Jack Zigmont had 26 points as the Smith Academy boys basketball team held off rival Hopkins Academy, 58-57, Friday in Hadley.
The Falcons led 30-24 at halftime and 45-40 after the third.
Brett Gratz finished 20 points on four 3-pointers for Smith Academy (5-8). Zigmont had three 3s.
Hopkins was led by Andrew Ciaglo with 16 points on five 3s. Caleb Graves added 13 points with a pair from deep for the Golden Hawks (6-7).
Belchertown 62, Athol 41 โ Corey Lanoue drained four 3-pointers and scored 23 points to pace the Orioles at home. Belchertown (5-9) had 10 different players record a point in the win.
Granby 54, Hampshire 45 โ Nate Breault finished with 20 points on four 3-pointers, while Kyle Murdock added 12 as the Rams (8-5) beat the Raiders (2-11) at home.
Sean Gaskins led Hampshire with 22 points on four 3s.
Frontier Regional 57, Pioneer Regional 50 โ Carson Carey scored 33 points and Owen Morse added 10 as the Red Hawks (12-1) won on the road.
Monson 60, Easthampton 44 โ Ronan Mottor scored a team-high 13 points while Drew Caires added 10 points for the Eagles (9-4), who missed out on a chance to qualify for the postseason.
Monson (10-4) clinched a postseason appearance.
Putnam 57, Amherst 29 โ Sam Leonard had seven points, but the Hurricanes (3-9) fell to the Beavers (11-2).
Pope Francis 58, Northampton 56 โ After falling behind early, the Blue Devils (6-7) stormed back to take a four-point lead with one minute to play before Gabriel James hit the game-winning 3-pointer.
Jaeden Johndrow was the leading scorer for Northampton with 22 points. Anthony Dejesus added 10 points.
Duggan 88, Smith Vocational 37 โ Andrew Piece scored 12 points and Carlos Rivera added 10 points but the Vikings (6-5) fell in Springfield.
Northampton 72, Pittsfield 59 โ The Blue Devils (11-2) picked up their defensive pressure in the second quarter, forcing several steals in their full-court press. The defensive focus gave them a 25-10 edge in the quarter.
Jill McGrath followed up her career-high 19 points on Wednesday night with a 20-point effort against the Generals.
Amanda Mieczkowski added 14 points and double-figures in assists while Sydney Lewandowski led the effort on the defensive end.
Boys basketball
Belchertown 62, Athol 41
Athol (2-11)
Edwards 2-1-5, Lutz 2-0-6, Stevens 0-0-0, Tarbell 0-1-1, Lumarche 2-0-6, Ferrari 5-8-19, Gordon, 1-1-4, OโLari 0-0-0. Totals 12-11-41
Belchertown (5-9)
Schiffer 2-2-6, Burton 4-0-8, Bechthold 1-0-2, Wrona 1-1-3, Lawless 0-1-1, Wright 2-0-4, C. Lanoue 8-3-23, Raines 3-1-7, Grissom 1-0-2, J. Lanoue 2-2-6, Klingensmith 0-0-0. Totals 24-10-62
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Athol |
5 |
10 |
11 |
15 |
โ41 |
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Belchertown |
23 |
13 |
16 |
10 |
โ62 |
3-PointersโAthol 6 (Lutz 2, Lumarche 2, Ferrari, Gordon), Belchertown 4 (C. Lanoue 4)
Frontier 57, Pioneer 50
Pioneer (11-2)
Edmond 1-1-4, Hubbard 2-3-9, Fuller 1-3-5, Cote 9-1-25, Fox 2-1-5, Emberly 1-0-2. Totals: 16-9-50
Frontier (12-1)
Evans 1-0-2, Barrington 1-0-3, Carey 2-0-4, Morse 4-2-10, Carey 14-5-33. Totals: 24-7-57
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Frontier |
17 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
โ57 |
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Pioneer |
16 |
16 |
4 |
14 |
โ50 |
3-PointersโPioneer 9 (Cote 6, Hubbard 2, Emond, 1), Frontier 2 (Sharp 1, Barrington 1)
Granby 54, Hampshire 45
Hampshire (2-11)
Kraus 1-0-2, Lewinski 1-2-4, Sarna-McCarthy 1-0-2, Pellegrini 2-0-5, Forest 1-2-5, S. Gaskins 7-4-22, Boyle 1-0-2, Greve 0-3-3. Totals: 14-11-45
Granby (8-5)
Breault 6-4-20, Murdock 5-0-12, Wishart 4-0-9, C. Gaughan 0-0-0, LโAbbee 2-0-4, White 0-1-1, Imelio 0-0-0, R. Gaughan 1-2-4, Hart 0-1-1, Remillard 1-1-3. Totals: 19-9-54
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Hampshire |
5 |
7 |
6 |
27 |
โ45 |
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Granby |
14 |
11 |
17 |
12 |
โ54 |
3-PointersโHampshire 6 (S. Gaskins 4, Forest, Pellegrini) Granby 7 (Breault 4, Murdock 2, Wishart)
Monson 60, Easthampton 44
Easthampton (9-4)
Soucy 1-0-2, G. Colenback 0-2-2, Mottor 6-0-13, Caires 4-1-10, S. Colenback 0-0-0, Morse 3-0-8, Bacis 3-3-9, Brown 0-0-0, Sabourin 0-0-0. Totals: 17-6-44
Monson (10-4)
Gerry 6-4-18, Messina 4-2-10, Duggan 2-0-5, Sisco 8-1-20, Malo 3-0-6, Kratozil 0-1-1. Totals: 23-8-60
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Easthampton |
10 |
17 |
10 |
7 |
โ44 |
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Monson |
9 |
20 |
19 |
12 |
โ60 |
3-PointersโMonson 6 (Gerry 2, Duggan 1, Sisco 3), Easthampton 4 (Mottor 1, Caires 1, Morse 2)
Putnam 57, Amherst 29
Amherst (3-9)
Gomes-Ferreira 2-0-4, Steele 1-2-4, Woodfine-Holmes 2-0-6, Mills 1-0-2, Perry 2-0-4, Castro-McCaulley 1-0-2, Leonard 3-1-7, Blanchard 1-0-2, Pope 0-0-0, Nguyen 0-0-0, Bowman 0-0-0. Totals 13-3-29
Putnam (11-2)
DeJesus 1-0-3, Villa 2-0-5, Harmon 1-1-3, Martin 7-0-16, Green 1-0-2, Walker 2-2-6, Foster 2-1-6, Rodriguez 1-0-2, English 1-4-6, Hytmiah 2-2-8. Totals 20-10-57
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Amherst |
4 |
6 |
13 |
6 |
โ29 |
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Putnam |
13 |
14 |
17 |
13 |
โ57 |
3-PointersโAmherst 0, Putnam 7 (Martin 2, Hytmiah 2, Foster, Villa, DeJesus)
Pope Francis 58, Northampton 56
Northampton (6-7)
Diemand 1-0-3, Jondrow 9-4-22, McCarthy 4-2-10, James-Sallas 1-0-3, Finnessey 0-0-0, Rankins 0-1-1, Power 1-0-3, Dejesus 3-2-10, Brittain 1-2-4. Totals 20-11-56.
Pope Francis (4-8)
Murphy 2-3-8, James 9-0-23, Rivers 5-3-13, Davis 5-3-14. Totals 21-9-58
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Northampton |
10 |
11 |
20 |
15 |
โ56 |
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Pope Francis |
18 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
โ58 |
3-PointersโNorthampton 5 (Dejesus 2, Diemand, Sallas, Power), Pope Francis 7 (James 5, Murphy, Davis)
Smith Academy 58, Hopkins Academy 57
Smith Academy (5-8)
Gratz 8-0-20, Ferrara 0-0-0, Zigmont 10-3-26, Bartlett 2-0-4, Guimond 0-0-0, Baranosk 0-0-0, Cavanaugh 1-0-3, Woodward 1-0-3, Marcinowski 0-0-0, Kroll 0-0-0. Totals 23-3-58.
Hopkins Academy (6-7)
Waldon 4-0-10, Beck 1-0-3, Ciaglo 5-1-16, Verdi 0-0-0, Zina 0-0-0, Graves 3-5-13, Pipczynski 0-0-0, Tudryn 2-2-6, Antes 3-3-9. Totals 18-11-57.
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Smith |
20 |
10 |
15 |
13 |
โ58 |
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Hopkins |
16 |
8 |
16 |
17 |
โ57 |
3-PointersโSmith 9 (Gratz 4, Zigmont 3, Cavanaugh, Woodward), Hopkins 10 (Ciaglo 5, Graves 2, Waldon 2, Beck)
Duggan 88, Smith Vocational 37
Smith Vocational (6-5)
Cordova 2-0-4, Top 1-0-2, Piece 5-2-12, Adorno 1-1-3, Earle 1-0-2, Rodriguez 0-2-2, Rivera 5-0-10, Minor 0-1-1. Totals: 15-6-37
Duggan (7-5)
Alston 13-3-26, Kabir 8-0-15, James-Chin 7-0-11, Chatman 3-0-5, Greene 5-0-9, Reid 4-2-9, Weston 3-0-6, Robles 3-0-5, Smith 1-0-2. Totals 47-5-88
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Duggan |
24 |
29 |
22 |
13 |
โ88 |
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Smith Voc. |
12 |
5 |
9 |
11 |
โ37 |
3-PointersโDuggan 11 (Alston 3, Kabir 1, James-Chin 3, Chatman 1, Greene 1, Reid 1, Robles 1)
Girls basketball
Northampton 72, Pittsfield 59
Pittsfield (8-5)
Sime 2-0-6, Shade 2-0-4. Sondrini 2-0-5. Eline-Wright 3-2-8, King 1-0-2, Garvey 9-4-22, Lummus 2-6-12. Totals 21-12-59.
Northampton (11-2)
Sledzieski 5-1-16, Kesin 4-0-10, McGrath 7-4-20, Mieczkowski 4-5-14, Allen 1-0-3, Jones 1-1-3, Lewandowski 2-2-6. Totals 24-13-72.
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Pittsfield |
14 |
10 |
17 |
18 |
โ59 |
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Northampton |
12 |
25 |
16 |
19 |
โ72 |
3-PointersโPittsfield 5 (Sime 2, Lummus 2, Sondrini) Northampton 11 (Sledzieski 5, McGrath 2, Kesin 2, Mieczkowski, Allen)
