It was a big weekend for the Northfield Mount Hermon School boys basketball team as the Hoggers defeated both Bridgton Academy and Proctor Academy to improve to 29-4 on the season.
On Sunday, Chris Ledlum scored 27 points to go with 10 rebounds and three assists as NMH beat Bridgton, 86-68.
Greg Dolan added 17 points and nine assists in the win, and Maxwell Lorca finished with 15 points and seven boards.
On Saturday, NMH crushed Proctor Academy, 122-62.
Darius Ervin had 26 points in the victory, and Ledlum scored 24 points to go with seven rebounds. Lorca added 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Isa Maguire chipped in 10 points.
Deerfield results
Deerfield Academy defeated Phillips Exeter Academy, 1-0, in a boys prep hockey game Saturday in Deerfield.
The Big Green improved to 14-8-1 on the season.
The Deerfield girls hockey team had a three-game unbeaten streak come to an end with a 2-0 loss to Hotchkiss.
Deerfield fell to 13-7-3.
In wrestling action, Deerfield’s John Chung finished seventh in the 120-pound division at the New England Prep Championships.
In squash action, both the Deerfield boys and girls teams defeated Exeter, 7-0
The Deerfield girls swimming & diving team bested Loomis Chaffee, 106-80. On the boys side, Deerfield bested Loomis, 101-85.
The Deerfield girls basketball team went 1-1 in the Eight Schools Tournament. Deerfield beat St. Paul’s, 63-51, in the quarterfinals but was eliminated by eventual champion NMH, 73-44, in the semifinals.
The Big Green boys basketball team fell to Wilbraham & Monson, 86-76, in OT.
UMass lax falls
The UMass men’s lacrosse team couldn’t keep up with No. 13 Ohio State, as the Buckeyes pulled away in the third quarter for an 11-7 victory, Saturday at Garber Field.
Tied at 6 at halftime, Ohio State (3-0) outscored the Minutemen 4-0 in the third.
Gabriel Procyk had three goals, while Jeff Trainor (assist) added two for UMass (0-2). Billy Philpott and Scott Del Zotto had one goal each.
Dillon/Gilmore & Farrell wins
Sam Knight finished with four goals and two assists on Sunday to lead Franklin County Hockey Association Dillon Chevrolet/Gilmore & Farrell Insurance to a 10-2 win over Springfield Capitals in a Greater Springfield League Bantam Division game at Collins-Moylan Arena in Greenfield.
Matt Provencal had two goals and three assists in the win, and MJ Paulin had two goals and two helpers. Trevor Kuchieski finished with a goal and an assist, and Brodie Gagne scored once. Matt Lavoine and Billy Woodall each picked up two helpers, while Trevor Parkinson made 20 saves to backstop the victory.
Greenfield wins title
The Greenfield grades 7 & 8 Suburban League boys basketball team captured the Green Division title with a 42-34 victory over Hatfield, Saturday in Greenfield.
Greenfield improved to 13-1 on the season.
Pioneer falls
Josh Wood scored a career-high 26 points on Saturday but Pioneer fell to Northampton, 66-38, in a grades 7 & 8 SL boys basketball game in Northampton.
Sam Glazier finished with 7 points in the loss, while Jake Brook added 3 points, and Mike Stennes chipped in 2 points.
Pavlic rules Harris Hill
Slovenian Blaz Pavlic soared to a pair of victories during the Harris Hill Ski Jumps over the weekend.
The 20-year-old captured Sunday’s Fred Harris Memorial Tournament with a jump of 334 feet.
On Saturday, Pavlic bested the field with a leap of 328 feet.