The Franklin boys basketball team put up a fight against state-title contender Hamilton, but the Sabers were never able to overcome the host Wildcats' fast start and lost, 68-56, in a regional final Saturday.
Hamilton jumped out to a 22-9 first-quarter lead and never let its advantage shrink to fewer than five points the rest of the way.
Franklin did chip away and eventually pulled within five at 43-38 with 1 minute, 50 seconds left in the third quarter, but Hamilton's Charles Lee hit a pair of 3-pointers and two free throws in the Wildcats' 10-2 run that ended the quarter and put his team ahead, 53-40.
Nick Romanowski scored 22 points to lead the Sabers. Darnell Harris had a game-high 26 for Hamilton, which also got 16 points from Elgin Cook before the junior forward was ejected for receiving two technical fouls with 1 minute to go in the second half.
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