H.S. Roundup: Greenfield field hockey falls to Agawam

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield field hockey team’s Athletes Fight Against Hunger food drive was a rousing success on Thursday night. On the field, the Green Wave fell to visiting Agawam, 3-2, at Woodcock Field in a Suburban League matchup.

At the end of the night as darkness fell, the Green Wave table was full of donations from the community.

“I am hoping that the girls see how important it is to give back to the community,” Greenfield coach Erin Thayer said. “For a bunch of people who aren’t as fortunate as we are and feel good about it.”

The Brownies (3-3-2, 2-3-1 Suburban) took a quick lead in the first quarter when Sophia DiBella scored with three minutes, 36 seconds left. Fiona Kellogg-Brodeur assisted on the play.

Undaunted, the Green Wave (1-5, 1-5 Suburban) quickly went on the attack. On a penalty corner, Bella LaFleur scored the first goal of her varsity career to tie the game for Greenfield. Payton Martin had the assist on the play.

“The one thing we have every game is grit,” Thayer said. “We are gritty and we are trying to fight hard no matter what…I am proud of them for never giving up no matter what.”

Bridget Loughlin and Lily Charest scored the next two goals for the Brownies. Agawam took a 3-1 lead late into the third quarter. Greenfield’s Madison Lemay scored with 2:09 left in the third quarter to cut the lead down to one goal heading into the final frame. Agawam dominated possession in the fourth, limiting Greenfield’s chances score.

“I keep telling them it’s the little things that make a huge impact,” Thayer said. “We have to create the little things. Moving our feet, having our body position correct. We did a lot of ping pong today. A lot of whacking it into nowhere. We have to get better at gaining possession and getting it where it needs to go.”

Hailey Sadler continued to impress in net for the Green Wave, making 19 saves. Sadler’s aggression and her ability to use her feet to knock away loose balls kept Greenfield close throughout the contest.

Greenfield’s food drive isn’t over. The Green Wave have another night to collect food for the Community Action Food Bank on Oct. 13 against Longmeadow back at Woodcock field.

Frontier 3, Longmeadow 0 — The Redhawks stayed perfect with a commanding Suburban League win over the Lancers in Longmeadow. Frontier (8-0, 6-0 Suburban) got two goals from Haly Doucette-Kaplan and another from Elsa Brown. Brown and Doucette-Kaplan both scored off penalty strokes. Brooke Charest made two saves in net.

Golf

Franklin Tech 155, McCann Tech 168 — Brady Wood and Jack Day both carded a 37 in the Eagles’ win over the Hornets at Thomas Memorial. Brady Deery (40) and Braeden Talbot (41) also made the top-four.

Smith Vocational 164, Turners Falls 197 — The Thunder couldn’t stay with the Vikings at Thomas Memorial. Jameson Betters shot a 48, with Liam Kerivan and Willian Tyler both finishing with a 49.

Pioneer 169, Hopkins Academy 195 — The Panthers picked up a victory over the Golden Hawks at Westover Golf Course. Wes Jones shot a 40 for Pioneer. Carter Gerry and Parker Gerry both finished with a 41.

Volleyball

Greenfield 3, Pioneer 1 — After dropping the first set, the Green Wave roared back to beat the Panthers in a Western League matchup at Nichols Gymnasium. Set scores were 19-25, 25-11, 30-28 and 25-15. Serenity Brown had an impressive night for the defense with 24 digs for Pioneer (4-4, 4-3 Western). Ryleigh Goodwin and Lana Gagnon both had five kills to lead the offense.

Amy Mihailicenco had herself a night in front of the home crowd. Mihailicenco had 15 kills, nine aces and six digs. Ashlyn Koscinski added eight aces, including six in a row at one point. She added seven kills and six digs. Yerializ Collado Bonilla helped the defense with 10 digs. Izzy Disciullo had a nice night on offense with five kills for Greenfield (5-4, 4-3 Western).

Mohawk 3, Mahar 0 — The Warriors swept the Senators in a Western League matchup at Grzesik-Bixby Gymnasium. Set scores were 25-17, 26-24 and 25-14. The Warriors (3-7, 2-6 Western) survived a line up mishap in the second set, leading to Claire Johnston and Zoe Mojallali playing out of position. Zoey-Mae Shearer served the last seven points of the set to lead a comeback.

“I am very proud of the way the team came together, made some adjustments on the fly and showed a relentless determination not to let the new line-up be an excuse,” Mohawk coach Bob Mastorakis said.

Mahar (3-4, 3-4 Western) got three kills each from Nastasia Sanders and Serenity Packard. Mckenzie Scribner had five assists, while Scarleth Aranda Lebron helped the defense with eight digs.

Girls soccer

Narragansett 4, Franklin Tech 0 — The Eagles (3-6) lost to the Warriors in an independent matchup in Baldwinville.

Boys soccer

Franklin Tech 6, Athol 2 — Nathan Gheorghita had a hat trick for the Eagles in a win over the Bears at O’Brien Field. The Eagles (7-0-1, 5-0 Tri-County North) are still unbeaten this season.

Dorin Marin, Cody Yetter (assist) and Santiago Buri Rosales (assist) also scored for Franklin Tech. Nick Prasol had two assists, with Kevin Tomas adding another helper.

Lucas L’Ecuyer had two goals for the Bears (4-5-1, 2-2-1 Tri-County North) both assisted by Nathan Parayson.

Mohawk 1, Pioneer 1 — The Warriors played the Panthers to a draw for their first non-loss of the season in Northfield. Mohawk (0-7-1) got a goal from Anthony Bergstrom.