With 32 seconds left between the Mahar and Lenox girls basketball teams, Senator Nevaeh Scribner knocked down a 3 to cut the Millionaire lead to 45-42. 

Mahar fouled and Lenox missed both free throws, but the Millionaires got the rebound and were able to run out the clock, with the Senators falling 45-42 in a Franklin County League North contest in Orange on Thursday. 

Mahar now awaits its opponent in the Western Mass. Class B tournament. 

“They shot well from deep,” Senators coach Steve Bonk said. “The girls played extremely well all year. I’m proud of their performance. We’re very young but we’ve had a lot of girls step up.” 

Kendrah Doane finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds for Mahar. Hayden Comeau scored 11 points and pulled down 15 rebounds, Astha Bernard tossed in eight points, Sophia Woods and Scribner each had three points while Alexis Packard had two points in the loss. 

Franklin Tech 57, Putnam 37 — The Eagles close out their regular season with an unblemished 12-0 record in the Franklin County League South after defeating Putnam in Turners on Thursday. 

Franklin Tech also finishes the season with a 17-1 record. 

“We had a pretty good regular season,” Eagle coach Joe Gamache said. “We would like to have one loss back, but it made us refocus and ultimately made us a better team down the stretch. Every game matters now. We have a lot to look forward to and we’re excited about that.” 

Hannah Gilbert led the way with 17 points and five assists for Tech, with Lea Chapman adding 13 points and eight rebounds. Kendra Campbell scored 11 points and dished six assists while Kyra Goodell and Lilianna Inman both had two points and nine rebounds in the victory. 

Boys basketball

Greenfield 55, Hampshire 45 — The Green Wave will enter the Western Mass. Class C tournament on a high note. 

Taking on the Raiders, Greenfield center Jon Breor put in 20 points and snagged 13 rebounds to help propel the Green Wave to an independent win at Nichols Gymnasium on Thursday. 

Greenfield trailed 27-26 at the half before outscoring Hampshire 29-18 in the second half. 

Caleb Thomas scored 12 points, nine coming in the second half, for the Green Wave. Jacob Blanchard recorded 10 points and Noah Murray chipped in seven points in the victory. 

Late Wednesday results

Pioneer 52, Putnam 19 — Leading 20-13 at the half, the Panthers turned it on in the final 16 minutes by outscoring Putnam 32-6 in the second half to run away with a Franklin County League South win in Northfield on Wednesday. 

Addie Harrington led the way with 14 points for Pioneer, with Hailey Ring dropping in 13 points, Laura Kahler finishing with seven points and Kyler McClelland and Caroline Ring each adding five points in the victory. 

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