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This Week in Girls Hoop

There was just one game on Monday and I covered it, so let's round out the rest of the week. I'll get on the every-Sunday schedule starting this week.

Tuesday
Northampton at Agawam - Defending state champs open their season on the road.
Amherst at Wahconah - Good early season matchup between a good D-1 team and a great D-2 team. Amherst is lacking in size until it gets Mariah Lesure back from injury and has the long ride to deal with.
Ludlow at West Springfield - An interesting early Division 1 matchup between two teams with semifinal dreams.
Lenox at Lee - Two new coaches. Same great matchup.

Wednesday
Central at Hampshire - Hampshire looked great on Monday night against South Hadley, but this is a whole different ballgame. Interested to see if Ashlee Moussette and company can make this a game.

Friday (FANTASTIC DAY)
Longmeadow at Northampton - Hamp's home-opener, but there is no banner raising here. They did that long ago.
Minnechaug at West Springfield - Quite the schedule for the Terriers in the first week. This one is almost certainly the D-1 game of the week and a West Side win would make believers out of a lot of us.
Mohawk at Athol - Big early McGrath North matchup. Should be a real battle between two talented squads.
Wahconah vs. Commerce (at Drury) - Two of the best in D-2 square off at the Drury Holiday tournament.
New Leadership at Monson - Monson dominated Smith Academy, but can the Mustangs slow Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir? Can anyone?
Smith Academy at Easthampton - Early McGrath South matchup gives the Falcons a chance to measure themselves against the two-time defending league champs.

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MONDAY'S HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD (FINAL)

Boys basketball
Northampton 57, Chicopee Comp 49
Mohawk 57, Easthampton 43
Pioneer regional 77, Smith Academy 55
Frontier Regional 57, Greenfield 40
Belchertown 51, Pioneer Christian 44
Palmer 60, Granby 47
Holyoke Catholic 49, Southwick 48
Girls basketball
Hampshire Regional 69, South Hadley 30
Ice hockey
Chicopee 5, Turners Falls 2