Henry Doherty scored at the rim on multiple occasions in a 66-52 win for the Northampton High boys basketball team over Chicopee on the road Thursday night.
Doherty’s 20 points led the Blue Devils (8-3, 1-1 Valley Wheel), who won their fourth straight.
Mike McCarthy scored 14 points with seven rebounds for Northampton, while Elijah Davis added 15 points.
The Blue Devils faced a deficit at halftime but outscored the Pacers 23-10 in the third quarter to pull away.
Baystate Academy 62, Gateway 41 — Shane Mastello scored 20 points, but the Gators (2-6, 0-4 Tri County) lost on the road.
Frontier 56, Greenfield 48 — Some fourth quarter scoring by Carsten Carey helped the Red Hawks close out the Green Wave at home.
Carey finished with 20 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks.
Myles Freeman added 12 points for the Red Hawks (4-7, 2-4 Hampshire).
Amherst Regional 73, Westfield 55 — The Hurricanes outscored the Bombers 41-20 in the middle two periods to pull away on the road.
Miekkel Murray had 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Meikyle scored 19 for Amherst (8-3, 2-0 Valley League).
Hopkins Academy 73, Pioneer Regional 54 — After an up and down first half, the Golden Hawks pulled away after intermission.
Jon Morrison led Hopkins (9-1, 7-0 Hampshire) with 17 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots. Sam’i Roe added 24 points and John Earle had 18 as the Golden Hawks moved within one win of clinching a postseason berth.
Chicopee Comp 59, Belchertown 34 — Nolan Vogel scored 19 points in a home loss for the Orioles (0-10)
Smith Voke 62, St. Mary 43 — Luis Acosta scored a career high 24 points in a home win for the Vikings (2-7, 1-7 Tri County).
Acosta did damage from the outside with four 3-pointers.
Drew Brida added a double-double for Smith Voke with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Palmer 67, Hampshire 37 — Despite 11 points off three 3-pointers from senior Greg Laroche, the Red Raiders fell on the road.
Hampshire scored just eight points in the first half, trailing 38-8 at halftime.
Granby 69, Ware 50 — Zach Gorham exploded for 27 points along with 10 rebounds in the road win for the Rams (7-3).
Noah Bleakley added nine points and eight rebounds.
Boys basketball
Northampton 66, Chicopee 52
Northampton (8-3, 1-1 Valley Wheel)
Doherty 8-4-20, Heafey 0-0-0, Attias 3-2-9, Grygorcewicz 0-1-1, O’Connor 1-0-2, Davis 5-4-15, McCarthy 6-2-14, Corrada-Mattei 1-0-3, Pion 0-2-2, Bredin 0-0-0, Moreau 0-0-0 Brittain 0-0-0 . Totals 24-15-66
Chicopee (4-6, 0-2)
Alexander 4-0-10, Holmes 4-1-9, Matthews 1-0-3, Gordon 2-0-4, Nunez 3-5-11, Jimenez 4-0-8, Parker 3-1-7 Totals 21-7-52
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Northampton |
16 |
12 |
23 |
15 |
—66 |
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Chicopee |
15 |
15 |
10 |
12 |
—52 |
3-Pointers—Northampton 3 (Davis, Corrada-Mattei, Attias) Chicopee 3 (Alexander 2, Matthews)
Smith Voke 62, St. Mary 43
St. Mary (1-8, 0-3 Tri County)
Butler 8-4-21, Collins 2-0-4, Rockwal 1-0-3, Willenborg 2-0-5, Qiu 4-0-8, Haojun 0-2-2. Totals 17-6-43
Smith Voke (2-7, 1-7)
Cordova 2-2-6, Wolf 1-0-2, Blakesly 2-2-6, Brida 6-4-18, Acosta 10-0-24, York 1-0-2, Inirio-Matzo 2-0-4, Brown 0-0-0, Pike 0-0-0, Marchand 0-0-0, Top 0-0-0, LaRiviere Totals 24-8-62
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St. Mary |
6 |
3 |
11 |
17 |
—43 |
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Smith Voke |
13 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
—62 |
3-Pointers— St. Mary 3 (Butler, Rockwal, Wellenborg) Smith Voke 6 (Brida, Acosta 4)
Chicopee Comp 59, Belchertown 34
Chicopee Comp (4-6)
Bonilla 6-0-16, Santiago 4-1-11, Klaus 1-0-2, Rodriguez 0-0-0 , Atimbo 5-2-12, Cintron 0-0-0, Nichols 2-04, Mendez 4-0-10, Pennell 2-0-4 . Totals 23-3-54
Belchertown (0-10)
Vogel 5-6-19, Laramee 1-0-2, Laughner 0-1-1, Wright 1-1-3, Lanoue 2-0-5, Raines 0-1-1, Medina 1-1-3. Totals 10-10-34
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Chicopee Comp |
16 |
9 |
15 |
19 |
—59 |
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Belchertown |
2 |
8 |
9 |
15 |
—34 |
3-Pointers—Chicopee Comp 8 (Bonilla 4, Santiago, Mendez 2), Belchertown 4 (Vogel 3, Lanoue 1)
Frontier 56, Greenfield 48
Greenfield (3-6, 3-3 Hampshire)
Larange 1-0-2, Boissonneault 1-1-3, Joy 6-4-17, Suhl 2-0-5, Avery 1-0-2, Cloutier 2-0-4, Mendez 8-1-17 Totals 20-6-48
Frontier (4-7, 2-4)
Warren 0-2-2, Spencer 3-0-7, Lowe 1-2-4, Freeman 5-2-12, Gilmore 0-1-1, Carey 8-4-20, Meier 3-1-7, Sharp 1-0-3 Totals 21-12-56
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Greenfield |
11 |
11 |
10 |
16 |
—48 |
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Frontier |
12 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
—56 |
3-Pointers—Greenfield 2 (Joy, Suhl) Frontier 2 (Spencer, Sharp)
Hopkins 73, Pioneer 54
Pioneer Regional (7-4, 5-2)
Hill 3-1-7, Llewelyn 6-8-20, Emond 3-0-6, Dubosz 2-1-5, Willis 1-0-2, D. Coty 1-2-5, Loughman 1-0-2, H. Coty 2-0-4, Menard 0-2-2, Wheeler 0-1-1. Totals: 19-15-54
Hopkins Academy (9-1, 7-0 Hampshire)
Ciaglo 3-1-9, Earle 5-6-18, Kelley 0-0-0, Roe 9-6-24, Compass 0-5-5, Morrison 6-5-17, King 0-0-0, Mihalik 0-0-0, Graves 0-0-0. Totals: 23-23-73
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Pioneer |
4 |
21 |
11 |
18 |
—54 |
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Hopkins |
17 |
12 |
19 |
25 |
—73 |
3-Pointers—Pioneer 1 (D. Coty) Hopkins 4 (Ciaglo 2, Earle 2)
Amherst 73, Westfield 55
Amherst (8-3, 2-0 Valley League)
Joyner 1-2-4, Budington 2-1-6, Kelly 0-1-1, Rietkerk 0-0-0, Edwards 3-1-7, A. Perry 0-3-3, Meikyle Murray 7-0-19, Ferreira 0-3-3, T. Perry 1-0-2, Bella-Hunter 2-0-4, Miekkel Murray 10-1-21, Blanchard 1-0-3, Totals 27-13-73.
Westfield (4-7, 0-1)
Dunn 2-1-6, Murray 4-1-10, Piepergerdes 1-0-3, G. Santos 3-2-9, J. Santos 1-4-6, Castro 3-2-8, Wells 4-0-11, Hardie 1-0-2. Totals 19-10-55
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Amherst |
15 |
21 |
20 |
17 |
—73 |
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Westfield |
13 |
11 |
9 |
22 |
—55 |
3-Pointers—Amherst 6 (Budington, Kikyle Murray 5),. Westfield 7, (Dunn, Murray, Piepergerdes, G. Santos , Wells 3).
Baystate Academy 62, Gateway 41
Gateway (2-6)
Mastello 8-4-20, Turben 1-2-4, Mckittrick 2-6-10, Kowal 1-0-2, Bushor 0-0-0, Rioux 1-1-3, Simons 1-0-2. Totals 14-13-41
Baystate (5-2)
Rodriguez 3-2-9, Ty. Rankin 4-5-13, Tyr.Rankin 3-0-6, 1-0-2, Jomian 1-1-3, Washington 3-0-8, Brown 4-1-9, Ortiz 5-2-14. Totals 23-11-62.
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Gateway |
13 |
13 |
13 |
23 |
—62 |
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Belchertown |
7 |
10 |
14 |
10 |
—41 |
3-pointers —Baystate 5 (Rodriguez, Washington, Ortiz 2)
Granby 69, Ware 50
Granby (7-3)
Gaj 0-0-0, Sheehan 1-0-2, Sosa 3-0-6, Rentas 1-0-2, Desormier 2-0-4, Bleakley 5-2-13, Gorham 12-2-27, Bessette 1-0-3, King 3-0-9, Stearns, 1-0-3. Totals 29-4-69
Ware (3-5)
Rex 0-0-0, Desjardins 1-0-2, Adams 4-0-10, Blais 0-0-0, Slattery 10-0-24, Orszulak 0-0-0, Viersa 1-0-2, Doty 2-0-4, Montalbon 3-2-8. Totals 21-0-50
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Granby |
20 |
10 |
16 |
23 |
—69 |
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Ware |
11 |
9 |
13 |
7 |
—50 |
3-pointers — Granby 7 (Bleakley, Gorham, Bessette, King 3, Stearns); Ware 6 (Adams 2, Slattery 4)
Palmer 67, Hampshire 37
Palmer (11-1)
McCarthy 7-2-17, Niemczura 5-4-15, Bucknam 2-0-4, Remillard 0-1-1 Tenczar 4-2-10, Ladue 4-0-10, Cookish 3-1-10 Totals 25-10-67
Hampshire (7-4)
Provost 0-0-0, Kocaman 1-0-2, Helems 0-4-4, Legowski 0-0-0, Pellegirini 0-0-0, Laroche 4-0-11, Bryant 1-2-4, Sawyer 0-0-0, Barber 0-0-0 Babyak 2-1-5, Behler 2-2-7 Krayson 0-2-4 Totals 12-9-37
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Palmer |
16 |
22 |
18 |
11 |
—67 |
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Hampshire |
2 |
6 |
18 |
11 |
—37 |
3-Pointers—Palmer 7 (McCarthy, Niemczura, Ladue 2, Cookish 3), Hampshire 4 (Laroche 3, Behler)
Girls swimming & diving
Minnechaug 90, Amherst 33
at Minnechaug
200 medley relay — (A) 2. Regan Thibault, Vianka Acosta-McKenzie, Maggie Thibault, Sophie Schilling 2:03.98 200 free — 200 free — 2. Johanna Hartman 2:16.95 200 IM – 3. Sophie Schilling 2:32.70 50 free — 3. R Thibault 28.79 100 fly — 2. Acosta-Mckenzie 1:04.89 100 free — 2. M. Thibault 1:01.10 500 free — 2. Sophie Schilling 6:04.00 400 free relay —4. Meg Cave, Rebecca Lee, Cody Ousland, Shihanna Maradiaga 5:29.74
Records: Amherst (4-3)
Boys swimming & diving
Minnechaug 76 , Amherst 24
at Minnechaug
200 free — 2. Andrew Ni 2:03.48 200 IM – 3. Solomon Albertine 2:22.89 50 free — 3. Antonio Polino 25.49 200 free — 2. Ni 2:03.48 Diving — 1. Luca Brashear 247.55; 100 fly — 1. Noah Labich 54.74 100 free — 4. Noah Kramer 1:07.06 400 free relay — 2. Antonio Polino, Ni, Albertine, Labich 3:46.53
Records: Amherst (4-3)