Unbeaten Franklin comes to town
by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor
Things won’t get any easier for the Hillsborough High football team.
Thursday night, the Raiders (0-2) host a Franklin team that has opened the 2007 season with a major bang. The Warriors (2-0) drubbed Bridgewater-Raritan in a 50-3 rout before winning a huge double-overtime game at Phillipsburg last Friday night. Franklin’s 24-17 triumph at P-burg puts the Warriors atop the Delaware Division standings for the first time in several years.
Hillsborough has moved the ball well in losses to Group 4 powers Piscataway and Hunterdon Central, the defending sectional champs. However, a combination of big plays and turnovers has doomed the Raiders in the first two games.
HHS head coach Vinnie Coviello notched his first victory in a thriller at Franklin last September, so the Warriors will be out for revenge. This game caps a brutal opening stretch of games for the Raiders, who will get a much-needed bye week following Thursday night’s contest.
Kickoff on the David A. Noonan Field turf is set for 7 p.m.

