Monday’s girls basketball: Lineup change sparks Northampton past Longmeadow

A change in the lineup for the Northampton girls basketball team sparked a 65-43 win over Longmeadow Monday on the road.

Syd Lewandowski and Anna Kerwood started for the Blue Devils (14-6, 4-4 Valley League) and their collective effort on defense and the press helped Hamp get an early lead.

“We weren’t playing very well,” Northampton coach Perry Messer said. “We needed to shake things up.”

Lauraine Joensen scored 24 points with 17 rebounds while Megan McCarthy had 10 points with 15 rebounds.

Amanda Mieczkowski’s steady play at point guard guided Hamp’s offense, she had 11 points and nine assists.

Coming off the bench, Emma Tanner scored 14 points with three 3-pointers.

South Hadley 68, Palmer 23 — Sophie Gatzounas had 24 points, and the Tigers moved within one win of an undefeated regular season.

They’ll visit Chicopee Comp at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Alexa Blaney scored 11, and Mikhaila Edge added 10 points for South Hadley (19-0, 8-0 Central).

Southwick 44, Smith Academy 35 — Emma Kelly scored six points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a home loss for the Falcons.

Hannah Rickert scored six points with 10 rebounds for Smith Academy (6-13).

It was the final game for senior Olivia Cavanaugh.

Chicopee Comp 51, Belchertown 27 — A tough shooting night and leading scorer Kayla Henry’s illness were a rough combination for the Orioles, who fell on the road.

Henry’s season-low 11 points was still a team-high for Belchertown (15-4, 4-3 Suburban).

Mahar 50, Frontier Regional 36 — Ella Deane hit four 3s and scored 15 points in a home loss.

Lisa Portier scored nine points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Lexa Boyden grabbed eight rebounds.

The Red Hawks (8-11, 5-3 Franklin North) are in second in their league and have a half game lead on Athol (8-11, 4-3), which plays Mahar (14-5, 7-0) on Wednesday. Team can qualifying for the postseason by finishing second in the league, despite a sub.-500 record.

Hampshire Regional 64, Monson 47 — Katy O’Connor grabbed 25 rebounds and scored 22 points to go along with seven steals and four blocks in a home win.

Katelyn Pickunka scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Caroline O’Connor added 10 points and eight rebounds.

Lindsay Abel dished out five assists.

Chicopee 61, Amherst Regional 31 — The Hurricanes season came to an end with a loss on the road.

Petea Mukimba had 10 points for Amherst (3-17), while Karta Khlasa added nine.

Girls basketball

Southwick 44, Smith Academy 35

Southwick (13-6)

Cournoyer 4-3-11, A. Waitt 0-1-1, Perusse 1-1-5, B. Waitt 0-2-2, M. Sullivan 1-0-3, Leary 2-1-7, Wurster 1-0-2, Clarke 0-1-1, White 2-6-10. Totals 13-10-44

Smith Academy (6-13)

O. Cavanaugh 2-0-6, Rickert 2-0-6, Kelly 2-0-6, Guimond 1-1-3, Smiarowski 0-1-1, Whalen 1-0-2, Hession 0-0-0, Gilrein 1-0-3, T. Cavanaugh 2-0-4. Totals 11-10-35

3-Pointers— Southwick 3 (Perusse, Sullivan, Leary) Smith Academy 3 (O. Cavanaugh 2, Gilrein)

South Hadley 68, Palmer 23

Palmer (1-18, 0-8 Central)

Cole 2-0-4, Mega 0-1-1, Lombardi 3-0-6, Syrek 1-0-2, King 1-0-2, Hughes 1-0-2, Wilson 2-2-6. Totals 10-3-23

South Hadley (19-0, 8-0 Central)

O. Blaney 1-0-3, A. Edge 1-0-2, M. Edge 4-2-10, Kelly 3-2-9, A. Blaney 5-1-11, Grochowalski 1-0-2, Gatzounas 10-3-24, Ippolito 0-0-0, Sears 0-0-0, Medina 2-1-5, Earle 1-0-2. Totals 28-9-68

3-Pointers—Palmer None, South Hadley 3 (Blaney, Kelly, Gatzounas)

Comp 51, Belchertown 27

Belchertown (15-4, 4-3 Suburban)

Duffy 2-0-6, Henry 5-0-11, Pikul 0-0-0, Roche 0-0-0, LeBlanc 0-0-0, S. Birks 0-0-0, McKenzie 3-0-6, Genereux 0-0-0, J. Birks 1-0-2, White 0-0-0. Totals 11-2-27.

Chicopee Comp (17-2, 8-0 Suburban)

Brooks 0-1-1, Spagnoli 1-1-3, Gonzalez 7-2-18, Rouleau 4-7-16, Tack 3-0-6, Robillard 1-1-3, Hasluk 0-2-2, Jaracz 1-0-2, Totals 17-14-51.

3-Pointers—Belchertown 3(Duffy 2, Henry 1) Comp (Gonzalez 2, Rouleau 1)

Northampton 65,
Longmeadow 43

Northampton (14-6, 4-4 Valley League)

McCarthy 4-2-10, Mieczkowski 4-1-11, Tanner 5-1-14, Kerwood 1-0-3, Joensen 11-1-24, Maurer 1-1-3, Lewandowski 0-0-0, Camedelli 0-0-0 Totals 26-6-65

Longmeadow (11-10, 4-5)

Barret 1-1-3, Tyler 4-0-10, Kaufman 1-0-3, J. Shubrick 5-6-16, T. Shubrick 4-3-11 Totals 15-10-43

3-Pointers—Northampton 6 (Mieczkowski 2. Tanner 3. Kerwood) Longmeadow 3 (Tyler 2, Kaufman)

Granby 57, Easthampton 26

Granby (10-9)

M Beauregard 6-0-12, Young 9-3-21, Sexton 1-0-2, Sullivan 1-0-3, Croteau 4-2-11, Bergeron 1-0-2, Frappier 3-0-6, McCreary 0-0-0, A Beauregard 0-0-0. Totals 25-5-57 

Easthampton (5-15)

Yolpe 1-0-2, Hall 2-0-5, Korza 3-0-7, Robinson 2-0-4, McDermott 2-0-4, Sikop 2-0-4, Copeland 0-0-0, Blomstrom 0-0-0 Pioli 0-0-0. Totals 10-0-26

3-Pointers—Granby 2 (Sullivan 1, Croteau 1), Easthampton 2 (Hall 1, Kroza 1)

Mahar 50, Frontier 36

Mahar (14-5, 7-0 Franklin North)

Reilly 3-0-7, K. Tenney 2-4-8, Paul 2-1-6, V. Tenney 2-0-4, Verheyen 7-9-23, Powell 0-2-2. Totals 16-16-50

Frontier (8-11, 5-3 Franklin North)

Diemand 1-0-3, Diaz 1-3-5, Walker 1-0-2, Portier 3-3-9, Boyden 0-2-2, E. Deane 5-1-15, Fuller 0-0-0, Meunier 0-0-0, Hickey 0-0-0. Totals 11-9-36

3-Pointers—Mahar 2 (Reilly, Paul), Frontier 5 (E. Deane 4, Diemand)

Chicopee 61, Amherst 31

Amherst (3-17)

Klaes 2-3-7, Khalsa 4-1-9, Shea 0-0-0, Bumgardner 0-2-2, Salvador 1-0-2, Layer 0-1-1, Mukimba 4-2-10 Totals 11-9-31

Chicopee (9-9)

Castillo 0-4-4, Peet 1-0-2, Gutierrez 9-1-22, Sousa 4-0-12, Slaughter 7-4-19, Vargas 0-2-2 Totals 17-11-61

3-Pointers—Chicopee 8 (Gutierrez 3, Sousa 4, Slaughter)