High schools: Jael Cabrera, Holyoke improve to .500 with road win over Pittsfield

The Holyoke High School boys basketball team defeated Pittsfield, 76-63, on the road Friday night.

Jael Cabrera knocked down three 3-pointers and finished with 21 points to lead the Purple Knights (3-3).

William Cruz added 18 points, Jovaughn Smith had 14 and Brian Cristobal chipped in with 10 for Holyoke, which outscored the Generals (3-5) 30-25 in a high-scoring fourth quarter.

Chicopee 63, Northampton 48 —Jake Brittain scored 16 points and picked up 18 rebounds for the Blue Devils (1-6). Treyvon James-Salus had nine points and nine rebounds.

“I thought we played a strong second half,” Northampton coach Rey Harp said. “We struggled to shoot in the first half. … We competed. they were better than us today.”

Frontier Regional 53, Greenfield 41 —Donovan Hoffman scored 20 points to lead the Red Hawks (6-1).

The loss was Greenfield’s first of the season.

“We played very well defensively in spurts,” Frontier Regional coach Ben Barshefsky said. “When we were making the correct slides on defense, forcing the non-dominant hand, Greenfield seemed to struggle to get into a flow offensively. I thought Hoffman tonight was the best player on the floor. Gabe Jones-Thomson was a menace on the defensive end off the bench. That energy helped us.”

Hopkins Academy 72, Pioneer Regional 57 — The Golden Hawks (5-3, 3-1 Hampshire South) had more 3-point field goals (13) than 2-point field goals (12) as they won on the road.

Andrew Ciaglo had 22 points with six 3s, while Colin Earle had 14 points on four 3s. Josiah Beck, Nate Waldon and Aidan Michalak each had one from deep.

Ryan Antes and Waldon each had eight points.

Mahar 51, Belchertown 40 — Jordan Lanoue finished with 14 points, while Nate Schiffer added 13, but the Orioles (2-3, 2-1 Hampshire South) fell to the Senators (4-3, 2-1) in Orange.

Smith Academy 67, Gateway Regional 44 —Riley Intrator scored 20 points to lead the Falcons (2-5). Nate Moynihan scored 16 points for Smith Academy.

Evan Cortis scored a game-high 24 points for Gateway (1-7).

Southwick 54, Granby 53 — Ryan Gaughan scored 21 points with six rebounds, four assists and three steals in a road loss.

Brandon Wishart made three 3s and added 16 points for Granby (3-3, 1-2 Bi-County West). Nate Breault scored nine.

Williston Northampton 61, Berkshire 51 — Andrew Washington scored 18 points, and Billy Whalen had 13 in a road win.

Girls basketball

Holyoke 69, Renaissance 7 —The Purple Knights (5-4) held Renaissance scoreless in the second and fourth quarters.

Holyoke’s Yamaya Perez scored a game-high 10 points. Destiny Calderon and Natalie Vasquez each scored nine points.

Easthampton 46, Duggan 12 — Rina Damon led the Eagles to a road win with 11 points. Emma Downer scored eight points, while Kyla Roy added six for the Eagles (4-3).

East Longmeadow 52, Granby 45 —Kaeleigh Croteau scored a team-high 13 points for the Rams (4-3). Nora Young scored 12 points.

Granby had issues defending against the Spartans’ frontcourt throughout the game.

“It was tough for us to match up with,” Granby coach Tom Burke said. “We gave up some second chance shots. We gave up some baskets on missed free throws. That hurts when that happens.”

Chicopee Comp 60, South Hadley 50 — Olivia Marion, Paige Marjanski and Talia Uribe each scored eight points, but the Tigers fell at home. Kate Walas and Bridget Sears added six points each for South Hadley (1-6).

Amherst Regional 57, Greenfield 48 —Petua Mukimba scored 14 points to lead the Hurricanes (6-1). Delaney MacPhetres scored 11 points for Amherst.

Amherst trailed by seven points at halftime.

Hockey

Belchertown 2, Mount Everett 1 — Colby Masse scored a game-winning goal with seven seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Orioles (3-1-0, 1-0-0 Wright).

Francis Nigro scored, Chris Buffone and Nathan Ayers each had one assist, and Ethan Rajpold made 26 saves.

Girls basketball

Amherst Regional 57,
Greenfield 48

Amherst (6-1)

Mukimba 7-0-14, MacPhetres 2-7-11, Kawall 4-4-13, Hastie 0-1-1, Yath 1-0-2, Klaes 4-5-14, Mares 1-0-2. Totals 19-17-57

Greenfield (4-4)

Haselton 6-10-24, Reed 4-2-10, Provost 2-1-5, Rancourt 1-0-2, Kachelmeyer 3-0-7. Totals 16-13-48

3-Pointers—Amherst 2 (Kawall, Klaes), Greenfield 3 (Haselton 2, Kachelmeyer)

Holyoke 69, Renaissance 7

Holyoke (5-4)

Glasheen 2-0-4, Zayas 1-0-2, Calderon 4-0-9, Alicia 1-0-3, Perez 4-0-10, Santiago 3-0-9, Moralez 3-0-7, Lopez 3-0-6, Velez 1-0-3, Ortiz 2-0-4, Baez 1-0-3, Vazquez 4-0-9. Totals 29-0-69

Renaissance (2-6)

Allen 2-0-5, Hines 0-2-2. Totals 2-2-7

3-Pointers—Holyoke 10 (Santiago 3, Calderon, Alicia, Perez, Morales, Velez, Baez, Vazquez), Renaissance 1 (Allen)

Easthampton 46, Duggan 12

Easthampton (4-3)

Roy 3-0-6, E. Downer 4-0-8, Bentley 0-0-0, Cloutier 2-0-4, Reardon 0-0-0, Morse 1-3-5, Belfakih 2-0-4, Massa 1-0-2, Damon 5-1-11, Coleman 1-0-2, G. Downer 0-0-0, Wolcott 2-0-4. Totals 21-4-46

Duggan (3-3)

Oquendo 2-2-6, Morales 1-0-2, Dudley 1-2-4. Totals 4-4-12

Chicopee Comp 60,
South Hadley 50

Chicopee Comp (4-4)

Beaulieu 6-6-22, Langlois 1-0-3, Pycko 2-0-5, Guerrero 3-1-7, Breton 3-4-10, Correa-Berly 4-0-9, Thomson 2-0-4. Totals 21-11-60

South Hadley (1-6)

Boroski 0-0-0, Walas 2-0-6, Moroney 0-0-0, Marion 1-6-8, Carey 2-0-5, Gawron 0-0-0, Marjanski 3-2-8, Uribe 2-4-8, Jackson 1-0-3, Wears 2-2-6, Levrault 1-0-2, Laporte 0-0-0, Bessone 1-1-4. Totals 15-15-50

3-Pointers—Chicopee Comp 7 (Beaulieu 4, Pycko, Correa-Berly), South Hadley 5 (Walas 2, Carey, Jackson, Bessone)

East Longmeadow 52, Granby 45

East Longmeadow (6-1)

Weiss 2-0-4, Gamelli 1-0-2, Dieni 2-0-4, Daniels 4-3-11, Coolidge 5-3-14, Mazza 2-2-6, Liquori 1-0-2, Langone 4-1-9. Totals 21-9-52

Granby (4-3)

Croteau 3-5-13, Frappier 2-0-4, Trembley 1-0-2, McCreary 2-2-6, Gauvin 4-0-8, Young 4-3-12. Totals 16-10-45

3-Pointers—East Longmeadow 1 (Coolidge), Granby 3 (Croteau 2, Young)

Boys basketball

Frontier Regional 53,
Greenfield 41

Frontier Regional (6-1)

Machon 2-2-7, Hoffman 6-6-20, Robinson 1-0-3, Richter 3-0-7, Carey 2-0-4, Jones-Thomson 3-2-8, Boudreau 2-0-4. Totals 19-8-53

Greenfield (6-1)

Gibson 3-2-8, Carey 1-0-2, Meadows 7-1-15, Zwart 1-1-3, Sak 1-0-2, Ward 3-0-7, Brewington 1-4-6. Totals 16-8-41

3-Pointers—Frontier Regional 5 (Hoffman 2, Machon, Robinson, Richter), Greenfield 1 (Ward)

Smith Academy 67, Gateway 44

Smith Academy (2-5)

Intrator 6-2-20, Moynihan 5-4-16, Ferrara 4-1-12, Guimond 1-3-5, Smiarowski 2-0-5, Jeffress 1-1-4, Pederson 1-0-2, Cavanaugh 1-0-2, Kroll 0-1-1, Dobson 0-0-0. Totals 21-12-67

Gateway (1-7)

Cortis 10-3-24, Shedd 3-2-8, Balboni 3-0-9, Federici 1-0-3, Wozniak 0-0-0, Coffey 0-0-0, Pryzbyla 0-0-0, Small 0-0-0, Wallace 0-0-0, Krassler 0-0-0, Gonzalez 0-0-0. Totals 17-5-44

3-Pointers—Smith Academy 13 (Intrator 6, Moynihan 2, Ferrara 3, Smiarowski, Jeffress) Gateway 5 (Balboni 3, Cortis, Federici)

Hopkins Academy 72,
Pioneer Regional 57

Hopkins (5-3, 3-1 Hampshire South)

Beck 1-2-5, Verdi 0-0-0, Ciaglo 7-2-22, Earle 5-0-14, Waldon 3-1-8, Berg 1-0-2, Tudryn 0-2-2, Phifer 2-0-4, Zina 0-0-0, Pipczynski 1-0-2, Feltovic 0-0-0, Michalak 2-0-5, Antes 3-2-8, Gould 0-0-0. Totals: 25-9-72

Pioneer (2-5, 1-2)

Fox 5-0-10, Emond 6-1-13, Hubbard 5-6-18, Potter 2-0-5, Bradley-Curtis 1-4-6, Glazier 0-4-4, Young 0-1-1. Totals: 19-16-57

3-Pointers—Hopkins 13 (Ciaglo 6, Earle 4, Beck, Waldon, Michalak) Pioneer 3 (Hubbard 2, Potter)

Mahar 51, Belchertown 40

Belchertown (2-3, 2-1 Hampshire South)

Schiffer 3-6-13, Grissom 2-0-4, Klingensmith 1-0-2, Sajdek 0-1-1, Lanoue 5-3-14, Endelos 1-0-2, Corish 2-0-4, Zawstowski 0-0-0, Raines 0-0-0, Crisotomo 0-0-0. Totals: 14-10-40

Mahar (4-3, 2-1)

Barnes 7-3-19, Anderson 0-1-1, Tenney 7-2-18, Lyesiuk 1-0-3, Santana 2-2-6, Melanson 1-0-2, Notre 0-2-2. Totals: 18-10-51

3-Pointers—Mahar 5 (Barnes 2, Lyesiuk, Tenney 2) Belchertown 2 (Schiffer, Lanoue)

Holyoke 76, Pittsfield 63

Holyoke (3-3)

Smith 5-4-14, McKenna 2-0-4, Ibarra 1-4-6, Carattini 1-0-2, Consedine 0-0-0, Fernandez 0-0-0, Cristobal 4-2-10, Cruz 5-7-18, Cabrera 7-4-21, Madera 0-1-1, Cavannaugh 0-0-0. Totals: 25-22-76

Pittsfield (3-5)

C. Jackson 7-6-23, Moorer, 3-0-7, Brown 3-2-11, Harley 5-9-21, Binns 0-1-1. Totals: 18-18-63

3-Pointers—Holyoke 4 (Cruz, Cabrera 3) Pittsfield 9 (C. Jackson 3, Moorer, Brown 3, Harley 2)

Chicopee 63, Northampton 48

Chicopee (5-2)

Daniels 0-2-2, Ocasio 3-0-7, Bennifield 5-0-10, Parker 6-3-15. Stewart 2-1-6, Vega 1-0-2, McKeith 9-3-21 Totals 26-9-63

Northampton (1-6)

Brittain 5-6-16, Lockett 5-4-14, Cancel 1-0-2, Finnessey 2-0-5, Lanier 1-0-2, James-Salus 3-0-9 Totals 17-10-48

3-Pointers—Chicopee 2 (Ocasio, Stewart), Northampton 4 (Finnessey, James-Salus 3)

Southwick 54, Granby 53

Granby (3-3, 1-2 Bi-County West)

Wishart 6-1-16, Torres Jr. 1-2-4, Breault 3-2-9, Gaj 1-1-3, Gaughan 7-4-21. Totals 17-10-53

Southwick (2-4, 1-1)

Molta 6-4-21, Michael 2-0-5, Secovich 2-4-8, Billings 3-0-6, Clarke 1-5-7, Turgeon 1-2-4. Totals 15-15-54

3-Pointers—Granby (Wishart 3, Breault, Gaughan 3), Southwick 6 (Molta 5, Michael)