Division 1
Amherst 74, East Longmeadow 68 – The lead went below 10 and fluctuated to as high as 17, but No. 2 Amherst kept the No. 7 Spartans at arms length.
The Hurricanes won 74-68 on Thursday in the Western Massachusetts Division 1 Tournament quarterfinals at Amherst Middle School. – Continue story
Northampton 67, Putnam 63 – For the first time since 2014, the Northampton boys basketball team played a home playoff game Thursday night.
And all the third-seeded Blue Devils did was send home the four-time defending Western Massachusetts Division 1 champions with a 67-53 win over Putnam. – Continue story
Division 3
Palmer 37, Hampshire 25 – The Hampshire Regional boys basketball team’s season came to an end on Thursday in the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament quarterfinal round.
The sixth-seeded Raiders fell to No. 3 Palmer in a hard-fought defensive battle. – Continue story
Division 4
Granby 61, Ware 52 – A stifling defensive performance in the opening half led the second-seeded Granby boys basketball team to a win over No. 7 Ware on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Western Massachusetts Division 4 Tournament.
Seven first-half steals helped Granby open a 37-19 lead at halftime. The Indians went on a run late to put some pressure on the Rams, but a three-point play by Zach Gorham with just over a minute left in the game stretched the lead back to double digits for Granby. – Continue story
Hopkins 78, St. Joe’s 49 – There was cause for some optimism in the St. Joseph’s crowd moments into the second quarter.
Top-seeded Hopkins Academy was already in some foul trouble and the Crusaders scored the first four points of the period to cut the Golden Hawks’ lead from 10 to six points. – Continue story
Holyoke at Northampton, 7
Mount Greylock at South Hadley, 6
Sabis at Hampshire, 7
Granby at Hoosac Valley, 7
Sam’i Roe, Hopkins 28
Meikkel Murray, Amherst 20
Seth Bella-Hunter 19
Western Massachusetts
Tournaments
Boys basketball
Division 1
1. Springfield Central (16-2)
2. Amherst (15-5)
3. Northampton (14-6)
4. Holyoke (13-7)
5. Minnechaug (16-4)
6. Putnam (10-10)
7. East Longmeadow (10-10)
8. Westfield (10-10)
9. Agawam (10-10)
First round
Monday, Feb. 27
Westfield 62, Agawam 59
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Central 68, Westfield 33
Holyoke 60, Minnechaug 55
Amherst 74, East Longmeadow 66
Northampton 67, Putnam 53
Semifinals
Date, time, place TBA
Amherst vs. Northampton
Holyoke vs. Central
Division 2
1. Longmeadow (16-4)
2. Taconic (17-3)
3. South Hadley (10-10)
4. Tantasqua (10-10)
5. Quabbin (11-9)
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Tantasqua 74, Quabbin 49
Semifinals
Time, date, place TBA
Tantasqua vs. Longmeadow
Taconic vs. South Hadley
Division 3
1. Sabis (15-5)
2. Drury (17-3)
3. Palmer (19-1)
4. Mahar (18-2)
5. Mt. Greylock (15-5)
6. Hampshire (13-7)
7. Pioneer Valley Regional (15-5)
8. Easthampton (12-8)
9. Wahconah (12-8)
10. Hoosac (11-9)
11. Monument Mountain (12-8)
12. Narragansett (11-9)
13. Southwick (10-10)
First round
Monday, Feb. 27
Wahconah 58, Easthampton 50
Southwick 44, Mahar 36
Mount Greylock 79, Narraganset 51
Hoosac Valley 55, Pioneer Regional 49
Hampshire 61, Monument Mountain 59
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Wahconah 69, Sabis 58
Mount Greylock 63, Southwick 38
Drury 63, Hoosac 50
Palmer 37, Hampshire 25
Semifinals
Date, time, place TBA
Drury vs. Palmer
Greylock vs. Wahconah
Division 4
1. Hopkins (18-2)
2. Granby (12-8)
3. Monson (10-10)
4. Turners Falls (12-8)
5. Murdock (12-7)
6. McCann Tech (16-4)
7. Ware (8-12)
8. Baystate Academy Charter (9-8)
9. St. Joseph (6-14)
10. North Brookfield (10-9)
11. Pioneer Valley Christian (13-7)
12. Lenox (4-16)
13. Sizer (12-8)
14. Franklin County Tech (13-7)
15. Hampden (11-9)
First round
Monday, Feb. 27
St. Joseph 66, Baystate Charter 54
Turners 57, Sizer 35
Murdock 57, Lenox 36
Granby 66, Hampden Charter 46
Ware 85, North Brookfield 53
Monson 62, Franklin Tech 49
McCann 63, Pioneer Christian 54
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Hopkins 78, St. Joseph’s 49
Turners 73, Murdock 63
Granby 61, Ware 52
Monson 73, McCann Tech 54
Semifinals
Date, time, place TBA
Hopkins vs. Turners
Granby vs. Monson
Girls basketball
Division 1
1. Springfield Central (17-3)
2. Chicopee Comp (17-3)
3. Shepherd Hill (15-5)
4. Northampton (14-6)
5. Holyoke (13-7)
6. Leominster (13-6)
7. Minnechaug (11-9)
8. Chicopee (11-9)
9. West Springfield (10-10)
10. East Longmeadow (10-10)
11. Springfield Sci-Tech (17-3)
First round
Tuesday, Feb. 28
West Springfield 54, Chicopee 34
Minnechaug 47, East Longmeadow 37
Leominster 58, Sci-Tech 23
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Game 4: West Springfield at Central, 7
Game 5: Holyoke at Northampton, 7
Game 6: Minnechaug at Chicopee Comp, 7
Game 7: Leominster at Shepherd Hill, 7
Division 2
1. Belchertown (16-4)
2. Longmeadow (11-9)
3. Pittsfield (13-7)
4. North Middlesex (12-8)
5. Quabbin (10-10)
6. Commerce (13-7)
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Game 1: Quabbin at North Middlesex, 7
Game 2: Commerce at Pittsfield, 7
Division 3
1. Hoosac Valley (18-2)
2. South Hadley (20-0)
3. Hampshire (17-4)
4. Greenfield (19-1)
5. Mahar (15-5)
6. Sabis (5-15)
7. Mt. Greylock (14-6)
8. Granby (10-10)
9. Monument Mountain (10-10)
10. Narragansett (12-8)
11. Southwick (14-6)
12. Frontier (9-11)
First round
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Granby 54, Monument Mountain 31
Mahar 54, Frontier 44
Mount Greylock 59, Narraganset 32
Sabis 64, Southwick 35
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Game 5: Granby at Hoosac Valley, 7
Game 6: Mahar at Greenfield, 7
Game 7: Mount Greylock at South Hadley, 6
Game 8: Sabis at Hampshire, 7
Division 4
1. Lee (16-4)
2. Quaboag (14-6)
3. Turners Falls (15-5)
4. Ware (13-7)
5. Monson (10-10)
6. Lenox (11-9)
7. Pioneer Valley Regional (11-9)
8. Hopkins Academy (10-10)
9. Putnam (14-6)
10. North Brookfield (9-11)
11. Sizer (10-10)
12. Duggan (9-7)
13. Gateway (9-11)
First round
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Putnam 53, Hopkins 48
Ware 46, Gateway Regional 18
Monson 57, Duggan 21
Pioneer Regional 54, North Brookfield 24
Lenox 66, Sizer 25
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Game 6: Putnam at Lee, 7
Game 7: Monson at Ware, 7
Game 8: Pioneer at Quaboag, 7
Game 9: Lenox at Turners Falls, 7
Ice hockey
Division 3A
1. Chicopee (18-1-1) .925
2. Amherst (14-4-2) .750
3. South Hadley (10-7-3) .575
4. Taconic (6-8-2) .438
5. Belchertown (9-5-4) .611
All games at The Olympia in West Springfield
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Belchertown 4, Taconic 3
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3
Game 2: Belchertown vs. Chicopee, 5
Game 3: South Hadley vs. Amherst, 3