It was a statement performance for the Mahar girls basketball team Tuesday against Turners Falls. 

Taking on the defending Franklin County League South champions, the Senators raced out to a 27-12 lead at the half and didn’t look back, pulling away with a 50-23 win in Orange. 

Kendrah Doane had the hot hand offensively for Mahar, scoring a game-high 15 points in the win. Nevaeh Scribner put up 13 points, Hayden Comeau tallied seven points and Alivia Patch added six points for the Senators. 

Taylor Greene finished with six points while Steph Peterson and Morgan Dobias each scored four points in the loss for Turners. 

Pioneer 38, Athol 27 — On the road in a key spot, the Pioneer girls basketball team rose to the occasion in the second half of Tuesday night's game at Mallet Gymnasium in Athol.

Riding the hot hand of Emma Bacigalupo, host Athol led 13-10 at halftime in a defensive grind of a contest. But Addie Harrington and the Panthers flipped the script in the second half, as the visitors outscored the Bears by a 28-14 margin over the game's final 16 minutes en route to a 38-27 victory.

Harrington paced Pioneer with 11 points, while teammates Hailey Ring (seven points) and Whitney Dunklee (six) also contributed offensively.

Bagicalupo led all scorers with 16 points for Athol, while Kylah Blundon tossed in four points.

Franklin Tech 43, Lenox 34 — On the road in the Berkshires, the Eagles used a monster run in the first half to create more than enough separation to keep their undefeated start to the season rolling.

Franklin Tech put together a 20-0 run in the first half, turning a 6-4 edge into a 26-4 lead. The visitors kept the Millionaires at arm’s length in the second half to score a 43-34 victory on Tuesday.

“It was a good win,” said Franklin Tech coach Joe Gamache, whose team led 26-8 at halftime. “We played pretty well defensively, did a nice job rebounding and getting out on the break.”

Kaitlin Trudeau had a big night for the Eagles (7-0), which handed Lenox (5-1) its first loss of the season in the process. Trudeau went for 13 points, 11 steals and seven rebounds, while Lea Chapman also posted a double-double with 10 points and 18 boards. Kendra Campbell made it three Eagles in double figures with 10 points.

Easthampton 59, Frontier 48 — Despite three players scoring in double figures, the visiting Redhawks were unable to catch Easthampton in a battle of unbeatens on Tuesday night.

The host Eagles outscored Frontier by a 34-26 margin in the second half, capturing a 59-48 independent win.

Claire Kirkendall led Frontier (6-1) with 15 points, while Kylie Laford (12 points) and Delaney Fifield (11) joined her in double figures. Hailey Hutkoski added eight points on the night.

Easthampton (8-0) received a game-high 20 points from Sophia Faginski, including 12 points in the fourth quarter. Kayley Downie scored eight of her 14 in the fourth quarter.

Putnam 53, Greenfield 28 — The Green Wave had trouble with the Beavers size on Tuesday, with Putnam using its height advantage to gain multiple second-chance opportunities, leading to a 35-11 halftime lead. 

The Greenfield press got it some easy buckets in the second half but the Beavers held on to earn an independent win over the Green Wave at Nichols Gymnasium. 

Amber Bergeron finished with 15 points in the loss. Tayler Bergeron added six points while Elderina Cecunjanin chipped in five points in the 

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Greenfield 56, Frontier 48 — Leading 38-35, the Green Wave offense caught fire in the fourth quarter. 

Greenfield tallied 18 points in the final eight minutes, with Jacob Blanchard, Oli Postera, Caleb Murray, Jackson Campbell, Petru Cojocaru and Caleb Thomas each scoring in the frame to lift the Green Wave to a Hampshire League South win at Goodnow Gymnasium Tuesday. 

Murray led the way with 13 points in the win, with Cojocaru finishing with 12 points, Thomas recording 10 points and Campbell adding nine points for Greenfield. 

Owen Babb finished with 12 points and 16 rebounds, Sasha Dragicevich and Max Millette both scored eight points and Danny Fellows and Nico Fasulo both had six points in the loss. 

Pioneer 67, Turners 31 — The  Thunder kept it close at the half, trailing 23-17 at the break, but the Panthers turned it on in the final 16 minutes of action. 

Pioneer put up 19 points in the third quarter and tacked on 26 in the fourth, outscoring Turners 44-14 in the second half to run away with an independent win in Turners Tuesday. 

Kurt Redeker led the way with 18 points for the Panthers, with Josh Wood (14), Alex McClelland (13) and Brayden Thayer (12) joining him in double-figures. 

Alex Quezada had a team-high nine points for the Thunder, with Branden Truesdell scoring six points and Levin Prondecki adding five points in the loss. 

Chicopee Comp 61, Athol 28 — The Colts took a 29-16 lead into the half and broke the game open in the third quarter by extending its lead to 44-23, with the Bears falling in a non-league contest in Chicopee Tuesday. 

Ben Kearney paced Athol with 12 points. Conall Tontodonato tallied six points while Angel Castillo and Ethan Bacigalupo each tossed  in four points in the defeat. 

“We played against another level,” Bears coach Brian Patria said. “Comp was quick and strong and we had a lot of trouble trying to stop them. Offensively, we couldn’t get into any rhythm. Even causing them to turn over we just couldn’t make shots. In the end our attitudes of not giving up and working hard continued to the final second. I’m hoping this can serve to help us in the long run.”

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