High schools: Evans, Carey lead Frontier boys basketball past Mahar

Kalen Evans scored a career-high 20 points, and the Frontier Regional boys basketball team moved within a win of tournament qualification, beating Mahar, 57-42, Thursday in South Deerfield.

Carsten Carey led the Red Hawks (9-1) with 22 points, including 10 free throws.

Alex Sharp added seven points.

Frontier next hosts Palmer at 7 p.m. Monday.

Easthampton 68, Southwick 45 — Nate Morse drained four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 18 points in a road win.

Jack Bacis added 17 points, and Ronan Mottor scored 15 for the Eagles (8-2), who outscored Southwick 26-7 in the fourth quarter.

Mike Brown and Drew Ciares chipped in seven points each.

Pioneer Regional 55, Smith Academy 48 — Carter Woodward hit seven 3s and scored 21 points in a home loss.

Jack Zigmont added 17 points, and Brett Gratz scored 10 for the Falcons (4-7).

Max Bartlett grabbed eight rebounds, and Colin Ferrara dished five assists.

Pathfinder 62, Gateway Regional 35 — Evan Cortis scored 13 points, as the Gators (0-11, 0-7 Tri-County South) fell on the road.

Ben Hyjek added seven points, and Jayden Santiago-Lopez had six.

Granby 58, Palmer 37 — Kyle Murdock tallied 18 points with four rebounds and three steals. He hit four 3s for the Rams (7-4).

Brandon Wishart added 15 points, and Ryan Gaughan scored 10.

Smith Vocational 52, Westfield Tech 49 (2OT) — Jayvon Cordova, Andrew Pierce and Colin Earle each scored nine points, as the Vikings (5-5, 4-0 Tri-County South) survived a thriller on the road.

Carlos Rivera added eight points.

Holyoke 81, South Hadley 38 — Hunter Carey scored 15 points in a road loss. Brady Marion and Kyle Johnson each scored six points and made two 3s for the Tigers (2-9).

Belchertown 62, Mohawk 42 — Nate Wright scored 23 points in a road win. Corey Lanoue had 13 points for the Orioles (3-5).

Jordan Lanoue and Zachery Wrona added eight points each.

Ware 98, Hampshire Regional 48 — Ian Dunlap scored 15 points, while Dominic Lewinski added eight in a road loss.

Julian Greve had seven points for the Raiders (2-9).

Girls basketball

Gateway Regional 32, St. Mary 25 — Becca Herman scored 12 points on the strength of eight free throws in a home win. Peyton Bucko made a 3 and added nine points for the Gators (7-2, 5-0 Tri-County South).

Smith Vocational 36, Sci-Tech 30 — Ella Sherman and Sydney Cyr scored nine points each, as the Vikings (3-6) won on the road Wednesday.

Haeleigh Pensivy added eight points.

Hockey

Minnechaug 10, Amherst 2 — Nick Foster scored a goal and assisted on Jayden Blackburns’ goal Thursday. Jon Hanscom stopped 20 shots for the Hurricanes (9-2).

Boys basketball

Frontier Regional 57, Mahar 42

Mahar (7-4)

Desrosier 5-0-13, Barnes 2-3-8, Chabot 2-1-5, Carrow 0-1-1, Lyesisk 2-0-6, Patch 1-2-4, Gonzalez 2-0-5. Totals 14-7-42

Frontier (9-1)

Sharp 2-1-7, Evans 7-5-20, P. Carey 1-0-2, Morse 2-0-6, C. Carey 6-10-22, Barrington 0-0-0, Felton-Emrick 0-0-0, Gochinski 0-0-0, Robinson 0-0-0, Neurminger 0-0-0, Walkowicz 0-0-0. Totals 16-16-57

3-Pointers—Mahar 7 (Desrosier 3, Barnes, Lyesisk 2, Gonzalez), Frontier 5 (Sharp 2, Morse 2, Evans)

Easthampton 68, Southwick 45

Easthampton (8-2)

Soucy 0-0-0, G. Colenback 0-0-0, Mottor 7-0-15, Caires 3-0-7, Kugler 0-2-2, S. Colenback 1-0-2, Morse 6-2-18, Bacis 8-0-17, Brown 3-1-7, Savourin 0-0-0. Totals 28-5-68

Southwick (5-6)

Charmin 4-0-9, Billings 2-0-4, Parrow 1-0-2, Brown 1-0-2, O’Connor 2-0-5, Lis 2-1-7, Roy 7-0-14, Clarke 1-0-2. Totals 20-1-45

3-Pointers—Easthampton 7 (Morse 4, Mottor, Caires, Bacis), Southwick 4 (Charmin, O’Connor, Lis 2)

Pioneer Regional 55,
Smith Academy 48

Pioneer Regional (10-1)

Hubbard 4-2-12, Potter 1-0-3, Fuller 1-2-4, Cote 6-6-22, Underwood 0-2-2, Fox 4-0-8, Curtis 1-2-4. Totals 13-14-55

Smith Academy (4-7)

Gratz 3-1-10, Ferrara 0-0-0, Zigmont 7-2-17, Bartlett 0-0-0, Guimond 0-0-0, Baranoski 0-0-0, Cavanaugh 1-0-2, Moynihan 0-0-0, Woodward 7-0-21, Marcinowski 0-0-0, Kroll 0-0-0. Totals 18-3-48

3-Pointers—Pioneer Regional 7 (Hubbard 2, Potter, Cote 4), Smith Academy

Pathfinder 62, Gateway 35

Gateway (0-11, 0-7 Tri-County South)

Santiago-Lopez 2-1-6, Hyjek 2-0-4, Buckman 1-0-3, Cortis 4-5-13, Thompson 0-0-0, Sakaske 0-0-0, Shedd 1-2-4, Iacovelli 1-1-3, Balboni 0-2-2. Totals 11-10-35

Pathfinder (4-5, 4-1)

Bienvenue 9-0-21, Wilke 4-0-10, Bergeron 1-0-3, Potter 5-0-10, Tebo 1-0-2, Perault 1-0-2, Piscionari 1-0-2, Lagrant 4-1-12. Totals 26-1-62

3-Pointers—Gateway 3 (Santiago-Lopez, Buckman, Cortis), Pathfinder 9 (Bienvenue 3, Wilkie 2, Bergeron, Lagrant 3)

Granby 58, Palmer 37

Palmer (5-5)

Pardo 1-0-3, Placanico 2-1-5, Pappaceno 1-0-3, Lombardi 0-1-1, Bigos 3-1-10, Tenczar 4-1-9, Letendre 0-2-2, Venne 1-1-4. Totals 12-7-37

Granby (7-4)

Torres Jr. 0-0-0, Breault 1-0-3, Murdock 7-0-18, Wishart 5-3-15, C. Gaughan 2-0-4, King 0-0-0, L’Abbee 0-3-3, White 0-0-0, Imelio 2-1-5, R. Gaughan 3-2-10, Hart 0-0-0, Remillard 0-0-0. Totals 20-9-58

3-Pointers—Palmer 6 (Pardo, Pappaceno, Bigos 3, Venne), Granby 9 (Breault, Murdock 4, Wishart 2, R. Gaughan 2)

Smith Vocational 52,
Westfield Tech 49 (2OT)

Smith Vocational (5-5, 4-0 Tri-County South)

Cordova 3-0-9, Top 2-0-5, Adorno 1-1-3, Pierce 2-5-9, Venne 1-1-4, Earle 2-0-9, Rivera 4-0-8, Rodriguez 2-0-5, Minor 0-0-0, Zink 0-0-0. Totals 12-3-28

Westfield Tech (3-6, 3-2)

Tikhonchuk 6-2-14, Zabielsk 4-1-11, Wilson-Grant 2-2-6, Bush 4-1-10, Hall 1-0-3, Navar 1-1-3, Otero 0-2-2. Totals 18-9-49

3-Pointers—Smith Vocational 6 (Cordova 3, Top, Venne, Rodriguez), Westfield Tech 4 (Zabielsk 2, Bush, Hall)

Holyoke 81, South Hadley 38

South Hadley (2-9)

Braithwaite 0-1-1, Borowski 2-0-4, Robinette 0-0-0, Marion 2-0-6, Carey 7-1-15, Fitzell 0-0-0, Casolari 2-0-4, Dawson 1-1-3, Johnson 2-0-6, Cottingham 0-0-0, Piquette 0-0-0. Totals 16-3-38

Holyoke (6-4)

Diaz 6-0-12, Santos 4-1-10, Olivero 5-0-11, Cristobal-Deleon 4-2-10, Figueroa 4-0-9, Smith-Antuna 6-0-12, McKenna 1-0-3, Rivera 2-0-5, Thomas 1-0-2, Nunez Jr. 1-2-4, Ibarra 0-1-1. Totals 35-7-81

3-Pointers—South Hadley 4 (Marion 2, Johnson 2), Holyoke 4 (Santos, Olivero, McKenna, Rivera)

Belchertown 62, Mohawk 42

Belchertown (3-5)

Schiffer 0-0-0, Burton 1-0-2, Wrona 3-2-8, Lawless 1-1-3, N. Wright 10-2-23, C. Lanoue 5-1-13, Raines 2-0-5, J. Lanoue 3-2-8. Totals 25-7-62

Mohawk (4-7)

Moffatt 4-1-11, Davenport 3-2-9, Hoff 1-0-2, Hicks 3-0-6, Cross 4-0-8, Guyette 1-0-2, Bassett 2-0-4. Totals 17-3-42

3-Pointers—Belchertown 4 (N. Wright, C. Lanoue 2, Raines), Mohawk 3 (Moffatt 2, Davenport)

Ware 98, Hampshire Regional 48

Hampshire Regional (2-9)

Czarniecki 1-0-2, Lewinski 3-2-8, Sarna-McCarthy 1-0-3, Dunlap 6-0-15, Pellegrini 2-1-6, Gaskins 2-0-5, Boyle 0-2-2, Greve 3-1-7. Totals 18-6-48

Ware (10-1)

J. Soltys 4-2-12, Dillon Slattery 5-0-11, DiLone 5-0-10, Devin Slattery 10-1-24, Balicki 1-0-3, A. Soltys 2-0-4, Velazquez 4-2-10, Smith 4-2-10, Doty 3-7-14. Totals 38-14-98

3-Pointers—Hampshire Regional 6 (Sarna-McCarthy, Dunlap 3, Pellergini, Gaskins), Ware 8 (J. Soltys 2, Dillon Slattery, Devin Slattery 3, Balicki, Doty)

Girls basketball

Gateway 32, St. Mary 25

St. Mary (4-3, 2-1 Tri-County South)

Hamel 1-0-2, Willenborg 2-2-7, Kosinski 0-1-1, Hutkoski 1-0-2, E. Goodreau, 1-1-3, Denais 3-0-6, A. Goodreau 1-0-2, Olearcek 0-2-2. Totals 8-6-25

Gateway (7-2, 5-0)

Bucko 3-2-9, Viel 1-0-2, Duggan 0-0-0, Hyjek 0-0-0 Herman 2-8-12, Wright 0-2-2, Waters 1-0-2, Paiva 0-0-0, Van Buren 2-1-5. Totals 9-13-32

3-Pointers—St. Mary 1 (Willenborg), Gateway 1 (Bucko)

Smith Vocational 36, Sci-Tech 30

Smith Vocational (3-6)

Ella Sherman 3-3-9, Schabacker 0-0-0, Pensivy 3-2-8, Sullivan 0-0-0, Cyr 3-2-9, Graves 0-0-0, Cone 1-1-3, Stone 3-0-6, Start 0-1-1. Totals 13-9-36

Sci-Tech (2-7)

Mathews 2-0-5, Curtis 9-2-20, Burbridge 2-1-5. Totals 13-3-30

3-Pointers—Smith Vocational 1 (Cyr), Sci-Tech 1 (Mathews)