High schools: Holyoke boys basketball inches closer to postseason

The Holyoke boys basketball team defeated Agawam, 79-55, on Wednesday at Holyoke High School.

Jael Cabrera scored 17 points to lead the Purple Knights (9-8), who need one win to qualify for the postseason. Jesus Ibarra chipped in 16 points.

Holyoke went into halftime ahead, 39-27. Cabrera scored 11 points in the first half.

“(Jael) has been consistent this year,” Holyoke coach Juan Maldonado said. “He’s a competitor. You could put Michael Jordan or Lebron James out there and he’ll think he can compete. You have to love that about him.”

Agawam broke through the Purple Knights’ defense and earned trips to the free-throw line in the third quarter and trailed the Purple Knights by eight points late in the frame.

Holyoke made some substitutions and took advantage of trips to the line in the fourth quarter to bounce back and seal the victory.

“We found a nice group that turned it around and came with energy,” Maldonado said.

Smith Academy 54, Mohawk Trail 49 — Nate Moynihan had 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Caden Guimond added 10 points as the Falcons (5-14, 2-5 Hampshire North).

Griffen Smiarowski added nine points and Wyatt Jeffress had eight in the win.

Granby 59, Ware 41 —Brandon Wishart scored 19 points to lead the Rams (9-7, 3-4 Bi-County West), who need one win to qualify for the playoffs. Nate Breault chipped in 16 points for Granby.

The Rams made 11 3s (Wishart 5, Breault 4, Torres Jr, Gaughan).

Girls basketball

Hopkins Academy 48, Mohawk Trail 40 — Kasey Earle scored 13 points and dished out three assists to lead the Golden Hawks (11-7). Thea Hanscom scored 11 points and picked up 11 rebounds for Hopkins.

Mohawk Trail outscored the Golden Hawks, 11-6, in the first quarter. Hopkins responded with a 19-point second quarter.

“In the second quarter the girls really executed at a high level,” Hopkins coach Mike Prattico said. “The defensive energy was there too.”

Sabis 59, Amherst Regional 55 — Tessa Kawall scored a game-high 21 points for the Hurricanes (14-5, 4-4 Central) on Tuesday. Erin Klaes chipped in 14 points.

Hockey

Easthampton 7, Drury 2 — The Eagles (3-11-1) scored four times in the third period to skate away for the win at Lossone Rink on Wednesday.

Garren Fugiel had two goals and four assists, while Matt Sullivan had two goals and one helper to power Easthampton.

Tyler Darling, Jake Delisle and Ryan O’Connor each had one goal and one assist. Owen Duda had two assists and Tyler Galpin added one.

Jayden Darling finished with 28 saves.

Boys basketball

Holyoke 79, Agawam 55

Holyoke (9-8)

Smith-Antuna 6-1-13, McKenna 0-0-0, Ibarra 7-1-16, Carratini 3-0-8, Consedine 1-0-3(1), Fernandez 1-1-3, Cristobal 2-0-5, Cruz 3-3-9, Johnson 0-0-0, Cabrera 7-2-17, Madera 1-2-4, Gubala 0-1-1, Cavannaugh 0-0-0. Totals 31-11-79

Agawam (3-14)

Moccio 2-6-11, Blanton 2-1-5, Hotaling 1-0-3, Lyne 2-2-6, Archelarchi 1-2-5, Berthiaume 3-3-11, Bass-Collins 0-3-3, Norfleet 3-2-9, Wesley 1-0-2. Totals 15-19-55

3-Pointers—Holyoke 4 (Carratini 2, Ibarra, Cristobal), Agawam 6 (Berthiaume 2, Moccio, Norfleet, Hotaling, Cabrera)

Smith Academy 54,
Mohawk Trail 49

Smith Academy (5-14, 2-5 Hampshire North)

Moynihan 3-5-11, Guimond 2-5-10, Smiarowski 3-0-9, Jeffress 3-0-8, Intrator 2-2-7, Ferrara 2-0-6, Pedersen 0-3-3, Dobson 0-0-0. Totals: 15-15-54

Mohawk (2-16, 0-6)

Moffatt 5-4-16, Davenport 3-0-8, Sumner 1-3-5, Pugrical 5-0-10, Bassett 3-4-10. Totals: 17-11-49

3-Pointers—Smith 9 (Smiarowski 3, Jeffress 2, Ferrara 2, Guimond, Intrator) Mohawk 5 (Moffatt 2, Davenport 2, Bassett)

Granby 59, Ware 41

Granby (9-7, 3-4 Bi-County West)

Wishart 7-0-19, Torres Jr 2-0-5, Breault 6-0-16, White 4-2-10, Gaughan 4-0-9, L’Abbee 0-0-0, Hart 0-0-0. Totals 23-2-59

Ware (9-9, 3-4 Bi-County West)

J. Soltys 3-0-7, Balicki 1-0-3, Berthiaume 1-0-3, Smith 4-2-10, A. Soltys 6-2-16, Moorehouse 1-0-2. Totals 16-4-41

3-Pointers—Granby 11 (Wishart 5, Breault 4, Torres Jr, Gaughan), Ware 5 (A. Soltys 2, J. Soltys, Balicki, Berthiaume)

Girls basketball

Sabis 59, Amherst 55

Sabis (12-8, 4-4 Central)

Skarzyski 2-1-7, Mitchell 7-4-18, Shubrick 4-2-10, Borders 3-2-10, Barklow 3-0-7, Charles 3-1-7. Totals 22-10-59

Amherst (14-5, 4-4 Central)

Mares 1-0-2, Bowen 2-0-4, Klaes 3-7-14, Yath 0-0-0, Siegel 0-0-0, Higham 1-0-2, Lopez 0-0-0, Kawal 7-6-21, Macphetres 0-0-0, Mukimba 2-0-4, Hastie 2-2-8. Totals 18-15-55

3-Pointers—Sabis 5 (Skarzyski 2, Borders 2, Barklow), Amherst Regional 4 (Hastie 2, Kawal, Klaes)

South Hadley 48, Belchertown 43

Belchertown (4-13, 1-5 Suburban)

Klingensmith 6-2-15, LaFlamme 1-2-4, Girard 0-0-0, Camerota 3-0-7, Troy 2-0-4, Vogel 1-0-2, Lucas 1-2-5, Wenc 0-0-0, Medina 3-0-6. Totals: 17-6-43

South Hadley (7-11, 5-2)

Borowski 0-0-0, Walas 4-0-12, Moroney 0-0-0, Marion 7-0-14, Carey 0-0-0, Marjanski 3-1-7, Uribe 2-4-8, Jackson 1-0-3, Sears 1-0-2, Levrault 0-0-0, Laporte 0-0-0, Bessone 1-0-2. Totals: 19-5-48

3-Pointers—Belchertown 3 (Klingensmith, Camerota, Lucas) South Hadley 5 (Walas 4, Jackson)

Hopkins 48, Mohawk Trail 40

Hopkins Academy (11-7)

Earle 6-0-13, Hanscom 4-0-8, Beauchamp 2-3-7, G. Dyjach 3-1-7, Fyden 2-0-4, . C. Kowal-Safron 1-0-3, Jakanowski 1-0-2, Boisvert 1-0-2, Palmisano 1-0-2. Totals 21-4-48

Mohawk Trail (3-14)

Poplawski 5-10-21, Clark 6-3-15, Ward 2-0-4. Totals 13-13-40

3-Pointers—Hopkins Academy 2 (Earle, C. Kowal-Safron), Mohawk Trail 1 (Poplawski)

Wrestling

Gateway Regional 42, Granby 27

at Granby

106 — Mathew Small (GR) pinned Nate Benson, 1:50; 113 — Aiden Mann (GR) won by forfeit; 120 — Dalton Savoy (GR) pinned Danny Gauvin, 1:43; 132 — Joseph Deprey (G) pinned Sean Forgue, 1:25; 138 — Gavin Gilburg (G) def. Eli Gilbert, 7-3; 145 — Abram Speek (G) pinned Dominic Zajko, 3:26; 152 — Brett Bonenfant (GR) pinned Eric Puffer, 1:23; 160 — Jenna Learned (G) won by forfeit; 170 — Tim Basak (GR) won by forfeit; 182 — Garrett LaBranche (GR) pinned Eddie Glaszcz III, 1:43; 195 — Wyatt Doull (GR) won by forfeit; 285 — Isaiah Mejias (G) won by forfeit