Ben Franklin soccer punches ticket to the Division II title game

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — No. 3 Ben Franklin defeated No. 10 Riverdale, 6-1 in the semi-finals to advance to the Division III state championship game.

Here are highlights from WGNO’s Friday Night Sports, presented by Delgado Community College.

Ben Franklin will face No. 1 Holy Cross Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Southeastern Louisiana University’s Strawberry Stadium.

You can catch more soccer state championship action Friday night on week three of WGNO’s Friday Night Sports. The show starts at 11 p.m. on Nola 38 the CW. The replay begins at midnight on WGNO.

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