The only two seniors on the Belchertown girls basketball team put on a show for senior night in a 61-27 win over Sabis on Wednesday.
Kayla Henry scored 32 points, and Cara McKenzie had a triple-double (12 points, 11 rebounds, 11 blocks) as the Orioles (15-3, 4-2 Surburban) dominated Sabis at home.
Athol 56, Hopkins Academy 50 — A cold-shooting fourth quarter was the difference in a home loss for the Golden Hawks (10-8, 3-4 Franklin North).
Samantha Jenks scored 19 points, while Allison Kowal-Safron added 12, all from the 3-point line.
South Hadley 69, Putnam 39 — Sophie Gatzounas scored 26 points, and the Tigers won their 17th straight game.
Mia Kelly added 18 points, and Mikhaila Edge had 12 for South Hadley (17-0).
Gateway Regional 34, Westfield Tech 14 — Grace Van Buren hit a 3-pointer and scored nine points, and the Gators (8-10, 5-1 Tri-County South) won at home.
Granby 68, Renaissance 44 — Zach Gorham scored 22 points for the Rams in a home win.
Gorham is 23 points away from 1,000 for his career. The Rams (11-7, 7-6 Bi County) play Palmer at home on Friday.
Noah Bleakley had 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Joe Bessette added 11 points with nine rebounds.
Hampshire Regional 75, Monson 60 — Tied at 44, the Raiders (11-6, 8-4 Bi-County) closed the third quarter on a 10-0 run then extended the lead to 24 in the fourth en route to the win in Westhampton.
Matt Babyak had 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Jacob Bihler added 13 points and nine rebounds for Hampshire. Greg Laroche had 18 points on five 3-pointers along with six assists.
David Helems added 12 points in the win.
Gateway 57, Westfield Tech 45 — Shane Mastello had 24 points and 17 rebounds for the Gators in a home win.
Paul Kowal added 11 for Gateway (5-11, 3-8 Tri County).
Sabis 89, Belchertown 52 — Nolan Vogel led the Orioles with 19 points in a road loss.
Mitch Medina added 12 points for Belchertown (0-17, 0-12 Suburban).
Frontier 66, Mohawk 57 — Ben Lowe had a career-high 22 points as the Red Hawks (8-11, 8-7 Hampshire) won their fourth straight.
Belchertown 4, Chicopee 4 — Raymond Langevin scored twice with an assist, but the Orioles had to settle for a road tie.
Vaughn Gillen (assist) and Cam Cass (two assists) also scored for Belchertown (7-6-2, 7-5-2 Fay-Wright).
Kyle Greene made 30 saves.
Boys basketball
Gateway 57, Westfield Tech 45
Westfield Tech (3-12, 3-9)
Biley 5-1-12, Czeremcha 1-0-2, Klyuchits 4-2-11, Shavchenko 1-1-4, Ruiz 0-1-1, Starzyk 1-1-3, Bishop 1-0-2, Garwacki 2-0-4, Bush 3-0-6 Totals 18-6-45
Gateway (5-11, 3-8 Tri-County)
Mastello 6-12-24, Turban 3-1-7, McKittrick 2-4-9, Kowal 4-2-11, Bushor 2-0-6, Rioux 0-0-0, Simons 0-0-0, Orr 0-0-0, Buckman 0-0-0, Cortis 0-0-0 Totals 17-19-57
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Westfield Tech |
8 |
6 |
13 |
18 |
—45 |
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Gateway |
14 |
17 |
10 |
16 |
—57 |
3-Pointers—Westfield Tech 3 (Biley, Klyuchits, Shavchenko); Gateway 4 (McKittrick Kowal, Bushor 2)
Hampshire 75, Monson 60
Monson (8-10, 6-7 Bi-County)
Abdul-Wadud 7-8-22, Gerry 3-0-7, Messina 1-0-2, Mead 1-0-3, Tranghese 2-0-4, Gunther 3-0-7, Orciari 1-1-3, Johnson 1-0-2, Sisco 3-2-10. Totals: 22-11-60
Hampshire (11-6, 8-4)
Provost 2-0-4, Kocaman 0-0-0, Helems 3-6-12, Legowski 0-0-0, Pellegrini 0-2-2, Laroche 6-1-18, Barber 0-0-0, Babyak 9-2-20, Bihler 6-0-13, Krasun 3-0-6. Totals: 29-11-75
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Monson |
14 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
—60 |
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Hampshire |
15 |
17 |
22 |
21 |
—75 |
3-Pointers—Monson 5 (Gerry, Mead, Gunther, Sisco 2) Hampshire 6 (Laroche 5, Bihler)
Frontier 66, Mohawk 57
Frontier (8-11, 8-7 Hampshire)
Warren 2-0-5, Lowe 8-3-22, Litskoski 4-0-9, Muzyka 1-0-3, Freeman 3-2-9, Gilmore 3-0-8, Carey 5-0-10. Totals 26-5-66
Mohawk (3-13, 2-10 Hampshire)
Graves 1-1-4, Herbert 0-1-1, Szafran 4-1-9, Fitzgerald 1-0-2, Fink 1-0-3, Eckler 5-2-13, Sloan Anderson 6-1-15, Pratt 2-0-4, Hallanback 3-0-6. Totals 23-6-57
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Frontier |
11 |
14 |
21 |
20 |
—66 |
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Belchertown |
10 |
13 |
10 |
24 |
—57 |
3-Pointers—Frontier 9 (Warren 1, Lowe 3, Litskoski 1, Muzyka 1, Freeman 1, Gilmore 2), Mohawk 5 (Graves 1, Fink 1, Eckler 1, Sloan Anderson 2)
Granby 68, Renaissance 44
Renaissance (2-14, 2-11 Bi County)
McCaskill 5-0-11, Turner 1-0-3, Munoz 5-2-13, Godding 4-0-8, Williams 1-0-2, Harn 2-2-7 Totals 18-4-44
Granby (11-7, 7-6)
Gaj 0-2-2, Sheehan 4-0-9, Sosa 3-0-6, Rentas 0-0-0, Desormier 2-0-5, Bleakley 4-3-13, Gorham 8-6-22, Bessette 3-2-11, King 0-0-0, Stearns 0-0-0 Totals 24-13-68
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Renaissance |
14 |
16 |
21 |
17 |
—44 |
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Granby |
6 |
14 |
9 |
14 |
—68 |
3-Pointers—Renaissance 4 (Harn, Munoz, Turner, McCaskill) Granby 7 (Sheehan, Bessette 3, Bleakley 2, Desormier)
Sabis 89, Belchertown 52
Belchertown (0-17, 0-12 Suburban)
Bennis 3-0-6, Laugnher 2-1-5, Wright 1-2-4, Lanoue 1-0-3, C. Raines 1-0-3, Medina 5-2-12, Passidakis 0-0-0, Vogel 5-9-19. Totals 18-14-52
Sabis (14-4, 10-2 Suburban)
Hodge 3-4-11, Williams 12-2-26, Rodriguez 5-0-10, Rennis 4-1-9, Suttles 2-0-4, Diaby 5-0-10, Johnson 4-1-9, Jackson 1-1-4, Ortiz 3-0-6. Totals 39-9-89
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Sci-Tech |
11 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
—28 |
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Belchertown |
16 |
12 |
8 |
13 |
—49 |
3-Pointers—Belchertown 3 (Lanoue, C. Raines, Vogel), Sabis 2 (Hodge, Jackson)
Girls basketball
Central 80, Northampton 49
Central (15-3, 7-0 Valley League)
Brown 1-6-9, Sanchez 5-4-16, Baldwin 9-1-24, Rudder 3-1-7, Sweeney 5-2-13, Thompson 3-1-7, Harris 1-1-3. Totals 27-16-80
Northampton (12-5, 3-3 Valley League)
McCarthy 3-1-7, Lewandowski 0-1-1, Mieczkowski 1-2-5, Tanner 1-1-3, Kerwood 1-0-3, Rivera-Lovett 3-5-11, Joensen 6-7-19, Campedelli 0-0-0, Maurer 0-0-0. Totals 15-17-49
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Central |
12 |
12 |
23 |
33 |
—80 |
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Northampton |
13 |
9 |
14 |
13 |
—49 |
3-Pointers—Central 10 (Brown, Sanchez 2, Baldwin 5, Sweeney, Thompson), Northampton 2 (Mieczkowski, Kerwood)
Athol 56 , Hopkins Academy 50
Athol (7-11, 4-3 Franklin North)
Mahoney 5-2-14, Ridley 0-2-2, Bigwood 1-0-2, CLeveland 2-0-4, Carey 4-0-8, Soucie 3-0-6, Parker 2-9-15, Arsenault 1-2-5 Totals 18-15-56
Hopkins (10-8, 3-4)
Picard 0-0-0, S. Jenks 6-6-19, Hanscom 4-0-8, Sieracki 1-0-2, A. Kowal-Safron 4-0-12, Palmisano 0-0-0, A. Jenks 2-3-7, Wackerbarth 0-0-0, Ring 1-0-2 Totals 18-9-50
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Athol |
12 |
10 |
18 |
16 |
—56 |
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Hopkins |
10 |
24 |
11 |
5 |
—50 |
3-Pointers — Athol 5 (Mahoney 2, Parker 2, Arsenault) Hopkins 5 (S. Jenks, A. Kowal-Safron 4)
Belchertown 61, Sabis 27
Sabis (4-12, 1-4 Suburban)
Washington 5-4-15, Diaz, 2-0-4, Cooper 1-1-3, Burklow 0-1-1, R. Lizana 1-0-2, Bryant 1-0-2, Totals 10-6-27
Belchertown (15-3, 4-2 Suburban)
Duffy 2-0-5, Henry 12-4-32, Pikul 1-1-3, Roche 0-0-0, Leja 0-0-0, LeBlanc 1-0-2, S. Birks 1-0-2, McKenzie 5-2-12, Genereux 1-0-2, J. Birks 1-0-3, Troy 0-0-0, White 0-0-0. Totals 24-7-61
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Sabis |
6 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
—27 |
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Belchertown |
18 |
15 |
19 |
9 |
—61 |
3-Pointers—Sabis 1 (Washington 1), Belchertown 6 (Duffy 1, Henry 4, J. Birks 1)
South Hadley 69, Putnam 39
South Hadley (17-0)
O. Blaney 0-0-0, A. Edge 1-0-2, M. Edge 3-6-12, Kelly 8-2-18, A. Blaney 1-1-3, Grochowalski 1-0-2, Gatzounas 11-4-26, Ippolito 0-0-0, Sears 0-0-0, Medina 0-2-2, Earle 2-0-4. Totals 27-15-69
Putnam (12-6)
Metellus 7-0-17, Haywood 3-0-6, Peguero 6-3-15, Ramirez 0-1-1. Totals 16-4-39
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South Hadley |
22 |
17 |
22 |
8 |
—69 |
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Putnam |
10 |
6 |
6 |
17 |
—37 |
3-Pointers—South Hadley 0, Putnam 3 (Metellus 3)
Gateway 34, Westfield Tech 14
Westfield Tech (1-14, 0-6 Tri-County South)
Rios 3-2-10, Carrol 1-0-3, Forgey 0-1-1. Totals 4-3-14
Gateway (8-10, 5-1 Tri-County South)
Goralczyk 0-2-2, Fellows 1-2-4, Wright 0-3-3, Herman 2-3-7, VIel 1-2-4, Van Buren 4-0-9, Gamble 0-0-0, Wright 2-0-4, Moreau 0-2-2, Grififn 0-0-0, Duggan 0-0-0. Totals 10-14-34
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Westfield Tech |
5 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
—14 |
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Gateway |
8 |
10 |
11 |
5 |
—34 |
3-Pointers—Westfield Tech 3 (Rios 2, Carroll), Gateway 1 (Van Buren)
