Fran Bositis takes his final bow after 53years as Franklin’s boys’ soccer coach

 As a fresh-faced 23-year-old finding his way after graduating from UMass Amherst, coaching soccer was not on the mind of Fran Bositis in 1971.

 Unbeaten so far this season, the King Philip football team was hungry to make a statement against Franklin after losing the last two matchups against its Thanksgiving rival. 

That is particularly true for the girls’ basketball team from Carlsbad, Calif., which had raised funds to play in a tournament in New Jersey. But in November,...

Through three minutes of overtime Tuesday night, 11th-ranked Franklin peppered Archbishop Williams goaltender Phil Coleman with shots before sophomore Vinnie Pasquarosa fired a ... 

Down two runs with two outs in the top of the seventh inning, it appeared No. 9 Bridgewater-Raynham’s upset bid against top-ranked and undefeated Franklin would come up just short. 

 With more than 30 schools represented in the 45th Shriners All-Star Football Classic, Andover High and the North All-Stars stole the show in a 17-14 win over the South All-Stars Friday night at Bentley University.