Franklin surprises, Rutgers Prep survives SCT girls basketball semis

Choose MyCentralJersey for breaking news in Central Jersey MyCentralJersey is your source for breaking news FRANKLIN (Somerset) – There were plenty of storylines to around in Saturday’s Somerset County Girls Basketball Tournament semifinals at Franklin High School, from the third-seeded host school’s inspired upset of the second-seeded defending champ Gill St. Bernard’s, avenging an early-season loss, to the heavily favored top-seeded powerhouse being pushed to the absolute brink by a Group 1 upstart. Rutgers Prep 55, Bound Brook 49 No. 1 Rutgers Prep opened the girls doubleheader with a hard-fought, far-closer-than-expected triumph over fifth-seeded Bound Brook, which pulled off a stunning...