Overview
- Franklin (23-2), seeded fifth, beat No. 2 Newton North (22-3) in the state final 3-2 with set scores of 25-15, 25-27, 19-25, 25-23, 15-12 in Billerica.
- The victory ended the Tigers’ three-year hold on the Division 1 championship.
- Senior outside hitter Makayla Kuykendall led with 19 kills and finished the match with the clinching point.
- Freshman setter Phoebe O’Connor posted 38 assists as sophomore Emerson Delleo added nine kills under first-year head coach Chris Ridolfi.
- Franklin capped an 18-match winning streak sparked by a mid-September loss to Attleboro, and the result is reported as the Hockomock League’s first Division 1 title.