WHATELY — A youth movement powered the Frontier Regional boys soccer team to a 3-0 win over Hampshire Regional at Herlihy Park on Friday afternoon. A sophomore and two freshmen accounted for all three goals for the Redhawks (6-5-3).
Sebastien Migeon of Frontier Regional (left) battles with Ethan Whittaker (center) and Isaac Stith of Hampshire Regional, Friday in Whately. Credit: ADAM HARGRAVES / Staff Photo 
Conor Prew of Frontier moves the ball up the field against Hampshire, Friday in Whately. Credit: ADAM HARGRAVES / Staff Photo 
Alexander Florek (left) of Hampshire and Conor Prew of Frontier battle for possession, Friday in Whately. Credit: ADAM HARGRAVES / Staff Photo 
Xavier Fripp of Frontier (left) pursues Isaac Stith of Hampshire, Friday in Whately. Credit: ADAM HARGRAVES / Staff Photo 
Crosby Anderson of Frontier moves the ball up the field against Hampshire, Friday in Whately. Credit: ADAM HARGRAVES / Staff Photo
Frontier seems to be playing its best soccer at the perfect time of the season. The Redhawks haven’t lost since September 30. The victory also marked the 100th career win for Frontier coach Evan Horton.
“Our confidence is sky-high compared to where it was two weeks ago,” Horton said. “It’s a different team. Formations shift and I think they realize how they have to play to compete in some of these games. You can’t just sit back. Teams are going to steamroll you if you do that.”
A three-goal burst in the first half was all the scoring Frontier would need against the Raiders. Connor Biancamano opened the scoring with the first goal of his varsity career for the Redhawks. Off a corner kick, Biancamano gobbled up a rebound and found the net. Sebastien Migeon later scored to give Frontier a 2-0 lead.
Grant Biancamano scored the third goal on a beautiful, but not intended, strike from near the right sideline of the field. Biancamano fired a cross toward the net, but the ball hooked inside the far post for the game’s third goal. The Frontier bench insisted that it was a set shot from the freshman during the ensuing celebration.
“I was trying to cross it,” Biancamano said. “It just went in. I wasn’t trying to shoot the ball. I just tried to cross it and it went in.”
The three goals came in around 10 minutes of clock time. In the latest MIAA power rankings, Frontier is 24th in Division 4. Everything around the team is positive heading into the postseason.
“The attitude on the bench is better,” Horton said. “The attitude on the field is better. They are talking more. They are just more in it. I think they believe now…but now can we stay healthy and can we build?”
Mason Weis made two saves for the Redhawks in the shutout. For Hampshire, Isaiah Isa (seven saves) and Maxwell Johnson (three saves) split the first half and the second half.
Hopkins 3, Mohawk 1 — Simon Helenek made 11 saves for the Warriors in a road loss to the Golden Hawks in Hadley.
Girls soccer
Hopkins 8, Greenfield 1 — The Golden Hawks kept rolling in a win over the Green Wave in Greenfield. Tayler Bergeron had a goal for the Green Wave (1-12). Val Bzomowski made 11 saves.
Franklin Tech 2, Mahar 0 — The Eagles took down the Senators under the lights at the Woodward Complex. Faythe Sobieski had a goal and an assist for Franklin Tech (7-7). Kaelyn Mclean also found the net in the victory. Sheyenne Ballentine stopped seven shots to record the shutout. Mckenzie Matthews and Jaya McBroom made one save each for the Senators (5-4-3).
Field hockey
Westfield 4, Greenfield 0 — A trip to Westfield wasn’t kind to the Green Wave, as they were shutout by the Bombers in a Suburban league matchup.
Volleyball
Pioneer 3, Granby 0 — The Panthers swept the Rams in Northfield. Set scores were 25-14, 25-13 and 25-22. Evangeline Lewis had nine digs. Sophia Wood led the Panthers with five kills, while Serenity Brown dished out seven assists.
Frontier 3, Athol 1 — On senior night honoring Madeline Day and Kesenia Miller, the Redhawks (8-6) got past the visiting Bears at Goodnow Gymnasium. Set scores were 23-25, 25-23, 25-21 and 25-19. Aimee Talbott was a weapon at the net for the Redhawks with 20 kills. Karinna Kostov had 25 assists, while Kaelyn Johnston registered 13 digs.
Franklin Tech 3, Veritas Prep 0 — The Eagles (13-2) were too much for the Vipers in Springfield. Set scores were 25-15, 25-11 and 25-15. Laura Fuess had seven kills and two blocks. Madison Pettengill added five aces and eight kills. Janiylah Wan contributed five aces and two digs.
Late Thursday results
Girls soccer
Frontier 2, Wahconah 2 — The Redhawks erased a two-goal deficit in the draw with the Warriors in Dalton. Skyler Steele and Danica Kopcza both scored unassisted for Frontier. Jazzy Hayes played a strong game in net with 15 saves.
Volleyball
Greenfield 3, Turners Falls 2 — The Green Wave outlasted the Thunder in a five-set match in Montague. Set scores were 26-28, 19-25, 25-19, 25-17 and 15-2. Abby Moffatt had 25 digs for the Thunder.
East Longmeadow 3, Frontier 0 — After the loss to the Spartans on the road, the Redhawks have now lost four straight matches. Set scores were 25-19, 25-19 and 25-21. Aimee Talbott had 10 kills for the Redhawks (7-6). Kaelyn Johnston had 19 digs to lead the defense. Karinna Kostov had 16 assists.
Athol 3, Mohawk 0 — The Bears took down the Warriors in Tool Town. Set scores were 25-16, 25-17 and 25-21. Maddie Finn had four aces and four kills for the Warriors. Zoey-Mae Shearer had seven assists while Aurora Moynihan chipped in with eight digs.
