It’ll be Thursday Night Lights at Veterans Memorial Field.
Greenfield High School takes to the gridiron a day early, as the Green Wave host Putnam tonight at 6 p.m. in their first of two non-qualifier games.
The visiting Beavers (1-7) have lost six games in a row entering tonight’s affair, though they have played a very difficult slate with games against playoff-bound teams in East Longmeadow (46-6 loss), Wahconah (28-14), South Hadley (34-26) and Minnechaug (37-12). Putnam’s lone win this season came against Agawam, 16-0, in Week 2.
Greenfield (5-3) will have to bounce back and refocus after a disappointing 20-0 loss to Belchertown last week kept the Wave out of the WMass Div. 8 playoffs.
It’s been a decade since the two programs last met. That came in 2008, when both teams were members of the Intercounty League. The Beavers won that meeting, 42-14, in a game where Greenfield quarterback Shawn Parsons threw two touchdowns to pace the visitors in Springfield.
The rest of the non-qualifier games, as well as the two local playoff games (Hoosac at Turners and Frontier at South Hadley) are still set for Friday night at 7.
GMS beats Great Falls
Joey White scored a pair of touchdowns on Tuesday and the Greenfield Middle School football team finished off an unbeaten season with a 32-0 victory over Great Falls Middle School.
Khalil Brown rushed for a pair of 2-point conversions in the win, and Mav Ward caught a 60-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Pulizari. Trevor Kuchieski caught a conversion pass from Pulizari, and Luc Belheumer had one touchdown and caught a 2-point conversion from Pulizari.
Dion Brewington, Eric Duong, Billy Woodall and Pulizari each played well in the win.
Mahar middies fall
Jayden Carey rushed for a pair of touchdowns and a 2-point conversion on Tuesday but Mahar Middle School football fell to Narragansett, 25-14.
Ayden Ellis recovered a fumble in the loss, and Connor Sluder intercepted a pass to pace the defense.
Dillon Chevy drops pair
Eathon Bryant scored a goal on Sunday but the Franklin County Hockey Assocition Dillon Chevrolet team dropped a 10-1 decision to Brattleboro in a Greater Springfield League hockey game in Brattleboro.
Trevor Parkinson stopped 32 shots in the loss. Hunter Smith, MJPaulin, Bryant and Dylan Archer played well.
• On Saturday, Sam Knight and Matt Lavoine each scored but Dillon’s fell to Brattleboro, 12-2, in Greenfield.
Matt Provencal had an assist in the loss, and Parkinson made 29 saves.