Shouting their
support are
(top, from left)
Autumn Witt,
Macy Smith,
Jen Kahle and
others.
Carissa Dolan
(left) grabbed
8 rebounds
and scored 6.
Natalie Hager (from left) and Kaitlyn Ritchey
apply heavy pressure on a rebounding Laker while
point guard Saddie Gravatt stands ready.
A Cinderella Season Comes to an End at Edinboro University    3-11-09
Natalie Hager tries to
plow through a pair of
defenders as time runs
out on the
Knights'
amazing
season.  
Hager was
among 7
freshman
on varsity
this year.
The black eye
sported by Kaitlyn
Ritchey (right)  
from the Knights
victory over New
Castle seemed to
foreshadow  the
fierce fight in
store against the
Lakers of MPHS.
The Franklin
Lady Knights
fell to a bigger,
older squad in
the Mercyhurst
Prep Lakers,
51-39, Wed. at
Edinboro U.'s
McComb
Fieldhouse.  
The rivals met
for a third time
this season,
with each
claiming a
victory from the
previous games.
With only a few
dozen seconds
left in the game,
head coach
Todd Wetjen
motivates his
players to
battle. FHS
ended their
season at 22-6.
Trey queen Saddie Gravatt shows her high-scoring form from the arc.
Ritchey (right) and teammate double up a
Mercyhurst Prep defender.
Bethany Foust (above, left and right)) played hard offensively, despite being bruised and battered by the Lakers.
Junior point guard Saddie Gravatt (top)
was the top scorer for the Knights with
15 points.
Freshman Natalie Hager looks to shoot
past Kirtsten Olowinski, a Division 1
recruit heading for Miami of Ohio next
year.  Hager finished the game with 9
points.