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Franklin beat Centennial tonight soundly 12 - 2. Great game Rebels! The bats were hot (especially Young and Little) and the pitching was fantastic!! Next up Brentwood Friday night.

What about the benches for both teams?

It's up to the principal at each school...the Franklin vs. Brentwood game is still on.

Reed Glover 7 James Haddix 19 Peyton Henry 10 Daniel Miller-McLemore 6 Jamaul Starnes 2 Michael Young 9 Great defense tonight!

Maybe you didn't read these: I have no problem with the fans booing Young. My point was just that it can get into some players heads and was one more obstacle that the team had to overcome in addition to the others ones I listed. And apparently, although Young made a few more turnovers than is normal for him, it didn't really bother him either. He had 17. And: I had no criticisms about Independence other than the coach's behavior. It was a great atmosphere otherwise.

Okay, last comment I'll make for now - The Rebels are a TEAM. Franklin's team is so deep and there are a lot of players that don't get the recognition they deserve. Haddix (getting stronger and better every game), Henry (the determination he showed to play through illness was great and BTW can shoot lights out when he's on), Glover (makes big plays when you need him), Miller-McLemore (a beast on the boards and can shoot the 3), Pace, Starnes, Lyndsey, Nelson, Little coming in and giving it their all on offense and defense...I don't think they know how good they are and how much potential they have this year to go very far as a team. I hope they remember to believe in themselves and each other and put the rest of all we and local sports writers say out of their minds.

Yeah, too bad about your coach. I know some of the players out there and they are great guys. Too bad they have to play for someone like that. Also, the Indy team did play well last night. I had no criticisms about Independence other than the coach's behavior. It was a great atmosphere otherwise. I have no problem with the fans booing Young. My point was just that it can get into some players heads and was one more obstacle that the team had to overcome in addition to the others ones I listed. And apparently, although Young made a few more turnovers than is normal for him, it didn't really bother him either. He had 17. If you are being "inconsistent" in a "big game" and still score 17, maybe have an off night, and still score 17, that's a sign of a great leader and player. The competition in FL: Very high level. Starnes: 1 game suspension We won.

Franklin pulled out an ugly win tonight at Independence 52-50 with a last second shot by Haddix. The Rebels always go into every game with a target on thier backs. Everybody wants to beat them because they've dominated D11-AAA for so long. They made lots of mistakes tonight with turnovers and missed foul shots. The refs were really bad. The coach for Indy screamed at his players on the court, pushed one of them and slammed the ball on the court at one point. Nice behavior from a coach. The fans for Indy also booed Michael Young every time he got the ball. Also Rebel point guard Henry was playing sick. BUT despite all this, they still pulled out the W. That is why they are so good. Good teams overcome even when they play poorly, get bad calls, play on the road, etc. And they play TEAM ball. Everyone contributed when they weren't sitting on the bench with ridiculous foul calls. If you were a Franklin fan tonight, you may not have liked how they got to the end of the game because they are a much better team than whatthey showed tonight but the way they never gave up and in the end won, should have made you really proud. Franklin's stats from the Tennessean: 10 Reed Glover 2 50 James Haddix 11 4 Peyton Henry 2 54 Jordan Lindsay 12 Jake Little 2 30 Daniel Miller-McLemore 11 24 Austin Pace 6 14 Michael Young 17 (I know these don't add up to 52 ... 1 pt short but anyway...)

The newspaper in Panama City did several stories on Franklin during the Barnstorm Classic: http://www.varsitysportseast.com/sports/fr...ro_quarter.html http://www.varsitysportseast.com/articles/...dale_young.html http://www.varsitysportseast.com/articles/...bay_points.html It looks like Franklin played well! Congrats! How did the other teams in the district fare in their holiday tournaments?

Thanks for sharing but Buckner doesn't play for Temple so I'm not sure why this was added to a Franklin/Temple game post...

Franklin will not get beat by that much this season by anyone. They are too good, smart and have too much heart. I'm not saying they are unbeatable...ANY team is beatable on a given night but beating them by 24 will not happen.

BA Columbia Ensworth Franklin

Yes, of course, wrong hill.

Franklin vs. Hillwood game cancelled due to a leak in the Burros gym.

White House vs. Ensworth at Franklin Thursday (12/18) night, others at Ensworth High School Friday and Saturday...