Ashland Clockers at Franklin Panthers — High school football preview, Saturday, Aug. 23

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Franklin High School hosts Ashland in an early-season matchup Saturday, Aug. 23. Kickoff is set for 8:30 a.m. EDT at Franklin High School as the Ashland Clockers travel to face the Franklin Panthers in a nonconference/league tuneup to open the 2025 season.

Game details

Matchup: Ashland Clockers at Franklin Panthers

Date: Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025

Time: 8:30 a.m. EDT

Location: Franklin High School

SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/football/games/5754530-ashland-vs-franklin

Team notes

Franklin Panthers (0-0) — SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/football/teams/242250-franklin-panthers — Fans: 9 — Next: Minnechaug Regional at Franklin, 3:00 p.m. on Aug. 28 (https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/football/games/5586464-minnechaug-regional-vs-franklin)

Ashland Clockers (0-0) — SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/football/teams/240989-ashland-clockers — Fans: 2 — Next: Nipmuc Regional at Ashland, 1:00 p.m. on Aug. 27 (https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/football/games/5430102-nipmuc-regional-vs-ashland)

Notes and broadcast

There is no recent meeting listed between these teams in the game file.

Streaming: Both schools have NFHS Network pages where team broadcasts are often posted. Franklin: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/franklin-high-school-franklin-ma/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive — Ashland: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/ashland-high-school-ashland-ma/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

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