Wednesday’s high schools: Sophie Gatzounas’ 32 helps South Hadley girls basketball clinch postseason berth

South Hadley became the first girls basketball team in western Massachusetts to qualify for the postseason Wednesday.

The Tigers beat Hopkins Academy 64-33 in South Hadley for their 10th win.

Sophie Gatzounas scored 32 points to lead the way.

Bella Earle added nine and Mikhaila Edge had seven for South Hadley (10-0).

Samantha Jenks led Hopkins (7-3) with 16 points.

Smith Academy 45, Mohawk 32 — Trailing 27-14 at halftime, the Warriors opened with three straight baskets to pull within 26-21.

After a turnover, a fourth basket seemed likely until Hannah Rickert raced down court and stole the ball in the middle of a layup attempt. Rickert brought the possession the other way and zipped a pass to Olivia Cavanaugh in the corner for a momentum-swinging 3-pointer.

Rickert finished with seven points and 11 rebounds. Cavanaugh had nine points on three 3s, while Vanessa Skawski had a career-high 12 points along with 10 rebounds.

Chicopee Comp 54, Northampton 48 — Freshman Sydney Lewandowski gave the Blue Devils a spark with all seven of her points in the fourth quarter. Hamp (8-2) closed within one possession with 1:27 left but couldn’t complete the comeback.

Lauraine Joensen had 19 points and 17 rebounds, while Megan McCarthy had 10 points and 13 boards for Hamp.

Commerce 52, Smith Vocational 25 — Stephanie Start had 10 points and 15 rebounds, while Sydney Cyr added eight as the Vikings (5-6) fell on the road.

Start is 21 points shy of 1,000.

Granby 46, Frontier Regional 33 — Kaeleigh Croteau hit six 3s and scored 20 points in a home win for the Rams.

Nora Young added 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks for Granby (5-4).

Mallory Beauregard had 10 points and led the team’s defensive effort.

Marie Diemand led Frontier (3-6) with 11 points.

Palmer 37, Easthampton 33 — Andi Hall scored 16 points, but the Eagles (5-5) dropped to .500 on the season.

Agawam 49, Amherst 26 — Erin Klaes scored 15 points with eight made free throws, but the Hurricanes (1-9) lost their ninth straight game.

Boys basketball

Agawam 85, Belchertown 59 — Mitch Medina scored 24 points, but the Orioles lost at home.

Collin Laramee added eight points for Belchertown (0-9, 0-4 Suburban).

Mohawk 53, Smith Academy 50 — Jack Zigmont had 12 points in a road loss.

Jack Hession added eight points and 11 rebounds for the Falcons (1-9, 0-8 Hampshire).

Matt Bouley also scored 10 points, while Peter Leuschner grabbed 11 boards.

Boys ice hockey

Easthampton 5, Mt. Everett 1 — Mick Skowronek scored twice and had two assists in a home win.

CJ Tenczar also found the net twice for the Eagles (3-7-1).

Matt Grimaldi had two assists for Easthampton.

Garren Fugiel scored, and Dillan Wilson and Mike McColgan added assists.

Nate Barnes made 11 saves.

Longmeadow 5, Amherst 1 — Niccolo Cardaropoli scored, and Max Hopley had an assist at Orr Rink.

The Hurricanes (6-3-1) lost for the first time since Dec. 23.

Girls basketball

South Hadley 64, Hopkins Academy 33

Hopkins Academy (7-3)

Picard 0-0-0, S. Jenks 6-1-16, Kowal-Safron 3-0-8, Palmisano 1-0-2, A. Jenks 2-3-7, Mitchell 0-0-0, Wackerbarth 0-0-0, Ring 0-0-0, Beauchamp 0-0-0. Totals 12-4-33

South Hadley (10-0)

O. Blaney 0-2-2, A. Edge 1-1-3, M. Edge 3-1-7, A. Blaney 3-0-6, Grochowalski 0-0-0, Gatzounas 13-6-32, Fitzgerald 0-1-1, Ippolito 0-0-0, Sears 0-1-1, Medina 1-1-3, Earle 3-2-9. Totals 24-15-64

3-Pointers—Hopkins Academy 5 (S. Jenks 3, Kowal-Safron 2), South Hadley 1 (Earle)

Commerce 52,
Smith Vocational 25

Smith Voke (5-6)

Ryan 1-3-5, Petlock 0-0-0, Ding 1-0-2, Atkinson 0-0-0, Cyr 4-0-8, S. Start 4-1-10, Cone 0-0-0, E. Start 0-0-0, Sullivan 0-0-0. Totals: 10-4-25

Commerce (5-4)

Marchena 8-7-26, Hernandez 6-0-13, Jones 1-0-2, Latta 2-0-4, Martinez 2-0-4, Auguste 1-0-3. Totals: 20-7-52

3-Pointers—Smith 1 (S. Start); Commerce 5 (Marchena 3, Hernandez, Auguste)

Granby 46, Frontier Regional 33

Frontier Regional (3-6)

Diemand 2-0-5, Walker 0-0-0, Portier 2-2-6, Hickey 0-0-0, Speth 0-0-0, O. Deane 0-0-0, Meunier 0-0-0, Boyden 2-0-4, E. Deane 3-0-7, Diaz 3-5-11. Totals 12-7-33

Granby (5-4)

Croteau 7-0-20, Frappier 1-0-2, Sexton 0-0-0, McCreary 0-0-0, M. Beauregard 4-0-10, A. Beauregard, Bergeron, Young 6-2-14. Totals 18-2-46

3-Pointers—Frontier Regional 2 (Diamond, E.Deane), Granby 8 (Croteau 6, M. Beauregard 2)

Smith Academy 45, Mohawk 32

Mohawk (0-10)

Lowell 1-0-2, DuPree 1-0-2, Reid 1-0-3, G. Poplawski 3-2-8, Reynolds 4-3-11, E. Poplawski 3-0-6. Totals: 13-5-32

Smith Academy (5-6)

L. Cavanaugh 3-0-9, Rickert 2-3-7, Kelly 1-2-4, Guimond 2-0-4, Smiarowski 1-0-3, Whalen 2-2-6, Hession 0-0-0, Skawski 6-0-12, T. Cavanaugh 0-0-0, Gilrein 0-0-0. Totals: 17-8-45

3-Pointers—Mohawk 1 (Reid) Smith 3 (L. Cavanaugh 3)

Chicopee Comp 54,
Northampton 48

Comp (9-1)

Brooks 0-1-1, Gonzalez 6-2-15, Rouleau 5-6-16, Tack 2-0-5, Hasiuk 2-0-4, Jaracz 5-2-13. Totals: 20-11-54

Northampton (8-2)

McCarthy 4-2-10, Lewandowski 3-0-7, Mieczkowski 2-0-4, Tanner 1-0-2, Rivera-Lovett 2-0-4, Joensen 8-3-19, Campedelli 1-0-2, Kerwood 0-0-0, Maurer 0-0-0. Totals: 21-5-48

3-Pointers—Comp 3 (Gonzalez, Tack, Jaracz) Northampton 1 (Lewandowski)

Palmer 37, Easthampton 33

Easthampton (5-5)

Volpe 2-0-4, McDermott 2-1-5, Sikop 1-0-2, Pioli 2-2-6, Korza 0-1-1, Hall 6-3-15, Blomstrom 0-0-0, Copeland 0-0-0, Robinson 0-0-0, Mutevelic 0-0-0. Totals 13-7-33

Palmer (1-8)

Cole 4-0-11, Syrek 2-0-4, Coughlin 1-0-2, King 1-1-3, Mega 4-1-9, WIlson 3-2-8. Totals 12-4-37

3-Pointers—Easthampton 0, Palmer 3 (Cole 3)

Agawam 49, Amherst 26

Amherst (1-9)

Bumgarner 0-0-0, Khalsa 1-2-4, Klaes 3-8-15, Layer 0-0-0, Mukmiba 1-0-2, Peters 1-0-3, Shea 1-0-2. Totals 7-10-26

Agawam (3-7)

Lockwood 6-3-15, Pullen 4-0-8, Stratton 1-0-3, Culhane 5-1-11, Normoyle 1-2-4, O’Connell 1-0-2, Pszczola 2-0-4, Milliken 1-0-2. Totals 21-6-49

3-Pointers—Amherst 2 (Klaes, Peters), Agawam 1 (Stratton)

Boys basketball

Agawam 85, Belchertown 59

Agawam (5-5, 2-2 Suburban)

Ohradka 12-2-28, Leclair 3-1-7, Wright 6-0-12, Currier 1-0-2, Christy 1-1-4, White 1-2-4, . Totals 35-9-85

Belchertown (0-9, 0-4 Suburban)

Vogel 2-0-5, Laramee 3-2-8, Laughner 1-0-2, Passidakis 0-0-0, Wrona 1-0-2, Wright 0-2-2, Lanoue 1-0-3, O. Raines 1-1-4, C. Raines 3-3-9, Medina 7-10-24. Totals 17-18-59

3-Pointers—Agawam 4 (Ohradka 2, Christy, Moccio), Belchertown 3 (Vogel, Lanoue, O. Raines)

Mohawk 53, Smith Academy 50

Smith Academy (1-9, 0-8 Hampshire)

Hession 2-3-8, C. Ferrara1-1-3, Zigmont 4-2-12, Zygmont 0-0-0, Gratz 0-2-2, Lyons-Sosa 0-0-0, Leary 2-0-6, J. Fearra 1-0-3, Woodward 0-0-0, Bouley 4-2-10, Bartlett 0-0-0, Leuschner 3-0-6. Totals 17-10-50

Mohawk (3-7, 2-4 Hampshire)

Herbert 0-1-1, A. Hicks 1-0-2, Fitzgerald 3-2-8, Finch 3-3-10, Eckler 8-2-23, Hollenbeck 3-0-6, J. Hicks 1-1-3. Totals 19-8-49

3-Pointers—Smith Academy 6 (Hession, Zigmont 2, Leary 2, J. Ferrara), Mohawk 4 (Eckler 3, Finch)

Hopkins Academy 62, Mahar 42

Mahar (10-1, 7-1 Hampshire)

Mailloux 1-0-2, Cleavland 5-4-14, O’Lari 5-2-14, Reinikainen 4-1-9, Paul 1-0-3 Totals 16-7-42

Hopkins Academy (8-1, 6-0)

Earle 7-5-22, Roe 9-5-25, Compass 1-0-2, Morrison 6-1-13 Totals 24-11-62

3-Pointers—Mahar 3 (O’Lari 2, Paul); Hopkins 5 (Roe 2, Earle 3)