Tournament record: 7-1

DIVISION 1
No. 9 Amherst (12-9) at No. 1 Northampton (16-4)
Leaders: Amherst: Sean Cunningham 17.4 ppg, Charles White 12.6, Ben Brassord 10.4; Hamp: Ellis Cooper 15.7, Jesse Coulon 16.3, Jake Laga 9.9
Team stats: Amherst offense 64.2, defense 64.3; Hamp offense 67.7, defense 57.8
Head to head: Amherst won 58-55; Hamp won 67-54
Notes: Amherst has won 8-of-9 and 10 road games. Lone loss came at home to Hamp, which has won 7-of-8. Northampton hasn’t played since Feb. 15th win over Amherst so rust could be factor early. Coulon is 21 points shy of 1,000.
Edge: Northampton

No. 5 Sci-Tech (12-8) at No. 4 Westfield (12-8)
Leaders: Sci-Tech: Theo Robinson 19.2 ppg; Westfield: Alex Garstka 17.9, Aaron Rogers 15.6
Team stats: Sci-Tech offense 63.2, defense 60.9; Westfield offense 62.6, defense 58.8
Head to head: Westfield won 59-56
Notes: Sci-Tech is a different team than the one which started 3-6 and lost to Westfield in December. Sci-Tech has won six straight and 9-of-11. Robinson can play both ends. Chrys Malone is difficult matchup at point. Bombers closed season 4-7. Garstka can shoot but Rogers is dynamic in the post and a double-double threat. Watch out for PG Jordan Santiago.
Edge: Westfield

No. 10 Chicopee (11-10) at No. 2 East Longmeadow (16-4)
Leaders: Chicopee: Jesus Sanchez 15.1 ppg; East Long.: Dan Martin 18.4 ppg
Team stats: Chicopee offense 54.9, defense 55.1; East Long. Offense 68.9, defense 55.5
Head to head: did not play
Notes: The Pacers may have entered the postseason losing 6-of-9 but those six losses were by single digits. Each outcome could have changed had basically three possessions gone differently. Spartans opened season winning 14 straight. Lost 4-of-6 down the stretch. Martin is closing in on 1,000. PG Ryan Mickiewicz is the key to the Spartan engine.
Edge: East Longmeadow

No. 6 Central (12-8) at No. 3 West Springfield (15-5)
Leaders: Central: Jordan Smith 17.7 ppg,, Jaylen Brantley 15.9; West Side: Musa Elsir 17.1, Chris Hill 14.1
Team stats: Central offense 64.7, defense 56.0; West Side offense 58.0, defense 55.4
Head to head: West Side won 71-68
Notes: Central F Victor Aytche’s has missed the last three games.  Brantley has emerged this season. Guard play will be critical for Central, which went 4-7 vs. tournament teams. West Side won 6-of-7 down the stretch. Went 8-4 vs. tournament teams with a win over Northampton. Balanced on both sides.
Edge: West Springfield

DIVISION 2
No. 9 Belchertown (16-5) at No. 1 Sabis (19-2)
Leaders: Belchertown: Pat Gooden 19.9 ppg, Nate Conner 11.6, Dan Johnson 12.0; Sabis: Andre King 23.6, Kamali Bey 20.5
Team stats: Belchertown offense 65.0, defense 49.4; Sabis offense 69.2, defense 54.6
Head to head: Did not play
Notes: Orioles have won 11 straight. They snapped a nine-game, 10-year postseason losing streak with its first round win over Palmer. Win No. 2 will be tough. O’s have solid guard play to handle Sabis press. Must shoot the ball well. Bulldogs are led by dual 1,000-point scorers Bay and King. Undefeated at home since Feb. 14 loss to East Longmeadow in 2007, over three seasons ago.
Edge: Sabis

No. 5 Drury (15-5) at No. 4 Hampshire (17-3)
Leaders: Drury: Anthony Simms 17.4 ppg, Nick Andrews 14.0; Hampshire: Branden Labrie 25.5, Alex Brunelle 13.2,
Team stats: Drury offense 60.0, defense 52.3; Hampshire offense 66.0, defense 48.8
Head to head: Did not play
Notes: Drury had a tough finish with losses to Hoosac and Taconic to close the season. Went 7-5 against tournament teams. Hampshire went 11-0 then finished 6-3. Went 8-2 vs. tournament teams. Losses came to Easthampton and Belchertown. Key to success is Brunelle, who rarely turns the ball over and makes the team go.
Edge: Hampshire

No. 10 Wahconah (11-10) at No. 2 Hoosac (17-3)
Leaders: Wahconah: Johnny Lavinio 11.7 ppg; Hoosac: Robbie Burke 23.2
Team stats: Wahconah offense 45.5, defense 46.6; Hoosac offense 66.6, defense 50.4
Head to head: Hoosac won 64-47, 60-39
Notes: Beating Hoosac at home in the postseason is extremely tough. Burke is a tough matchup for anybody. Nick Aitken is solid at PG. Wahconah has won four straight but the streak will end in Dalton.
Edge: Hoosac

No. 6 Taconic (14-6) at No. 3 Mahar (17-3)
Leaders: Taconic: Chris Bush 23.2, Lamar Phillips 12.2; Mahar: Dane Jobst 20.2 ppg
Team stats: Taconic offense 59.7, defense 50.9; Mahar offense 63.8, defense 45.9
Head to head: Did not play
Notes: If Bush is on Taconic is tough. Braves opened 6-4, won six straight, then closed 2-2. Fell to Wahconah and Holyoke down the stretch. Taconic also lost to West Side by three and Hoosac by eight and five in double OT. Mahar started 6-3 but has since won 11 straight. The slow start could be contributed to football team’s run to a Super Bowl title. Jobst is outstanding. PG Phil Diphillipo is solid and F Tyriq Rochester is athletic.
Edge: Mahar

DIVISION 3
No. 8 Dean Tech (18-3) at No. 1 New Leadership (17-3)
Leaders: Dean: Josue Figueroa 25.2, Foster Alston 16.0; NLCS: Phil Warrick 20.5, Devonte Vanderpool 17.1
Team stats: Dean offense 65.9, defense 52.9; NLCS offense 74.7, defense 62.4
Head to head: Did not play
Notes: Nice win by Dean in the first round but the mountain just got a whole lot bigger. NLCS is too talented to lose this game at home.
Edge: NLCS

No. 5 Lenox (13-8) at No. 4 Pioneer Regional (14-6)
Leaders: Lenox: Kevin Carpenter 18.1 ppg; PVR: Pat Viencek 14.1
Team stats: Lenox offense 58.1, defense 52.9; PVR offense 60.7, defense 53.6
Head to head: Did not play
Notes: Lenox went 3-9 down the stretch before beating McCann for the third time in the first round. Common opponents include Drury, Hopkins and Smith Academy. Lenox lost to Drury and beat Hopkins and Smith. Pioneer swept Smith, split with Hopkins and lost to Drury by five.  Pioneer went 7-1 down the stretch.
Edge: Pioneer

No. 7 Frontier Regional (12-9) at No. 2 St. Joseph (14-6)
Leaders: Frontier: Matt Chamberlin 15.6 ppg; St. Joe’s: Taverick Roberson 12.5
Team stats: Frontier offense 52.1, defense 52.6; St. Joe’s offense 62.6, defense 52.8
Head to head: Did not play
Notes: Frontier would prefer a low-scoring game. The Red Hawks have reached the Cage the last six years. St. Joe’s hasn’t been seeded this high since 2001 when it won the state title. Roberson is a freshman. St. Joe’s is 7-3 at home. Frontier is 6-5 on the road.
Edge: St. Joe’s

No. 6 Lee (12-9) at No. 3 Holyoke Catholic (12-8)
Leaders: Lee: Trey Morin 16.7, Dalton Griffin 11.1; H.C.: Nick Bryda 24.0 ppg, Nate Powers 18.5
Team stats: Lee offense 60.0, defense 58.4; Holyoke Catholic offense 60.4, defense 53.9
Head to head: Did not play
Notes: Lee won 5-of-6 down the stretch and went 4-8 vs. tournament teams. Morin is a 1,000-point scorer. Common opponent is St. Mary’s. Lee won 66-41. Catholic lost 71-61. Interesting matchup in the post here. Morin is about 6-7. Bryda and Powers are about 6-4. Morin plays on the block. Bryda and Powers can go inside or out. Griffin and Matt Scapin have combined for over 70 3-pointers. Bryda has 63 3s.
Edge: Holyoke Catholic