It was quite the start to the postseason for the Smith Academy boys basketball team.

The fifth-seeded Falcons trailed No. 4 Monson by four points with under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of their PVIAC Class D quarterfinal game Monday night in Monson. That set the stage for Cam Graves, who scored five points down the stretch, including the go-ahead jumper with less than a minute remaining to lift the Falcons to a wild 53-50 victory and a spot in the Class D semifinals.

Smith Academy (12-7) will play at No. 1 Pioneer in the semifinal round on Wednesday night in Northfield.

The Mustangs (12-7) led 50-46 with 2:17 to play after going on a 10-2 run in the fourth quarter. But the Falcons chipped away, sinking a pair of free throws before Graves’ jumper tied the game at 50.

After a stop on the defensive end, Graves hit another tough jumper from around the foul line, this one giving Smith a 52-50 lead.

It stayed that way until the waning seconds, when Monson’s Trey Dillahunt attacked the basket looking to tie the game. Dillahunt drew contact and hit a shot, but was whistled for an offensive foul with just 3.4 seconds remaining. Graves made one of two free throws on the other end, and Monson’s last-second heave to force overtime was off the mark.

It was a tight game throughout, as Monson led 28-27 at halftime and Smith held a 42-40 advantage entering the fourth.

Graves finished with 21 points while Garret Willard went for 14 points in the victory.

Class A quarters

No. 3 Holyoke 62, No. 6 Chicopee Comp 51 — Just 10 days removed from a 20-point loss to the Colts, Holyoke righted the ship in a big way on Monday to advance to the Class A semifinals.

Calvin Godbolt went for 21 points and Aden Cabrera added 18 as the Purple Knights used a 24-14 edge in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 62-51 win at John “Jinx” O’Connor Gymnasium in Holyoke.

Holyoke will play at No. 2 Central in the semifinal round.

The Knights led 29-16 at halftime but a 21-9 edge in the third quarter from the Colts made it a tight game down the stretch. Jordan King-Perilli scored 16 points for Holyoke.

Class B quarters

No. 2 Monument Mountain 75, No. 7 Belchertown 42 — The Mounties pulled ahead 38-17 at the half to knock off the Orioles in Great Barrington on Monday. 

Belchertown (9-10) will have one non-playoff game to try to assure a spot it the MIAA Div. 3 state tournament while Monument advanced to host South Hadley in the semifinals. 

No. 1 Taconic 69, No. 8 Frontier 43 — The Redhawks showed up to Pittsfield with nothing to lose. 

The No. 8 seed in the Class B tournament, Frontier led the top-seeded Thunder 14-11 after eight minutes and trailed just 31-27 at the intermission. Taconic outscored the Redhawks 22-5 in the third however, to advance to the semifinals with a victory on Monday. 

The Thunder will take on Pittsfield in the semifinals. 

Max Millette finished with 17 points, Alex Ellis scored 13 points, Ty Skroski tossed in five points while Garrett Dredge added four points for Frontier (11-8). 

Girls basketball

Class B quarters

No. 5  Frontier 57, No. 4 Wahconah 46 — The Redhawks played their best with the game on the line in their PVIAC Class B quarterfinal game against No. 4 Wahconah. Locked in a tie game with just over two minutes remaining, fifth-seeded Frontier scored the final 11 points of the game to pull away for a 57-46 victory in Dalton.

Frontier will play at top-seeded Pittsfield in the Class B semifinal round on Wednesday.

It was a tight game throughout as Frontier led 17-15 after one quarter but Wahconah flipped the script and held a 34-27 halftime advantage. Undaunted, the Hawks clawed back within 43-41 entering the fourth, and ultimately held the Warriors to just three points in the entire final period.

Locked in a 46-46 tie with 2:20 to play, Claire Kirkendall hit a 3-pointer to give Frontier the lead. Just 36 seconds later, Skyler Steele doubled the advantage when she drilled a 3 with 1:44 to go to make it 52-46.

Frontier’s ball-hawking defense cause problems for the Warriors, and Addie Harrington later stole the ball in the backcourt and converted a layup to all but seal the deal. 

Steele led the way with 15 points, Harrington recorded 14 points, Olivia Machon finished with 11 points, Harper Modestow scored eight points and Kirkendall added seven points in the winning effort. 

Class C quarters

No. 2 Renaissance 69, No. 7 Smith Vocational 23 — The Phoenix made sure the Vikings wouldn’t pull off the upset, as Renaissance cruised into the semis with a win in Springfield on Monday. 

Renaissance advances to play the winner of No. 3 Drury and No. 6 Mahar in the semifinals. 

Non-playoff games

Boys basketball

Hopkins 67, Turners 41 — Spencer Bye scored 14 points while Eric Cruz-Perez added 10 points in the Golden Hawks’ loss to the Thunder in Hadley on Monday. 

Girls basketball

 Holyoke 53, Easthampton 34 – Aliana Almodovar scored 16 points for the Purp le Kni ghts in a victory on Monday, while Kiara Perez added 10.

Easthampton’s Addie Barr scored eight points to pace her side.