WESTFIELD – In Division I girls’ basketball, only eight teams earned a postseason berth when the tournament field was released over the weekend.
Top-seeded Central (18-2) leads the pack, followed by No. 2 Northampton (16-4), No. 3 Holyoke, No. 4 West Springfield (13-7), No. 5 East Longmeadow (10-10), No. 6 Westfield (9-11), No. 7 Chicopee Comp (9-11), and No. 8 Shepherd Hill (13-7).
Westfield will open the postseason by traveling to Holyoke to take on the Purple Knights, Thursday, at 7 p.m.
DIVISION III
The Division 3 tourney tips off Monday for the Southwick-Tolland Regional High School girls’ basketball team.
No. 13 Southwick (14-6) drew the last seed in the tournament but avoided an opening round trip to the Berkshires. The Rams will play at No. 4 South Hadley (15-5) at 7 p.m.
DIVISION IV – BOYS
The Western Massachusetts Division 4 boys’ basketball tournament will begin Tuesday for the Gateway Gators.
Gateway (14-6), seeded 10th, will travel to Monson to take on the seventh-seeded Mustangs (11-9). Tip-off is at 7 p.m. If the Gators were to get past the first round of playoff action, they would earn a quarterfinal match against No. 2 Smith Academy (17-3).
