Joe Mantegna Jr., who graduated from Northampton High in 1987, is entering his 17th season at Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey. He is chasing his 300th career win, sitting at 287-119, and has turned the boys basketball program into one of the country’s top prep programs.
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Belchertown beats Pittsfield in Division 2 girls final, wins school’s first basketball title
Téa Spellacy hit two free throws, then added three more in the final seconds to secure a 54-43 win and the No. 5 Orioles’ first basketball championship at Curry Hicks Cage Saturday.
Cam Earle (45 points) leads South Hadley to 77-73 D2 quarterfinal comeback win over Shepherd Hill
With 0.7 seconds on the clock, South Hadley senior Cam Earle was at the line shooting two. His second free throw iced a 77-73 win for No. 7 South Hadley as Earle’s career-high 45 points ended the No. 2 Rams’ season in the Western Massachusetts Division 2 Tournament quarterfinals.
Former MHS star a leading force for No. 6 Duke
Rodney hood isn’t just playing college basketball for Duke – he’s starting for Duke and head coach Mike Krzyzewski, the winningest head coach in NCAA history.
Men’s basketball falls to La Salle University at the buzzer
The Huskies began the season with back-to-back buzzer-beating wins but tonight found out what it’s like to be on the other end as they fell 66-64 to La Salle University at Matthews Arena.
Men’s hoops falls by 3 at the buzzer to Maine
In a game that had 14 lead changes, the men’s basketball team didn’t come out on top as they fell by three to the University of Maine Black Bears, 76-73, at the buzzer on Wednesday night to open a four game home stand.