Jack Zigmont had 17 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, while Brett Gratz finished with 28 points as the Smith Academy boys basketball team stunned Frontier Regional, 69-61, Wednesday in South Deerfield.
The Red Hawks (15-2, 4-1 Hampshire North) beat the Falcons (6-10, 3-2) by 39 points last month in Hatfield.
The game was tied entering the fourth when Smith outscored Frontier 23-15.
โGratz and Zigmont hit a lot of tough contested shots,โ Red Hawks coach Ben Barshefsky said. โWe did not do a good job shutting down two dynamic scorers.โ
The Falcons hit 11 3-pointers, including 10 by Gratz and Zigmont combined. Gratz had six 3s.
Carsten Carey put up a game-high 30 points for the Red Hawks in the loss. Peter Carey added 16 points.
Franklin Tech 56, Smith Vocational 43 โ Colin Earle scored a team-high 13 points, converting seven from the line, in the road loss.
Tyler Top added 12 points (two 3s) for the Vikings (7-8).
Easthampton 4, Greenfield 3 โ Jake Batchelder and Ely Boyle each scored twice as the Eagles (10-5-0, 5-2-0 Wright) held off the Green Wave and qualified for the postseason, Wednesday at Lossone Rink.
One of Boyleโs goals was short-handed.
Jake Delisle had a pair of assists, while Mike McColgan and Christpher Tenczar had one assist apiece.
Tyler Cortis made 29 saves in the win.
Aiden Roche scored twice, including one short-handed, and Jacob Bryant had two assists for the Wave (11-2-2, 5-1-2). Doug Hanieski had one goal, while Bryan Baumann had one assist. Riley Drew made 28 saves.
South Hadley 2, Drury 2 โ Matt Brunelle and Michael Mazza were assisted by Thenis Tsilibocos and Joe Cigal, respectively, in the second period as the Tigers entered the third tied at 2-2 at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink in North Adams.
Anthony Cigal had 22 saves for the Tigers (9-4-2).
Boys basketball
Smith Academy 69, Frontier 61
Smith Academy (6-10, 3-2 Hampshire North)
Gratz 8-6-28, Ferrara 0-2-2, Zigmont 8-3-23, Bartlett 2-0-4, Cavanaugh 1-0-2, Moynihan 2-0-4, Woodward 2-1-6. Totals 23-12-69
Frontier (15-2, 4-1 Hampshire North)
Sharp 1-0-2, Evans 1-0-2, Barrington 2-0-5, P. Carey 7-2-16, Morse 2-0-6, C. Carey 14-4-30. Totals 20-16-61
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Smith Academy |
14 |
21 |
11 |
23 |
โ69 |
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Frontier |
12 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
โ61 |
3-PointersโSmith Academy 11 (Gratz 6, Zigmont4 , Woodward), Frontier 3 (Morse 2, Barrington)
Franklin Tech 56,
Smith Vocational 43
Smith Vocational (7-8)
Cordova 3-0-7, Venne 2-0-5, Earle 3-7-13, Adorno 1-0-2, Pierce 1-0-2, Top 3-2-12, Minor 0-0-0, Rivera 0-2-2, Rodriguez 0-0-0, Zink 0-0-0. Totals 15-9-43.
Franklin Tech (7-7)
Sanders 6-1-14, Bergman 8-0-17, Vielmetti 1-0-3, J. Littlewood 0-0-0, Maniatty 0-0-0, McLaughlin 0-0-0, Young 2-2-8, Cole 5-2-12, C. Littlewood 0-0-0, Lau 1-0-2. Totals 23-5-56.
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Smith Vocational |
6 |
19 |
4 |
14 |
โ43 |
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Franklin Tech |
10 |
17 |
22 |
7 |
โ56 |
3-PointersโSmith Vocational 4 (Top 2, Cordova, Venne), Franklin Tech 5 (Young 2, Sanders, Bergman, Vielmetti)
