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Game of the Week: Franklin Regional defeats North Hills

Game of the Week: Franklin Regional defeats North Hills
EMILY, GIANGRECO AND WITH OUR GAME OF THE WEEK. >> NORTH HILLS HAD SOME CONFIDENCE HEADING INTO THEIR SENIOR NIGHT TONIGHT, BUT FRANKLIN REGIONAL WAS COMING IN HAVING 13 CONSECUTIVE GAMES. AND TODAY THEY MADE IT FOR. A SLOW START TO THIS ONE, NO ONE SCORED IN THE FIRST QUARTER, SO THE SECOND QUARTER RICO. A QB KEEP, FRANKLIN REGIONAL TEXAS 7-0 LEAD WITH SEVEN: 22 REMAINING IN A HALF. FUNNY THREE SECONDS LEFT, FRANKLIN REGIONAL. THROWS WENT DEEP DAY IN THE PANTHERS ARE UP 14-0 AT HALFTIME. NORTH HILLS STOP -- STARTS THE THIRD QUARTER UP WITH A BANG. SAMUEL CULTURE AND TAKES IT 62 YARDS AND GETS TAKEN DOWN A RIGHT AT THE 10. JOHN GREEN JUNIOR FEELING THE PRESSURE, BUT ABLE TO CONNECT WITH COOPER THOMPSON AND THE INDIANS GET ON THE BOARD, 14-7. THE PANTHERS RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY, STARTED ON THE CAPE, AND IT’S DOWN 21-7 WITH A LITTLE OVER FIVE MINUTES REMAINING IN THE THIRD. THOMPSON ON THE KICKOFF, FINDS THE GAP AND IS OFF TO THE RACES, ALL THE WAY TO THE HOUSE, NO ONE IS ON HIM. INDIANS CUT THE DEFICIT 21-14. THE PANTHERS WOULD SEE THE END ZONE TWO MORE TIMES AND I AND FRANKLIN REGIONAL GETS THEIR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WIN, 34-14 YOUR FINAL. LIKES MAKING A LOT OF MISTAKES AND STILL COMING UP WITH A WIN IS A GREAT FEELING. >> WHAT IS IT ABOUT HIM THAT HE’S ABLE TO DO ANYTHING? >> WHEN YOU NEED TO PLAY, YOU CALL NUMBER SIX NUMBER. THAT’S WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING ALL YEAR, WE WILL KEEP DOING IT. >> I PLAYED WITH ALL THESE GUYS SINCE WE WERE LITTLE KIDS. ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR WITH AIDEN, BEING LIKE BROTHERS FOR ALMOST 12 YEARS. WE CAME TOGETHER AS A TEAM, AND I THINK THAT’S WHAT REALLY PUSHED IT THIS YEAR. >> WHAT YOU THINK IT IS ABOUT YOUR TEAM THAT YOU’VE HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS? >> HOW CLOSE THEY ARE, THE MENTALITY THEY TOOK ON AND EVERYBODY DOING WHATEVER THEY CAN TO WIN. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF WE CALL ROMANS NUMBER OR AIDEN’S NUMBER OR WHEN ZACK’S IN THERE, EVERYBODY IS STEPPING UP. EMILY: HE SAID HIS FAVORITE WAY TO CELEBRATE A WIN IS BY GOING TO SHEETS AND TREATING HIMSELF TO A CHOCO
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Game of the Week: Franklin Regional defeats North Hills
Franklin Regional had a big win over the North Hills, 34-14. It was Operation Football's Game of the Week.Watch highlights of the game in the video player above.

Franklin Regional had a big win over the North Hills, 34-14. It was Operation Football's Game of the Week.

Watch highlights of the game in the video player above.

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