller had a far superior career.

There's a discount when you go to college out of state. That said, her HS career was far superior and she was picked #2 in wnba draft

 

[kupuna133]

Diamond miller had a far superior career.

Not saying she didn’t. Hinson was pretty much the first athlete worthy of the honor from a chronological order.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

 

[Plum Street]

Jeff Porter, track & field

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Porter

His brother played for us

 

[toby83]

Solomon was 89. Kid could play . No one could keep up with them.

jesus i remember that guy, was unreal

 

[toby83]

Chris ,why does NJ dot com shit all over Rutgers every chance it gets? why is their sports coverage of Rutgers so awful? also their left leaning click bait headlines are cringy at best, mostly they suck balls.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

His brother played for us

Indeed! His twin!

https://www.app.com/story/sports/ol...e-brother-jeff-porter-back-olympics/87939616/

 

[SBP]

As an Alum of FHS, who played with Roy, here’s my list

Roy Hinson
Joe Pace (Bullets, pre Hinson) Franklins first Pro
Jeff Porter
Joe Porter
Louis Solomon
Diamond Miller

 

[hinson32]

Chris ,why does NJ dot com shit all over Rutgers every chance it gets? why is their sports coverage of Rutgers so awful? also their left leaning click bait headlines are cringy at best, mostly they suck balls.

Weird take. They literally have a weekly podcast dedicated to RU sports. They assign two reporters and a columnist to RU games. (Seton gets none).

 

[toby83]

Weird take. They literally have a weekly podcast dedicated to RU sports. They assign two reporters and a columnist to RU games. (Seton gets none).

They literally seek negative takes for any sporting event

 

[MikeR0102]

As an Alum of FHS, who played with Roy, here’s my list

Roy Hinson
Joe Pace (Bullets, pre Hinson) Franklins first Pro
Jeff Porter
Joe Porter
Louis Solomon
Diamond Miller

I believe Frank Baker (Cleveland Indians 69-71 was Franklin’s first pro

 

[willisneverrana43]

They literally seek negative takes for any sporting event

As a publication, you would hope that they're literate.

 

[ChrisNalwasky]

Thank you for your nominees. Add them to my list now!

 

[ScarletteK80]

Diamond Miller. She's been hurt most of the time unfortunately.
Off track, but..This guy, and my daughter were besties at South Brunswick HS. Used to walk my dog across the street and scream for himduring games. To bad my kid was with a schmuck bf at the time, sigh.
So, who was he?

 

[SBP]

Thank you for your nominees. Add them to my list now!

Did you see list with Joe Pace?? He really should be on it… he was the legend before Roy.

 

[ChrisNalwasky]

Thank you!

 

[ChrisNalwasky]

Just wanted to check in again about this. Mostly based on what they did at Franklin.

 

[SBP]

Just wanted to check in again about this. Mostly based on what they did at Franklin.

Again, as an alum who played with Roy
1) Joe Pace
2) Roy Hinson
3) Porter Brothers
4) Louis Solomon
5) toss up Frank Baker or Diamond Miller

 

[ChrisNalwasky]

Again, as an alum who played with Roy
1) Joe Pace
2) Roy Hinson
3) Porter Brothers
4) Louis Solomon
5) toss up Frank Baker or Diamond Miller

Can you tell me more about Joe Pace?

 

[newell138]

Hey all! Hope all is well.

As some might know I used to write here at TKR, and I’m looking for your help if you know Franklin High School.

I cover HS sports for NJ.com and this summer I am tasked in putting together the Mt. Rushmore of Franklin HS athletics.

If you are unfamiliar, we compile a list of the top athletes (and coaches) in the school's history, and then residents/fans can vote on who they think should be the best four. From now until sometime in July/Aug. (don't have a date yet), I am looking for nominations for who should be included. If you kindly can, please respond to this post or email me at cnalwasky@njadvancemedia.com with the following...

Athlete name
Grad year
Sport(s) they played
Accomplishments at Franklin and beyond if any.

Feel free to add any other notes you feel is important as well.

Thank you!!

forgot all about Kevin Lyles. Went to Seton Hall and was the Hall’s most decorated runner with Big East-record 17 individual gold medals.
He also happens to be the father of Noah Lyles, currently the fastest man in the world and competing for team USA in the Olympics

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/franklin-township/sections/sports/articles/franklin-high-school-inducts-2018-class-into-athletic-hall-of-fame

 

[ChrisNalwasky]

Last post about this I promise. Feel free to vote as often as you'd like for the next week.

Before everyone gets mad about the subscription thing, free trials are available if needed!!

Thanks all for your input over the last few weeks.

https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports...-the-all-time-best-in-franklin-hs-sports.html

 

[ChrisNalwasky]

Vote here if you'd like!

Vote for 4 selections for Franklin's Mt. Rushmore (poll 14000830)

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