Mahar’s Maximus Parsons entered the second period of Tuesday night’s wrestling dual meet with South Hadley trailing the Tigers’ Adrien DeBeer 3-0, as he got taken down in the first period and stayed on the bottom the rest of the frame. Although it seemed like Parsons didn’t have much going for him, he flipped the match around in the next period – literally.

While battling for position on the ground, DeBeer tried to turn Parsons on his back, but instead, Parsons tilted DeBeer and had a strong grip on him. Parsons kept his opponent there for several seconds, earning the pin and sending the Senators’ bench into a frenzy as he put his team up 42-12.

Mahar would go on to win 54-29 to improve to 4-2 in dual meets this winter.

Former state champion Abduli Gilmore (106-pound weight class) started off the meet with a pin in 29 seconds, giving the Senators a 6-0 lead they would never surrender. Orion Whitehouse (126), Elias Roberts (138), Joshua Mazza (144), Dante Dowler (150), Tristen Gaj (175) and Khalil Roberts (190) all earned pins for Mahar, with Gaj sticking South Hadley’s Jasiel Ramos in the final seconds to earn a dramatic back-and-forth victory.

The Sens return to the mat on Saturday for a tournament at Quabbin High School in Barre.

Girls basketball

Frontier 50, Mahar 25 – The Redhawks led 15-3 after one quarter and cruised to a 25-point Franklin County League North victory on Tuesday night at Goodnow Gymnasium in South Deerfield.

Frontier, which improved to 8-0 on the season, extended its lead to 37-6 at halftime.

Boys basketball

Four Rivers 48, Putney 29 — Meir Dragon scored 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, Henry Schwerin scored eight points and Ethan Hannon added six points as the Otters earned a victory Tuesday. 

On Monday, Four Rivers beat Mohawk Trail, 55-29, behind 12 points from Kolin Broderick, 11 points from both Meir Dragon and Cooper Whitney and eight boards from Russell Herbert. 

Doug Wilcox scored eight points for the Warriors. 

 Monday’s late results

Boys basketball

Greenfield 66, Hopkins 40 — Jon Breor went for a game-high 22 points, and the visiting Gree n Wave stormed out to a 21-8 lead after one quarter en route to a decisive Hampshire League South victory in Hadley on Monday.

Greenfield led 39-20 at halftime. Caleb Thomas scored 13 points for the Wave, while Grayson Thomas followed with nine points. Caleb Murray and Gavin Arsenault each tossed in eight.

Hampshire 57, Franklin Tech 33 — The Eagles fell into a 37-8 halftime deficit in a Hampshire League North loss on the road in Westhampton on Monday.

Brayden McDonough’s 10 points paced Franklin Tech, while Dylan Cullen added eight.

Girls basketball

Mohawk Trail 34, Athol 18 — Ava Adams scored nine points in the Bears’ loss to the Warriors on Monday. 

Madi Hermes tallied four points while Abigayle Spooner finished with three points in the defeat.