Trevor McKenna knocked down a pair of free throws with nine seconds left and Kevin Garbacik added another as South Hadley knocked off Minnechaug 56-54 at home Tuesday.

McKenna went to the line with the score tied 53-53 and made both shots.

The Falcons (5-3) drew a foul on the ensuing possession, but missed the second of two free throws, which was grabbed by Garbacik, who was quickly fouled. Garbacik made one of his foul shots to push the lead back to two, which is where it ended.

“It was a great win for us against a really solid, well-coached Division 1 team,” South Hadley coach Jeff Guiel said. “I’m really proud of our guys.”

McKenna and Garbacik each finished with six points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers (2-4).

Jon Crespo led the team with 16 points, while Avon White added 10 for South Hadley, which was without starters Anthony Bullough and Evan Marcus due to injuries.

Minnechaug standout Lance Hill led all scorers with 25 points.

Smith Academy 68, Turners Falls 62 — Keith Natale’s double-double helped the Falcons (8-1, 7-0 Hampshire West) in a crazy fourth-quarter finish. Natale finished with a game-high 23 points to go with 12 rebounds.

Down by two with four minutes left, Falcons forward Derek McMahon put in a layup to tie the game at 60.

David Longstreeth followed with a 3-pointer to put the Falcons up 63-60 with just over two minutes to go and Smith never trailed again. Seaver Rickert made two free throws in the closing seconds to preserve the win.

Central 72, Northampton 42 — Jarrod Neumann’s double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds wasn’t enough for the Blue Devils (2-6) in Springfield.

Ben Christopher added seven points in the loss for Hamp, which was outscored 20-3 in the second quarter and 20-8 in the fourth.

Holyoke 76, Amherst Regional 53 — Norris Cuevas-Nova had 16 points and nine rebounds, but the Hurricanes (5-4) couldn’t keep up with the Purple Knights (6-2) in Holyoke.

James Sowers added 12 points in the loss, while Josh Whitaker had a team-high 10 rebounds to go with six points.

Frontier Regional 59, Athol 37 — The Red Hawks (7-1, 6-1 Hampshire West) had six different players score six or more points in the road victory.

Justin Mieczkowski scored a game-high 11 in the win. Paul Decker had nine points, Nate Perret and Ryan Hoar added eight apiece, while Ross Kellogg (career-high nine rebounds) and Josh Kennedy each had six.

Danny Kieras added eight boards for Frontier.

Easthampton 54, Hopkins Academy 27 — Casey White had a game-high 20 points as the Eagles (7-2, 5-2 Hampshire East) beat the Golden Hawks (0-9, 0-7 Hampshire West) in Easthampton.

Matt Rood scored four points in his varsity debut for Easthampton.

Chris Koch scored nine points in the losing effort for Hopkins.

Smith Vocational 67, Pioneer Christian 45 — Senior forward Allan Rivera had a game-high 23 points to lead the Vikings (4-2, 1-2 Tri-County) at home.

Sam Sharpe also chipped in with 16 points. Jordan Castillo knocked down three 3-pointers and finished with nine points.