GREENFIELD — A late surge from the Greenfield boys basketball team on Saturday wasn’t enough. 

Hosting Wahconah, the Green Wave trailed 59-47 with under three minutes to go but turned up the heat defensively late. Jon Breor scored in the paint before Caleb Murray snatched a steal and converted on the other end, cutting the Warrior lead to 59-49 with two minutes to play. 

Malik Moore then scored off a steal, Murray got to the line following a steal and made one of two before Grayson Thomas got to the line and made both. Suddenly the Wave trailed by just five points with 1:28 to go. 

Wahconah’s Sam McLaughlin halted the run with a tough basket inside and Evan Alfonso iced the game with a score with under 20 seconds to play, as the Warriors walked away with a 63-57 independent victory at Nichols Gymnasium. 

After a win over Drury on Thursday — one that saw Grayson Thomas hit a buzzer beater to send the game to overtime before adding a game-winning buzzer beater in the extra session — Greenfield coach Angelo Thomas said his team did not bring the necessary energy to earn a win over a tough Warrior team. 

“I’ve been part of that before,” Angelo Thomas said. “You go from the emotional game like we played two nights ago and then you have an emotional hangover today. I tell the kids it has to be consistent. Our effort needs to be consistent. It can’t be really good one day then average to below average the next game. If it’s that way, we’re going to lose. If we bring energy and effort, we’ll have a chance every game.” 

Breor — who entered the game 27 points shy of reaching 1,000 career points — got off to a hot start for Greenfield (2-1), scoring six points in the opening frame. 

Murray drained a 3 before Grayson Thomas scored at the buzzer, though Wahconah led 14-11 after eight minutes. 

The Warriors took control in the second quarter. Trailing 21-20, Wahconah (1-3) closed out the half on an 11-2 run by attacking the rim which allowed it to hold a 31-23 lead at the intermission. 

Both teams traded baskets throughout the third quarter, with Breor closing it out with a pair of buckets, but a four point run by Warrior Jack Ducharme helped Wahconah take a 44-36 lead into the fourth. 

The Warriors opened the fourth quarter on an 8-0 run to go ahead, 52-36, with six minutes to play. 

Grayson Thomas led the Green Wave with 20 points and Murray tossed in 16 points in the loss. 

Breor finished with 19 points, leaving him eight shy of hitting the 1,000 point mark. He’ll look to reach the milestone on Monday, when Greenfield travels to Northfield to square off with Hampshire League South foe Pioneer. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Messer Gymnasium. 

Hockey

Greenfield 4, Gardner 2 — The Green Wave continued their dominant start to the season, moving to 4-0 with a victory over Gardner in Greenfield’s home opener at Collins-Moylan Arena Saturday. 

Gardner tied the game 2-2 with 9:51 to go in the third period but Matt Garvin answered for the Wave, tallying with 4:28 to go off assists from Jake Jurek and Shawn Baumann. 

Brady Poreda put the game away with 54 seconds to go off assists from Jack Laurie and goalie Cooper Smith. 

Jurek and Luca Siano opened the scoring in the first period for Greenfield, with Laurie (2), Garvin and Baumann recording the assists. Smith finished with 35 saves. 

Wrestling

Worcester Tech 43, Mahar 35 — Abduli Gilmore (113), Joshua Mazza (144), Eujeyn Smith (157) and Tristen Gaj (165) secured wins for the Senators in a loss to Worcester Tech on Saturday. 

Late Friday results

Girls basketball

Franklin Tech 40, Mohawk Trail 26 — Leading 21-16 at the half, the Eagles brought their best in the third quarter. 

Franklin Tech didn’t allow the Warriors to score in the third, winning the frame 13-0, to walk away with a Franklin County League South win in Turners on Friday. 

Haleigh Benoit scored 10 points, Abi Dobias tossed in nine points, Brayleigh Burgh recorded eight points while Hannah Gilbert added five points and 11 steals in the victory. 

Greenfield 54, McCann Tech 31 — The Green Wave picked up their first win of the season on Friday, taking down the Hornets at Nichols Gymnasium behind 20 points from Tayler Bergeron and 18 points from Gloria McDonald. 

Niya Strohman tossed in seven points, Anna Bucala scored six points while Elderina Cecunjanin added three points in the victory. 

Hopkins 35, Athol 28 — The Golden Hawks led 18-9 at the half to defeat the Bears at Mallet Gymnasium Friday. 

Ava Adams tallied nine points, Ava Martin scored seven points, Madi Hermes recorded six points while Ally Robertson and Abby Spooner each scored three points in the loss.