South Hadley’s Jack Loughrey secured 1,000 career points in the Tigers’ huge 80–45 win over Hoosac Valley on Wednesday night in boys basketball action.

Loughrey needed 28 points to reach the milestone and after a slow first half, the Tigers senior’s 3-point shooting came to life during the third quarter, pushing Loughrey to 31 points, plus the career achievement, after the final buzzer sounded.

“I had seven points in the first half and then in the third quarter, I just caught fire from behind the arc. Everything was money,” Loughrey said. 

Loughrey recorded 20 points in the third, with 15 of those points coming from sinking 3-pointers.

The memorable moment Loughrey reached 1,000 came early in the fourth quarter. At 27 points on the night, Loughrey earned a steal and quickly sank a pull-up 3-pointer in transition within the first minute of the final quarter for the milestone.

“Kind of relieving to be honest,” Loughrey said on how it felt to reach 1,000 points. “Everybody at school has been asking me about it, saying when are you going to hit 1,000? I’m kind of glad that I got it off before the playoffs just so I can go out and hoop, but it was fun.”

Loughrey has been key to the Tigers’ success all year and helped them to a 14-4 regular-season record following Wednesday’s victory. Loughrey credited his increased confidence level from his first two seasons on the team to getting him to the prestigious achievement.

“[Before] I wouldn’t really shoot the ball and just kind of pass up instead,” Loughrey said. “Now I kind of feel like I’m the best player on the floor every game.”

Boys basketball

Granby 64, Hopkins 53 — Gavier Fernandez recorded 20 points while Riley Goodhind added 16 points as the Rams earned a victory over the visiting Golden Hawks on Wednesday. 

Chace Earle kept Hopkins in the game with 29 points while Logan Bye tossed in eight points in the loss. 

Smith Voc 85, Gateway 33 – The Vikings scored 51 points in quarters two and three in its rout over the Gators.

Domeniq Sanchez led Smith Voc with 26 points while Josh Cole contributed a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists. Jack Riley also surpassed double-digits in points with 13.

Gateway got a team-high 16 points from Jesse Balboni.

Girls basketball

Lenox 43, Easthampton 32 – The Eagles dropped their second straight, despite 13 points from Veronica Rapoza.

Easthampton couldn’t match Lenox’s scoring pace as the Millionaires led 18-15 at halftime, then 28-23 after three quarters.

Samone Young was the Eagles’ next highest scorer with eight points.

Mahar 46, Hopkins 26 — Olivia Earle finished with 11 points in the Golden Hawks' road loss to the Senators on Wednesday. 

Maggie Potter scored eight points while Chloe Kosciusko added seven points in the loss. 

Central 69, Northampton 38 — Anna Oravec scored 20 points for the Blue Devils in a road loss on Wednesday. 

Liv Joensen added six points for Northampton. 

Late Tuesday results

Girls basketball

Frontier 66, Easthampton 32 – The Redhawks raced ahead 39-15 at the half to blow past the Eagles at Goodnow Gymnasium on Tuesday. 

Whitney Campbell, Claire Kirkendall and Harper Modestow each scored nine points while Addie Harrington and Ashley Taylor each tossed in eight points in the victory.