High School
Fire lit under Franklin after getting so close to state championship
Franklin head coach Mark Fannin hopes the excruciating loss to Canadian, on in which it was 26 seconds away from winning, will light a fire under the Lions for 2021.
Down late against 17-point favorite Canadian in the 3A Division II state championship game, first-year Franklin coach and native son Mark Fannin turned to his team and pointed into the crowd.
“You do this for all of this community of Franklin,” Fannin told his team, pointing to everyone who was able to come and support his team inside AT&T Stadium. “They’ve got you many, many times this year. All the support they give you, give it all you’ve got.”
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