High schools: Monument Mountain boys knock off South Hadley, 86-64, in Class B semifinals

South Hadley's Tim Loughrey, center, looks to attempt a shot past Greenfield's Erik Martineau, second from right, earlier this month in Greenfield.

South Hadley's Tim Loughrey, center, looks to attempt a shot past Greenfield's Erik Martineau, second from right, earlier this month in Greenfield. STAFF PHOTO / DANIEL JACOBI II

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Published: 02-20-2025 9:11 PM

The South Hadley boys basketball team was facing an uphill battle on the road against Monument Mountain on Thursday in the semifinals of the Western Mass. Class B Tournament. 

If the third-seeded Tigers were going to pull off the upset, they would be doing so without leading scorer Jack Loughrey — who eclipsed the 1,000 point mark last week — who was unavailable due to injury/sickness. 

South Hadley got out to a 7-3 lead early but the second-seeded Spartans closed the quarter on a 17-2 run to take a 20-9 lead after one. Monument proceeded to lead 39-25 at the half before pulling away in the second half to earn a 86-64 victory in Great Barrington. 

The Spartans (18-2) advanced to face the winner of No. 1 Taconic and No. 4 Pittsfield in the Class B championship game on Saturday.

Manny Brown had the big game for Monument, finishing with 29 points. Dom Cauletti scored 22 points while Griffin McElroy added 19 points in the win. 

 The Tigers (15-5) were led by Tim Loughrey, who scored 20 points. Noah Hambley tallied 13 points, Noah Rivera scored seven points while Jackson Driver knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in the loss. 

South Hadley now turns its attention to next week’s MIAA Div. 4 state tournament. 

Non-playoff

Northampton 77, Westfield 70 – An impressive end to the season was capped with another victory by the Blue Devils on Thursday.

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Northampton rallied from a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter, scoring 30 points in the final frame to pull out a 77-70 non-playoff win over the Bombers in Northampton.

Brayden Nichols-Staples led the way with 20 points for Northampton, while Luke McGrath tossed in 15. Eli Reid added nine points and Xavier Nteta tallied seven in the win.

It was the fifth straight win for the Blue Devils, which finished their season 9-11 overall. Northampton was No. 40 in the most recent MIAA Division 2 Power Rankings, and would need to climb into the top 32 for a state tourney berth.

Westfield led 53-47 after three quarters and 59-52 with six minutes to play before Northampton rallied with a scoring barrage down the stretch to seal the deal.