It was an exciting couple of days for Seahawk basketball fans, as the varsity basketball team made a journey to Lakeland for a berth in the Class 1A Final Four, its first trip since 2019 and only the third time in school history. School was called off Wednesday and Thursday as fans traveled to Lakeland…
Seahawk senior pitcher Dane Mallon made sure no Tiger runners reached first base Friday in Blountstown as he twirled a perfect game, striking out 11 of the 21 batters he faced in the seven-inning outing. “Just as dominant a performance as I have ever seen,” said coach Kevin Cox, noting that the odds of a…
The Franklin County Lady Seahawks got off to an electrifying start at home Feb. 21 with a dramatic come-from-behind 11-10 win against Tallahassee Class 6A softball powerhouse, Chiles High School. Down to what could have been the last pitch thrown in their defeat, Franklin County was facing a 10-8 deficit, with bases loaded, two outs…
Sophomore Kaiden Lewis has twice paced the Franklin County boys weightlifting program this month, taking victories in the 139-pound weight class at a pair of meets at Wakulla High School. Coach John Cooper, who has intertwined the weightlifting program with football offseason workouts, took 11 lifters to the Feb. 2 meet, where the Seahawks competed…
The Lady Seahawks varsity softball team opened the 2023 season with a pair of pre-season wins, downing Marianna and Freeport. On Feb. 14, Franklin County edged Class 3A powerhouse Marianna 6-5. Sophomore pitcher Sarah Ham took the win, while sophomore Micahlyn O’Neal was 2 for 2 with two RBI to lead the offense. Ham belted…
When senior Jaidyn Rhodes strode to the free throw line in the last three seconds of the regional finals Tuesday night, the standing room only crowd at The Nest was fluttering. But when he calmly sank both tries afforded him by an intentional foul, the crowd swooped into the air as a Seahawk that had…
Seahawks down Blountstown 47-43 After falling behind in the first half, Franklin County battled back in the third quarter to seize the lead and then held on to down Blountstown on the Tigers’ home court 47-43 Thursday night. The win , combined with Cottondale’s 41-39 win over Sneads, means the higher-seeded Seahawks will host the…
After securing a district title Friday night against a plucky Port St. Joe Tiger Shark squad, the Franklin County Seahawks, with an 18-7 record and ranked 16th in Class 1A statewide, travel to Blountstown Thursday night, Feb. 16 to take on the Tigers in the regional semifinals. The Tigers secured the home court by being…
In another typical down to the wire battle between arch-rivals Franklin County and Port St. Joe, the Seahawks fended off a plucky Tiger Shark team to win 48-43 and secure the district title. The Seahawks opened a 16-11 lead after the first quarter, but a strong St. Joe second quarter put the Tiger Sharks ahead…
The Franklin County Lady Seahawks varsity girls basketball team, which returned this year after three years in hibernation, completed the 2022-23 season with a respectable 12-9 season record. Under the direction of coach Jordan McNair, the team finished 29th in Class 1A out of 45 teams, and 446th out of 580 teams in the state…
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