Franklin Regional High School Explained

Franklin Regional Senior High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) in Murrysville, Pennsylvania and is part of the Franklin Regional School District.

History

See main article: article and Franklin Regional High School stabbing. On April 9, 2014, Franklin was the site of a mass stabbing and slashing incident that wounded 21 students and a security guard. Eight of the students were wounded seriously. A 16-year-old student, Alex Hribal, was arrested and charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault.^{[2] [3]}

In January 2018, after pleading guilty to 21 counts of attempted homicide and aggravated assault, Alex Hribal was sentenced to 23.5 to 60 years in prison and fined $269,000 in restitution.^[4]

Athletics

Franklin offers the following sports through the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (District 7):^[5]

Franklin Sports
Gender	Sport	Class
Boys	Baseball	AAAAA
Boys	Basketball	AAAAA
Boys	Cross Country	AAA
Boys	Football	AAAAA
Boys	Golf	AAA
Boys	Lacrosse	AA
Boys	Soccer	AAA
Boys	Swimming and Diving	AAA
Boys	Tennis	AAA
Boys	Track and Field	AAA
Boys	Wrestling	AAA
Girls	Basketball	AAAAA
Girls	Competitive Spirit	AAA
Girls	Cross Country	AAA
Girls	Golf	AAA
Girls	Lacrosse	AA
Girls	Soccer	AAA
Girls	Softball	AAAAA
Girls	Swimming and Diving	AAA
Girls	Tennis	AAA
Girls	Track and Field	AAA
Girls	Volleyball	AAA

Notable alumni

• Julie Benz – actress^[6]
• Courtney Hazlett – journalist^[7]
• Sean Hickey – American football player^[8]
• Spencer Lee – wrestler^[9]
• John Malecki – American football player^[10]
• John F. Meier – U.S. Navy aviator and rear admiral^[11]
• Tom Ricketts – American football player^[12]
• Manu Narayan – Broadway actor^[13]
• Jeremie Rehak– Major League Baseball umpire

Notes and References

1. Web site: Enrollment >> Public School Enrollment Reports . 2012-09-06 . https://archive.today/20120906100810/http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/enrollment/7407/public_school_enrollment_reports/620541 . September 6, 2012 . April 11, 2014 . live.
2. News: Teen stabs 22 at Pittsburgh-area high school . Kevin . Begos . Joe . Mandak . . Associated Press . April 9, 2014 . https://archive.today/20140410010139/http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/20-hurt-in-school-stabbing-spree-in-Pennsylvania-5388503.php . April 10, 2014 . April 17, 2014 . live .
3. Web site: School Stabbing Hero Gracey Evans: 'He Saved My Life, So I Saved His' . Sebastian . Murdock . . April 9, 2014.
4. News: Alex Hribal sentenced to 23 1/2 to 60 years in Franklin Regional stabbings. Julian. Routh. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2018-01-22.
5. Web site: Franklin Regional High School - PIAA . www.piaa.org . . November 3, 2020.
6. News: Murrysville native Benz enjoys lighter, comedic role in 'Family'. Rob. Owen. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2010-09-27.
7. News: Murrysville native mixes doses of gossip and journalism . Monica . Haynes . . 2008-02-08.
8. Web site: Sean Hickey - Football - Syracuse University Athletics . Syracuse University Athletics . November 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201103125328/https://cuse.com/sports/football/roster/sean-hickey/10955 . 2020-11-03.
9. Web site: Spencer Lee - Wrestling - University of Iowa Athletics . University of Iowa Athletics . 2020-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200103174737/https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/wrestling/roster/spencer-lee/13913 . 2020-01-03.
10. Web site: John Malecki Stats . . November 3, 2020.
11. News: 'Those who gave last full measure' remembered on Memorial Day in Westmoreland County . Deb . Erdley . May 31, 2021 . Tribune-Review . Greensburg, Pennsylvania . August 26, 2021.
12. Web site: Tom Ricketts Stats . . November 3, 2020.
13. Web site: Manu Narayan . . January 18, 2023.