GREENFIELD — The Greenfield girls basketball team needed a comeback in the final minutes to defeat Pioneer Valley Regional, 40-35, on Monday.
Greenfield trailed 35-31 with under two minutes to play. The Green Wave (9-9) got a clutch 3-pointer from Tayler Bergeron with one minute, 25 seconds left in regulation to cut the lead to a point.
After a defensive stop, Natalia Cody got aggressive and went to the basket. Cody got to her spot near the rim and shot amidst several Pioneer defenders. The shot went in and it gave Greenfield the lead it would not relinquish. Bergeron and Gloria McDonald (10 points) combined to go 4-for-4 from the free throw line to close out the Panthers in the final seconds of the game.
“I had been missing shots the whole game,” Cody said. “I needed to lock in and get these points. Do it for my team and do it for the seniors.”
The Green Wave honored lone senior McDonald before the game at Nichols Gymnasium. Bergeron finished with 19 points. She scored 13 points in the fourth quarter alone, fueling the comeback.
Kyler McClelland scored 13 points for the Panthers (10-8). A 3-pointer by McClelland gave the Panthers a seven point lead in the third quarter. After briefly losing the lead, the Panthers built another advantage in the fourth quarter. Deveney Pillsbury’s steal and finish started an 8-0 run for the Panthers.
Maggie Tsipenyuk hit a couple jumpers before a runner by McClelland made the score 32-27 with 2:58 left in the game. Tsipenyuk finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Panthers. Jaelyn Boliski added three points with four assists and three steals for Pioneer.
Frontier 43, Drury 26 — Harper Modestow led the way with 13 points, five rebounds and four assists in Frontier’s win over the Blue Devils at Goodnow Gymnasium.
Frontier (16-2, 10-0) closed play in the Suburban League without a loss. Addie Harrington registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds with five assists. Skyler Steele scored six points with five rebounds, five assists and five steals. Whitney Campbell also reached double-figures with 12 points.
Mahar 59, Mohawk 34 —Hayden Comeau dropped 22 points in the win for the Senators (16-2) in Buckland. Lexi Ares reached double-figures for Mahar with 11 points with three 3-pointers. Sadie Wilcox led Mohawk with 15 points. Natalie Lanoue added seven points for the Warriors (9-10).
Duggan Academy 44, Athol 41 —The Bears missed 14 free throws in the road loss to the Jayhawks. Maliah Clark (18 points) and Abigayle Spooner (15 points) were both in double-figures for the Bears (5-13).
Boys basketball
Frontier 66, Smith Academy 28 — Balanced scoring carried the Redhawks (17-1) in the road win over the Falcons in Hatfield. Carter Miller led Frontier with 14 points. Dean Gray and Rowan Modestow both added 10 points.
Frontier finished its Hampshire North season with a perfect record (12-0).
Hopkins Academy 60, Athol 34 — A poor shooting night doomed the Bears (10-8) in the loss to the Golden Hawks at Mallet Gymnasium. Karim Thompson scored 13 points for Athol. Ethan Goodwin and Eli Wein scored eight points each.
Baystate Academy 63, Franklin Tech 47 — Nolyn Stafford scored 21 points, but the Eagles lost to the Bulls at home. Mason Bassett also reached double-figures with 16 points for Franklin Tech (7-10).
Greenfield 63, Mahar 37 — The Senators hung around but the Green Wave pulled away in the second half for the road win at Grzesik-Bixby Gymnasium. Greenfield outscored Mahar 25-7 in the fourth quarter. Kayden McGivern scored 13 points for the Senators (3-15). Gavin Young added 12 points.
For Greenfield, Grayson Thomas scored 26 points in the victory. Conner Bergeron (17 points) and Davian Bala (12 points) also reached double-figures for the Green Wave (13-5).
Weekend results
Wrestling
South Hadley 65, Frontier 13 — The Redhawks couldn’t hang with the Tigers in South Deerfield on Saturday. Konnor James won by fall (1:34) over Ethan Markham at 157 pounds. Casey Bestler won a major decision (10-2) at 190 pounds for the Redhawks. At heavyweight, Max Hunter won an 8-7 decision over Jamie Medina for Frontier.
Holliston 46, Franklin Tech 33 — The Eagles lost to the Panthers on the road on Saturday. Paul Girard opened with a win by decision (8-1) at 113 pounds. Max Brunette (132), Landon Purington (138) and Carsten Couture all won by fall in under two minutes for the Eagles. Jackson Morey pinned (1:12) Sean Klein at 215 pounds. At 285, Dillon Laffond pinned his opponent in 54 seconds.
Agawam 55, Mahar 24 — The Brownies were too much for the Senators in Agawam on Saturday. Orion Whitehouse pinned his opponent in 45 seconds at 132 pounds. Josh Mazza (1:08) and Riley Murphy (:53) also won by fall at 157 pounds and 175 pounds, respectively.
Correction
An article stated in Monday’s Recorder that the Greenfield hockey team’s final regular season game against Lunenburg is on the road at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. It is at Collins-Moylan Rink.
