Southwick senior Mariah Collins, left, dribbles past a Putnam defender. (Photo by chief photographer Frederick Gore)
SOUTHWICK – They did it!
Southwick earned a postseason berth in the team’s final regular season game on senior night at home, defeating Putnam 34-30.
Morgan Harriman scored a team-high 13 points for Southwick (10-10), and senior Mariah Collins, in her first game back from injury – she missed the entire season – chipped in with seven.
“The seniors are happy we won our lost game,” Rams coach Mike Gill said. “We will probably be the last seed and have our hands full (in the Division II tourney). But the girls set a goal, worked hard, and got to it.”
Westfield 46, Chicopee Comp 43
Syd Ezold (11 points) and Keri Paton (9) led Westfield in scoring, and Jen Mastroianni provided a spark off the bench with six points and five blocks.
New Leadership 57, Westfield Voc-Tech 26
Nadine Tran scored eight points to lead Voc-Tech. Dnasia Nichols led New Leadership with 20.
JV GIRLS’ HOOPS
Southwick 42, Putnam 11
Tara Dowd (12 points) and Amber Nobbs (11) helped propel Southwick to a big victory, a 7-1 league finish, and more importantly, its third straight Bi-County West league title.
