The Northampton girls basketball team moved within a win of qualifying for the postseason with a 44-41 victory over Taconic, Wednesday in Pittsfield.
Amanda Mieczkowski broke a tie with 3.1 seconds left with the first of two free throws. Taconic called timeout after the shot, and following the break, Mieczkowski missed the second free throw.
However, Jill McGrath pulled in the offensive rebound for Hamp. Following a Blue Devils timeout, Mieczkowski received the inbounds pass and was fouled. She made both shots with .7 seconds left to seal the win.
Northampton (9-1) trailed by three with about 1:45 remaining when Mieczkowski drove the lane and kicked to freshman Riley Allen, who drilled a 3 from the corner to tie the game. Hamp never trailed again.
“She’s playing well,” Hamp coach Perry Messer said of Perry. “She’s getting better and better every day.”
Mieczkowski finished with 15 points. Kolbie Jones added 12 and Allen seven. McGrath finished with two 3-pointers.
Northampton’s home game against Central on Monday has been moved to Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Central. The teams’ Feb. 7 meeting in Springfield has been moved to Northampton.
Hampshire Regional 63, Monument 45 — Jocelyn Salomao scored six of her career-high eight points in the second quarter, and Maddie Pond had 10 of her game-high 22 as the Raiders (7-3) outscored the Spartans, 25-10, to take control in Westhampton.
Lila Labrie and Maggie Rubeck each had 10 points. Labrie and Pond each had 11 steals. Hampshire finished with 38 steals.
Chicopee Comp 56, Granby 44 — Kaeleigh Croteau had 12 points and Nora Young added 11, but the Rams (4-5) fell at home.
South Hadley 76, Amherst Regional 71 (2OT) — Mia Kelly finished with 32 points as the Tigers (6-4) outlasted the Hurricanes (3-6) in double overtime in Amherst.
Bella Earle added 18 points in the victory.
Erin Klaes led Amherst with 26 points on six 3-pointers. Delaney MacPhetres added 20 points. Mayouri Yath and Petua Mukimba each had 10 points.
Ware 50, Frontier Regional 40 — Amelia Sobieski had 18 points and Olivia Deane added 11, but the Red Hawks (4-5) fell at home.
Hopkins Academy 61, Greenfield 47 — The Golden Hawks jumped out to a 28-2 lead after the first quarter and beat former coach Angelo Thomas and the Green Wave in Greenfield.
Caleb Graves scored 14 of his team-high 20 points in the first. Andrew Ciaglo added seven of his 18 points for the Golden Hawks (5-6).
Girls basketball
Northampton 44, Taconic 41
Northampton (9-1)
Sledzieski 1-0-2, McGrath 2-0-6, Mieczkowski 3-7-15, Allen 3-0-7, Jones 6-0-12, Lewandowski 1-0-2, Kesin 0-0-0. Totals: 16-7-44
Taconic (7-2)
Bramer 5-0-10, Phillips 6-0-12, Cross 1-0-2, Bouda 1-0-3, Conyers 6-1-14. Totals: 19-1-41
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Northampton |
14 |
8 |
12 |
10 |
—44 |
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Taconic |
11 |
6 |
15 |
9 |
—41 |
3-Pointers—Northampton 5 (McGrath 2, Mieczkowski 2, Allen) Taconic 2 (Bouda, Conyers)
Hampshire 63, Monument 45
Monument (5-4)
Powell 2-6-10, Horan 3-4-10, Louw 1-0-2, Cooney 3-0-6, Brown 6-2-15, Pajeski 1-0-2. Totals: 16-12-45
Hampshrie (7-3)
L. Labrie 3-3-10, Pellegrini 1-0-2, Taylor 1-0-2, S. Labrie 1-0-3, Babyak 0-1-1, Rubeck 4-0-10, Lebrecque 1-0-2, Pond 6-6-22, Marek 1-1-3, J. Salomao 4-0-8. Totals: 22-11-63
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Monument |
12 |
10 |
9 |
14 |
—45 |
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Hampshire |
14 |
25 |
7 |
17 |
—63 |
3-Pointers—Monument 1 (Brown) Hampshire 8 (L. Labrie, S. Labrie, Rubeck 2, Pond 4)
Chicopee Comp 56, Granby 44
Comp (7-3)
Beaulieu 1-1-3, Brooks 1-1-3, Montemagni 1-0-2, McLeish 4-0-11, Stefanelli 1-0-2, Robilard 3-2-8, Hasiuk 10-5-25, Ulloa-Hiltz 0-2-2. Totals: 21-11-56
Granby (4-5)
Croteau 4-1-12, Frappier 3-0-6, Sexton 0-0-0, McCreary 3-1-8, Gauvin 3-1-7, Young 2-7-11. Totals: 15-10-44
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Comp |
20 |
9 |
9 |
18 |
—56 |
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Granby |
9 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
—44 |
3-Pointers—Comp 3 (McLeish 3) Granby 4 (Croteau 3, McCreary)
South Hadley 76,
Amherst Regional 71 (2OT)
South Hadley (6-4)
T. Gawron 0-0-0, Kelly 10-8-32, B. Gawron 1-0-2, Gochowalski 3-0-6, Zatowski 1-2-4, Evans 2-0-6, Sears 0-0-0, Marjanski 3-2-8, Earle 4-9-18. Totals: 24-21-76
Amherst (3-6)
Klaes 8-4-26, Nolan 0-1-1, Yath 5-0-10, Siegel 0-0-0, Shea 0-1-1, Bumgardner 0-0-0, Zabko 1-0-3, MacPhetres 6-8-20, Mukimba 4-2-10. Totals: 24-16-71
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South Hadley |
8 |
12 |
23 |
8 |
12 |
13 |
—76 |
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Amherst |
15 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
7 |
—71 |
3-Pointers—South Hadley 7 (Kelly 4, Evans 2, Earle) Amherst 7 (Klaes 6, Zabko)
Ware 50, Frontier Regional 40
Ware (9-2)
Vadnais 1-1-3, Welsh 4-6-15, L. Orszulak 3-1-7, LaVallee 3-0-6, Tweedie 3-1-7, Burke 3-2-8, C. Orszualek 1-2-4. Totals 18-13-50.
Frontier (4-5)
Walker 1-0-2, Mackin 1-0-3, Sobieski 8-2-18, Doulette 0-1-1, Deane 4-2-11, Diemand 1-3-5, Fuller 0-0-0, King 0-0-0, Roberts 0-0-0. Totals: 15-8-40.
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Ware |
7 |
13 |
10 |
20 |
— |
50 |
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Frontier |
14 |
13 |
10 |
3 |
— |
40 |
3-Pointers—Ware 1 (Welsh) Frontier 2 (Mackin, Deane)
Boys basketball
Hopkins Academy 61,
Greenfield 47
Hopkins (5-6)
Waldron 2-0-6, Beck 2-0-5, Ciaglo 5-6-18, Phiffer 1-0-2, Graves 5-8-20, Tudryn 2-4-8, Antes 1-0-2, Berg 0-0-0, Pipczynski 0-0-0. Totals 18-18-61.
Greenfield (6-4)
Haselton 1-2-5, Phelps 2-2-6, Sak 1-0-3, Meadows 0-2-2, Campbell 3-1-9, Cote 1-2-5, Hart 2-0-4, Brewington 3-5-11, Baird 0-2-2. Totals: 13-16-47.
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Hopkins |
28 |
5 |
9 |
19 |
— |
61 |
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Greenfield |
2 |
11 |
20 |
14 |
— |
47 |
3-Pointers—Hopkins 8 (Waldron 2, Beck, Ciaglo 2, Graves 2) Greenfield 5 (Haselton, Sak, Campbell 2, Cote)