A Herculean effort nearly enabled the Frontier girls basketball team to take down powerhouse Pittsfield Wednesday night.

The fifth-seeded Redhawks trailed the top-seeded Generals by just one point with under three minutes remaining in their Western Mass. Class B semifinal.

Pittsfield (19-1), which lost just once all season and also beat Springfield Central, was on the ropes on its home floor.

But the Generals found a way through, outscoring Frontier 13-5 over the final 2 minutes, 40 seconds to secure a 73-64 victory and a spot in the Class B final against No. 2 South Hadley.

Frontier, which won its quarterfinal game in the Berkshires when it took down Wahconah in the quarterfinals on Monday, closed out its regular season 17-3 overall, and now awaits its seeding in next week’s MIAA Division 4 tournament.

The Generals led 34-14 in the first half before Frontier got back within 36-29 at halftime. The hosts extended the lead to 57-44 after three quarters.

Frontier never went away. The Hawks stormed out of the gates in the fourth on a 15-3 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Addie Harrington and a Harper Modestow putback that got the visitors within 60-59 with 3:12 to play.

Pittsfield answered with a 3 before Modestow cut the deficit to 63-61 with a bucket inside with 2:27 to play. A Harrington jumper with 1:19 left had Frontier within 67-63, but Pittsfield survived in the final minute-plus, and hit free throws to punch its title-game ticket.

Modestow’s huge night inside featured a game-high 25 points, while Harrington followed with 15. 

Non-playoff games

Mohawk Trail 49, St. Mary’s 32 – The Warriors broke the game open in the fourth quarter, outscoring St. Mary’s 18-5 in the final stanza to cap the regular season with a dominant victory on Wednesday.

Mohawk Trail (11-9) received 12 points from Natalie Lanoue and 10 from Bella Pettengill, while Emmalee Inman and Monique Hadley tossed in nine points apiece. The Warriors now wait for their seed and matchup in next week’s MIAA Division 5 tournament.

Greenfield 37, Smith Vocational 36 — The Green Wave led 34-28 going into the fourth and held on late to close their regular season a high note with a victory over the Vikings in Northampton on Wednesday. 

Tayler Bergeron led the way with 15 points, Amy Mihailicenco knocked down a trio of 3s to finish with nine points, Anna Bucala tallied six points while Sarah McCloud added a 3 in the win for Greenfield. 

Pioneer 41, Hopkins 38 — Maggie Tsipenyuk scored 14 points — going 10-for-11 from the charity stripe — while adding five rebounds as the Panthers picked up a victory over the Golden Hawks at Messer Gymnasium on Wednesday. 

Kiara Gruszkowski scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds, Deveney Pillsbury finished with six points while Kyler McClelland added five point and five rebounds in the win. 

Duggan 47, Franklin Tech 45 — Entering with a 9-10 record, the Eagles needed a win to seal a spot in the state tournament but the Jayhawks didn’t allow that to happen. Duggan led 38-33 going into the fourth and held on late to knock off Tech in Springfield Wednesday. 

Hannah Gilbert scored 17 points to go along with 12 rebounds and nine steals, Lili Inman tallied seven points and seven rebounds, Abi Dobias finished with six points while Madyson Lynde added five points in the loss.