The Amherst Regional girls basketball team shut down Granby in the fourth quarter for a 39-31 victory, Thursday in Amherst.
The victory pulled the Hurricanes into a three-way first-place tie in the Central. Amherst and Granby are both 7-9 overall, 4-2 in the league. Monson is 9-7 overall and 4-2 after beating Palmer.
The Hurricanes’ interior defense made the difference, according to coach Dustin James. Amherst held Nora Young (14 points) to three points in the final quarter, when Amherst outscored Granby 11-5.
Amherst was clutch from the line late. Delaney MacPhetres (15 points) made four free throws in the fourth, while Erin Klaes (10 points) had two and Mayouri Yath (eight points) one.
Central 61, Northampton 41 — The Golden Eagles’ box-and-one defense in the second quarter stifled Amanda Mieczkowski and the Blue Devils. Mieczkowski scored just seven points for the Blue Devils (14-3, 4-2 Valley), who were outscored 21-3 in the pivotal second quarter to fall behind by 20 at halftime.
Northampton adjusted in the third quarter to cut into the deficit, but Central buried half of its eight 3-pointers in the final quarter to seal the win.
Belchertown 40, Agawam 37 — Elise Pikul scored 13 points and recorded five steals to lead the orioles to a physical road win over the Brownies.
Jenna Birks added 15 points for the Orioles (7-9, 3-3 Suburban) while Sonia Dugger (16 rebounds) and Meredith Medina (eight rebounds) anchored a strong defensive performance after Agawam jumped out to an 8-0 lead.
Frontier Regional 56, Athol 30 — Marie Diemand scored 11 of her game-high 16 points in the first quarter as the Red Hawks cruised to the home win.
Frontier (9-8, 4-2 Franklin North) grabbed 42 rebounds, led by nine from Olivia Deane and seven from Ariana Walker, who also scored seven points.
Hopkins Academy 48, Mahar 46 — Samantha Jenks scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds to pace the Golden Hawks to the home win. Jenks blocked a potential game-tying jumper by Delaney Parker.
Allison Kowal-Safron hit a trio of 3-pointers for nine points and also secured eight rebounds.
The Golden Hawks (12-5, 2-3 Franklin North) were anchored on the glass by A.J. Mitchell, who hauled in 15 rebounds to go along with her eight points.
Mohawk 41, Smith Academy 32 — The Warriors (5-12, 3-2 Franklin West) outscored the Falcons (10-8, 2-4) 16-6 in the fourth quarter to win in Buckland.
Emma Kelly had 17 points and 13 rebounds, while Victoria Smiarowski had six points and 10 rebounds in defeat.
McCann 42, Easthampton 31 — Emma Downer had 12 points and three 3-pointers but the Eagles (3-12, 1-5 Franklin West) fell on the road.
Smith Vocational 39, Westfield Tech 13 — Sydney Cyr had 14 points and Haleigh Pensivy had 13 as the Vikings (6-11, 3-5 Tri-Count South) rolled on the road.
Granby 83, Mount Everett 42 — The Rams buried the Eagles with 37 points in the second quarter.
Nate Breault led the way with 18 points, as four Granby (11-5) players reached double figures.
Brandon Wishart scored 16, Kyle Murdock had 15 and Connor Gaughan added 13.
Girls basketball
Central 61, Northampton 41
Central (14-2, 6-0 Valley League)
Long 1-0-2, Gonzalez 6-2-16, Sanchez 7-7-23, Guthrie 2-0-5, Maxwell 3-0-6, Ortiz 3-0-9. Totals 22-9-61
Northampton (14-3, 4-2)
Kesin 1-1-3, McGrath 4-2-11, Mieczkowski 2-3-7, Allen 1-0-3, Jones 5-5-15, Lewandowski 1-0-2, Sledzieski 0-0-0. Totals 14-11-41
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Central |
16 |
21 |
6 |
18 |
—61 |
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Northampton |
14 |
3 |
11 |
13 |
—41 |
3-Pointers— Central 8 (Ortiz 3, Gonzalez 2, Sanchez 2, Guthrie), Northampton 2 (Allen, McGrath)
Belchertown 40, Agawam 37
Belchertown (7-9, 3-3 Suburban)
LeBlanc 0-0-0, Pikul 6-0-13, Duffy 2-0-5, Klingensmith 1-0-2, Leja 0-0-0, Dugger 1-1-3, Troy 0-0-0, Birks 5-3-15, Medina 1-0-2, Laflamme 0-0-0, Camarota 0-0-0. Totals 16-4-40
Agawam (9-8, 4-2)
Patterson 3-0-7, Castellano Cruz 1-0-2, Maloni 1-2-4, O’Connell 2-1-5, Pullen 3-0-7, D’Amors 5-1-12. Totals 15-4-37
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Belchertown |
6 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
—40 |
|
Agawam |
13 |
5 |
9 |
10 |
—37 |
3-Pointers—Belchertown 4 (Birks 2, Duffy, Pikul), Agawam 3 (D’Amors, Patterson, Pullen)
South Hadley 65, Hampshire Regional 61
South Hadley (13-4, 6-0 Suburban)
T. Gawron 1-0-3, Kelly 12-10-37, B. Gawron 2-0-5, Grochowalski 0-0-0, Evans 0-2-2, Sears 0-0-0, Marjanski 2-1-5, Earle 2-2-8. Totals 20-18-65
Hampshire Regional (8-9, 1-4)
L. Labrie 2-6-12, Pellegrini 0-0-0, Taylor 0-0-0, S. Labrie 0-0-0, B. Salomao 0-0-0, Babyak 1-0-2, M. Rubeck 6-0-13, Labrecque 1-0-3, Pond 8-2-21, Marek 4-2-10, J. Salomao 0-0-0. Totals 22-10-61
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South Hadley |
13 |
19 |
14 |
19 |
—65 |
|
Hampshire Regional |
10 |
19 |
18 |
14 |
—61 |
3-Pointers—South Hadley 6 (T. Gawron, Kelly 3, Earle 2), Hampshire Regional 7 (L. Labrie 2, Rubeck, Labrecque, Pond 3)
Frontier Regional 56, Athol 30
Athol (3-13, 0-7 Franklin North)
Cleveland 2-4-8, Dileo 1-0-2, Baptista 2-3-8, St. Shear 0-0-0, Bigwood 3-4-10, Wrigley 1-0-2, Nelson 0-0-0. Totals 9-11-30
Frontier Regional (9-8, 4-2)
Warren 0-0-0, Walker 3-0-7, Maes-Polan 0-0-0, Roberts 0-2-2, Macken 3-1-7, Sobieski 4-1-9, Dulet 3-3-9, Deane 3-0-6, Bridwell 0-0-0, Diemand 7-0-16, Fuller 0-0-0, Sackrey 0-0-0. Totals 23-7-56
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Athol |
6 |
6 |
10 |
8 |
—30 |
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Frontier Regional |
28 |
10 |
12 |
6 |
—56 |
3-Pointers—Athol 1 (Baptista), Frontier Regional 3 (Diemand 2, Walker)
Hopkins Academy 48, Mahar 46
Mahar (11-7, 4-3 Franklin North)
Mailloux 4-3-14, Parker 4-1-10, Youtour 3-0-7, Bauk 2-0-6, Page 0-2-2, Tenney 2-2-6. Totals 15-9-46
Hopkins Academy (12-5, 2-3)
Jenks 10-0-22, Kowal-Safron 3-0-9, Mitchell 4-0-8, Beauchamp 1-0-2, Boisvert 1-0-2, Palmisano 1-1-3, Hanscom 0-2-2. Totals 20-3-48
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Mahar |
11 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
—46 |
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Hopkins Academy |
11 |
18 |
13 |
6 |
—48 |
3-Pointers—Mahar 8 (Mailloux 3, Bauk 2, Parker 2, Youtour), Hopkins Academy 5 (Kowal-Safron, Jenks 2)
Amherst Regional 39, Granby 31
Granby (7-9, 4-2 Central)
Croteau 2-3-7, Frappier 2-0-4, Sexton 0-0-0, McCreary 2-0-4, Gavin 1-0-2, Young 6-1-14, Bergeron 0-0-0. Totals: 13-4-31
Amherst (7-9, 4-2)
Klaes 4-2-10, Nolan 1-0-2, Yath 3-1-8, Shea 0-0-0, MacPhetres 5-5-15, Mukimba 2-0-4. Totals: 15-8-39
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Granby |
2 |
13 |
11 |
5 |
—31 |
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Amherst |
9 |
15 |
4 |
11 |
—39 |
3-Pointers—Granby 1 (Young) Amherst 1 (Yath)
Mohawk 41, Smith Academy 32
Smith Academy (10-8, 2-4 Franklin West)
Guimond 2-1-5, Cavanaugh 1-0-2, Kelly 6-5-17, Gilrein 1-0-2, Smiarowski 3-0-6, McCoy 0-0-0. Totals: 13-6-32
Mohawk (5-12, 3-2)
Ward 1-0-2, Duprey 1-0-2, Clark 3-0-6, Poplowski 7-8-23, Reynolds 4-0-8. Totals: 16-8-41
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Smith |
6 |
9 |
11 |
6 |
—32 |
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Mohawk |
6 |
13 |
6 |
16 |
—41 |
3-Pointers—Mohawk (Poplowski)
McCann 42, Easthampton 31
Easthampton (3-12, 1-5 Franklin West)
Roy 0-1-1, Downer 4-1-12, Murphy 2-0-4, Massa 3-0-6, A. Coleman 2-2-6, Damon 1-0-2. Totals: 12-4-31
McCann (11-6, 4-2)
Lesure 0-4-4, LaCasse 3-5-11, Towler 5-1-14, Tetlow 2-0-4, Tatro 4-1-9. Totals: 14-11-42
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Easthampton |
5 |
6 |
5 |
15 |
—31 |
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McCann |
6 |
15 |
14 |
7 |
—42 |
3-Pointers—Easthampton 3 (Downer 3) McCann 5 (Towler 3)
Smith Vocational 39,
Westfield Tech 13
Smith Voke (6-11, 3-5 Tri-Count South)
Sherman 2-0-4, Pensivy 6-0-12, Cyr 7-0-14, Cone 2-0-4, Stone 1-0-2, Start 1-1-3. Totals: 19-1-39
Westfield Tech (0-14, 0-8)
Rios 4-0-8, Torres 1-0-2, Hall 1-1-3. Totals: 6-1-13
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Smith Voke |
10 |
9 |
6 |
14 |
—39 |
|
Westfield Tech |
5 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
—13 |
Boys basketball
Granby 83, Mount Everett 42
Granby (11-5)
Breault 7-2-18, Murdock 7-1-15, Wishart 7-1-16, C. Gaughan 6-1-13, King 3-0-7, L’Abbee 1-1-3, Sudbury 2-0-4, White 0-0-0, R. Gaughan 1-0-2, Hart 2-0-5, Remillard 0-0-0. Totals 36-6-83
Mount Everett (3-13)
N/A
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Granby |
16 |
37 |
14 |
16 |
—83 |
|
Mount Everett |
11 |
7 |
6 |
18 |
—42 |
3-Pointers—Granby 5 (Breault 2, Wishart, King, Hart)