GREENFIELD — The Frontier girls basketball team is rolling to open the season. 

After picking up wins over Southwick and Easthampton, the Redhawks made the trip to Nichols Gymnasium to take on Greenfield Tuesday in Franklin County League North action, and it didn’t take long for the Frontier defense to take over. 

The Redhawks held the Green Wave off the scoreboard for the opening five minutes of the game, building a 22-0 lead along the way. 

Frontier extended its advantage to 48-8 at the half before ultimately walking away with a 70-16 triumph. 

“We told the girls to execute,” Redhawks coach Dave Machon said. “They executed our actual game plan in the first half and they executed what I told them to execute in the second half.”

It’s been a tough stretch for the Green Wave to open the season, facing off with defending Div. 5 state champion Hoosac Valley in their opener before playing a Frontier team that will be in contention for some hardware at the conclusion of this season. 

Greenfield coach Ben Johnson is looking for his team to learn from these two games, which he feels will help them down the line. 

“You don’t get any better by not testing yourself,” Johnson said. “This was another test for us. We’ll go over it, watch the film, see what we need to improve on and work on that before we take on McCann [Tech].” 

 Claire Kirkendall opened the game with a 3-pointer, setting the  tone for the remainder of the quarter. The Frontier defense swarmed the Green Wave ball handlers, leading to layups on the other end. 

Addie Harrington, Jazzy Hayes and Whitney Campbell did their part to finish the opportunities on the break, helping the Redhawks build their 22-0 lead. 

Gloria McDonald halted the run with a free throw for the Wave before knocking down a 3-pointer but Olivia Machon hit a 3 and baskets from Harper Modestow and Macy DeMaio before the end of the quarter allowed Frontier to take a 29-4 lead after eight minutes. 

It was the 3-point shooting that allowed the Redhawks to put the game to bed in the second quarter. 

Harrington knocked down a trey early before Machon (2), Skyler Steele and Kirkendall drained 3s to close out the half, giving Frontier its 48-8 lead at the intermission. 

The Redhawks opened the second half on a 14-0 run behind baskets from Harrington, Modestow (2) and Steele while Machon and Harrington knocked down  3-pointers, giving Frontier a 62-8 lead. 

Harrington led the way with 17 points while Machon scored 12 points, Steele finished with 11 points and Modestow and Hayes each tallied eight points in the win for the Redhawks, which are next in action Thursday on the road against West Springfield. 

Tayler Bergeron finished with six points, Gloria McDonald recorded four points while Elderina Cecunjanin and Anna Bucala each scored three points for Greenfield. The Wave host McCann Tech on Friday looking for their first win of the season. 

Franklin Tech 46, Ludlow 27 – The visiting Eagles jumped out to a double-digit lead after one quarter and didn’t look back en route to an independent win on Tuesday in Ludlow.

Franklin Tech (2-1) led 15-5 after one quarter and 22-12 at halftime.

Hannah Gilbert scored 12 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, Lili Inman finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds, Haleigh Benoit tallied eight points and eight rebounds while Samantha Duncan added seven points and five steals in the victory. 

Ware 38, Athol 16 — Abby Spooner scored 12 points for the Bears, who fell to Ware at Mallet Gymnasium Tuesday. 

Ava Martin added four points in the loss. Athol trailed 20-9 at the half.  

Wrestling

Frontier 42, Belchertown 36 — It came down to the wire in Belchertown during the Redhawks’ opening dual meet of the season, with Frontier securing a victory over the Orioles. 

Ber Calhoun won via pin at 113 pounds, Jocelyn Antes secured a pin at 120, Massimo Dibari earned a win at 144, Konnor James secured a pin at 157 before Kaden James (215) and Max Hunter (285) secured the win with pins. Zach Brown won via forfeit at 132 for Frontier. 

Over the weekend, the Redhawks competed in the Knighthawk Tournament in Holyoke, finishing in a tie for 13th.

Konnor James went 4-1 on the day to place 13th, Kaden James went 3-2 to take fourth at 215, Jocelyn Antes earned a pair of wins at 120, Calhoun won twice at 113 while Dibari (144) and Jonathan Olvera (175) secured pins on the day. 

In a youth tournament on Sunday, Frontier’s Jaxson Byrne went 3-0, Zachary Brown placed third while Ainsley Southergill and Thomas Bagdon each won a match. 

Lat e Monday results

Boys basketball

Lenox 64, Turners 52 – Jackson Cogswell paced the visiting  Thunder with 14 points in a road loss in Lenox on Monday.

Caden Williams Senethavisouk tallied 11 points for Turners, while Kainen Stevens and Cameron Johnson tossed in six points apiece.