HS basketball: South Hadley beats Hampshire, inches closer to postseason

Bella Earle contributed a team-high 19 points, and the South Hadley girls basketball team moved within a win of qualifying for the postseason with a 58-48 victory over Hampshire Regional at home Tuesday.

Mia Kelly added 16 points and hit three 3-pointers, while Paige Marjanski scored nine. The Tigers (9-4) pulled away in the fourth quarter, outscoring Hampshire (7-5) by seven.

Lila Labrie canned four 3s and scored a career-high 23 points. Maddie Pond added 10 for Hampshire.

South Hadley next plays at Agawam on Thursday.

Central 51, Northampton 40 — The Blue Devils and Golden Eagles were tied at 26 in the third quarter, but the defending Division 1 sectional champions pulled away.

Amanda Mieczkowski led the Blue Devils (9-2, 1-1 Valley) with 10 points, while Kolbie Jones had nine. Lulu Kesin added seven points.

Pope Francis 54, Hopkins Academy 51 — The Golden Hawks (8-5) held a 51-49 lead when Julie Garvey (25 points) hit the last of her six 3-pointers for the Cardinals (7-7).

Pope Francis got a stop and added two free throws for the win at home.

Hopkins had just under three seconds left following the free throws but could not get a shot off to tie the game.

Samantha Jenks had 20 points, while A.J. Mitchell added 10 for Hopkins. Allison Kowal-Safron chipped in with nine.

Mahar 59 Smith Academy 24 — Victoria Smiarowski had 10 points and 11 rebounds in a home loss.

Emma Kelly added nine points and nine rebounds for the Falcons (6-6).

Gateway Regional 34, Westfield Tech 10 — Becca Herman scored 11 points, including nine from the free-throw line as the Gators (9-3, 7-0 Tri-County South) won in Huntington.

Grace Van Buren added seven points in the win.

Agawam 46, Belchertown 30 — Jenna Birks scored seven points, while Jocelyn Leja and Maddy Duffy made two 3s for six points each for the Orioles (4-8, 0-2 Suburban).

Athol 42, Easthampton 36 — Val Murphy totaled 25 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in a home loss for the Eagles (2-9). Abbey Coleman added eight rebounds.

Smith Vocational 47, Commerce 42 — Sydney Cyr dropped a career-high 33 points in a road win. She made 10 free throws and hit three 3s. It’s her second 30-point game of the season.

Ella Sherman added eight points for the Vikings (5-7, 2-3 Tri-County South).

Southwick 45, Frontier Regional 44 — The Red Hawks built an eight-point halftime lead, but the Rams charged back to snag a victory.

Amelia Sobieski’s 12 points led Frontier Regional (5-6), as she continued her string of double-digit scoring games (eight in a row). Olivia Deane and Charlotte Doulette each scored 10, and Marie Diemand added seven points for the Red Hawks.

Boys basketball

Southwick 53, Hampshire Regional 46 — Mike Dunlap hit three 3s and scored a career-high 16 points in a home loss. Nick Pellegrini made all three of his 3s in the second quarter and finished with 12 points for the Raiders (2-10).

Amherst Regional 51, Pope Francis 48 — Akeme Hilson-Mallory had 15 points and Evan Perry added 14 as the Hurricanes (3-8, 1-1 Valley League) won at home.

Amherst trailed 27-21 at halftime.

Girls basketball

South Hadley 58,
Hampshire Regional 48

Hampshire Regional (7-5)

L. Labrie 6-7-23, Pellegrini 0-0-0, Taylor 0-0-0, B. Salomao 0-4-4, Babyak 0-0-0, Rubeck 1-0-2, Labrecque 3-0-7, Pond 4-0-10, Marek 0-0-0, J. Salomao 0-0-0. Totals 14-13-48

South Hadley (9-4)

Wales 0-0-0, T. Gawron 0-0-0, Kelly 4-5-16, Marion 0-0-0, B. Gawron 0-0-0, Grochowalski 2-0-4, Zatowski 2-1-6, Evans 1-1-4, Bessone 0-0-0, Sears 0-0-0, Marjanski 4-1-9, Laporte 0-0-0, Uribe 0-0-0, Earle 9-0-19. Totals 22-8-58

3-Pointers—Hampshire Regional 7 (Labrie 4, Labrecque, Pond 2), South Hadley 6 (Kelly 3, Zatowski, Evans, Earle)

Central 51, Northampton 40

Northampton (9-2, 1-1 Valley)

Sledzieski 3-0-4, Kesin 0-0-0, Kessin 2-3-7, Mieczkowski 2-6-10, Allen 2-4-6, Jones 2-5-9, Lewandowski 1-2-4 Totals 10-20-40

Central (10-2, 2-0)

Gonzalez 3-3-11, Sanchez 5-3-14, Narcisse 1-0-3, Maxwell 5-1-11, Roache 3-0-9, Ortiz 1-0-3. Totals 18-7-51

3-Pointers—Central 8 (Gonzalez 2, Sanchez, Narcisse, Roache 3, Ortiz)

Mahar 59 Smith Academy 24

Mahar (7-4)

Parker 4-2-0-14, Penney 2-0-4, Prescott 1-1-0-5, Mailloux 4-1-0-11, Apteker 2-0-4, Days 0-1-1, Page 2-0-4, Bonte 1-1-0-5, Vautour 2-1-0-7, Graeff 2-0-4. Totals 26-0-59

Smith Academy (6-6)

Guimond 0-1-1, Hession 0-0-0, Cavanaugh 0-0-0, Kelly 4-1-9, Smiarowski 4-2-10, McCoy 1-0-3, Fill 0-1-1, Gilrein 0-0-0, Baranoski 0-0-0. Totals 9-5-24

3-Pointers—Mahar 6 (Parker 2, Mailloux, Bonte, Vautour, Prescott), Smith Academy 1 (McCoy)

Gateway 34, Westfield Tech 10

Westfied Tech (0-10, 0-6 Tri-County South)

Rios 1-1-4, Torres 0-1-7, Marsh 1-1-3, Hall 1-1-3, 2-1-5. Totals 3-3-10

Gateway (9-3, 7-0)

Bucko 1-0-2, Viel 0-0-0, Duggan 1-0-2, Hyjek 1-0-2, Rucki 0-0-0, Herman 1-9-11, Wright 2-0-4, Waters 2-0-4, Paiva 1-0-2, Van Buren 3-1-7, Maynard 0-0-0, Bonenfant 0-0-0. Totals 12-10-34

3-Pointers—Westfield Tech 1 (Rios)

Agawam 46, Belchertown 30

Agwam (7-5, 2-0 Suburban)

Patterson 1-2-4, Castelano Cruz 1-0-3, Maloni 1-0-3, Brown 0-2-2, O’Connell 5-5-15, Polien 3-0-9, D’Amours 4-2-10. Totals 15-11-46

Belchertown (4-8, 0-2)

LeBlanc 1-0-2, Pikul 1-0-2, Duffy 2-0-6, Klingensmith 1-0-2, Leja 2-0-6, Dugger 2-1-5, Troy 0-0-0, Birks 1-4-7, Medina 0-0-0, Laflamme 0-0-0, Camerota 0-0-0, Wenc 0-0-0. Totals 10-5-30

3-Pointers—Agwam 5 (Castelano Cruz, Maloni, Polien 3), Belchertown 5 (Duffy 2, Leja 2, Birks)

Athol 42, Easthampton 36

Athol (3-7)

Cleveland 4-1-9, Baptista 4-2-11, Bigwood 3-0-7, St. Cyr 2-0-4, Putnam 2-1-5, Wrigley 3-0-6. Totals 18-4-42

Easthampton (2-9)

Roy 0-0-0, Downer 2-0-4, Murphy 11-3-25, H. Coleman 1-0-2, Massa 2-0-4, Bentley 0-0-0, A. Coleman 0-1-1. Totals 16-4-36

3-Pointers—Athol 2 (Baptista, Bigwood)

Smith Vocational 47,
Commerce 42

Smith Vocational (5-7, 2-3 Tri-County South)

Sherman 3-2-8, Schabacker 0-0-0, Pensivy 1-0-2, Sullivan 2-0-4, Cyr 10-10-33, Graves 0-0-0, Cone 0-0-0, Destiny 0-0-0, Start 0-0-0. Totals 13-12-47

Commerce 3-7, 1-3)

Tirado 1-2-4, Maisonet 3-0-6, Rivera 1-0-3, Stokes 7-3-22, Richardson 3-1-7. Totals 15-5-42

3-Pointers—Smith Vocational 3 (Cyr 3), Commerce 6 (Stokes 5, Richardson)

Pope Francis 54,
Hopkins Academy 51

Hopkins (8-5)

Jenks 6-6-20, Mitchell 4-2-10, A. Kowal-Safron 2-4-9, Hanscom 2-1-6, Beauchamp 0-2-2, Palmisano 1-0-2, Earle 1-0-2, Boisvert 0-0-0. Totals: 16-15-51

Pope Francis (7-7)

Garvey 9-1-25, Maldonado 3-1-10, Shannon 2-1-5, Cavanaugh 2-1-5, Wolanski 1-2-4, Turmel 2-0-5. Totals: 19-6-54

3-Pointers—Hopkins Academy 4 (Jenks 2, A. Kowal-Safron, Hanscom) Pope Francis 10 (Garvey 6, Maldonado 3, Turmel)

Southwick 45,
Frontier Regional 44

Frontier Regional (5-6)

Walker 1-0-2, Maes-Polan 1-1-3, Sobieski 6-0-12, Doulette 3-4-10, Deane 4-1-10, Diemand 3-1-7, Warren 0-0-0, Roberts 0-0-0, Mackin 0-0-0, Ring 0-0-0. Totals 18-7-44

Southwick (4-5)

Daley 1-0-2, Shea 1-2-4, Martin 4-3-12, Wurster 2-0-4, Andrade 3-0-6, Burke 4-2-12, Grili 1-0-2, Haseltine 1-1-3. Totals 17-8-45

3-Pointers—Frontier Regional 1 (Deane), Southwick 3 (Martin, Burke 2)

Boys basketball

Southwick 53, Hampshire 46

Southwick (6-6)

Charmin 5-3-15, Billings 5-0-10, Harrow 1-3-5, J. O’Connor 1-0-3, Lis 3-0-8, Roy 1-3-6, Clarke 2-2-6. Totals 18-11-53

Hampshire (2-10)

Krause 0-0-0, Czarniecki 0-0-0, Lewinski 1-1-3, Sarna-McCarthy 00-0, Dunlap 5-3-16, Pellegrini 4-1-12, Gaskins 0-1-1, Boyle 2-0-4, Roberts 1-2-4, Grieves 2-2-6. Totals 15-9-46

3-Pointers—Southwick 5 (Charmin, O’Connor, Lis 2, Roy), Hampshire 6 (Dunlap 3, Pellegrini 3)

Amherst Regional 51,
Pope Francis 48

Pope Francis (3-8, 0-2 Valley)

Murphy 4-2-11, James 4-4-14, Rivers, 0-0-5, Davis 2-2-6, Arcelaschi 1-3-6, Giordano 1-4-6, Totals 12-20-48

Amherst (3-8, 1-1)

Ferreira 2-0-4, Steele 3-1-7, Woodfine-Homes 1-2-5, Nguyen 0-0-0, Hilson-Mallory 7-0-15, Pope 0-0-0, Perry 5-4-14, Bowman 0-0-0, Castro-McCauley 0-0-0, Leonard 2-1-5, Blanchard 0-0-0, Totals 20-9-51

3-Pointers—Pope Francis 3 (Murphy, James, Arcelaschi)