AMHERST – The Suburban League South can’t handle Amherst.

The Hurricanes boys basketball team remained undefeated in league play after taking out Westfield 63-33 on Tuesday at home. They improved to 6-0 and stayed on track for a league title with two games to go. A win at Pope Francis on Thursday (7 p.m.) would clinch at least a share. The teams went to four overtimes the last time they met in Amherst.

Tuesday’s game was not that close.

Amherst (8-6, 6-0 Suburban South) scored the game’s first nine points and held the Bombers (2-11, 1-5) off the board for 4 minutes, 20 seconds until Antonio Adams dropped in a layup after an offensive rebound.

Westfield pulled as close as 11-6 but never reduced the lead to a single possession. Amherst pushed to double digits in the second quarter and over 20 in the third.

Amherst’s Marcelo Aquino fueled most of that growth, scoring 17 of his game-high 20 points in the first half.

Ryder Rietkerk added 11 points for the Hurricanes.

Yahsiel Devi Dalonba’s layup with 18 seconds remaining gave the Hurricanes their largest lead.

Amherst won its third game in a row and has held all three opponents under 50 points. The last two haven’t cracked 40.

Kyle Grabowski can be reached at kgrabowski@gazettenet.com. Follow him on Twitter @kylegrbwsk.]]>