GREENFIELD — The Greenfield girls basketball team had no problem finding a rhythm on offense in its season opener against Mohawk Trail on Tuesday. 

The Green Wave exploded for 17 points in the first quarter, tacked 12 points on in the second quarter to take a 29-12 lead at the half before putting 19 points on the board in the third to take a commanding 48-16 lead. 

Amber Bergeron was the engine that drove the Greenfield attack, as the senior finished with 27 points to help the Green Wave pick up a 63-29 independent win at Nichols Gymnasium. 

"Always good to start out with a win," Greenfield coach Ben Johnson said. "There's plenty of things we need to improve on but a win is a win." 

It was Bergeron who scored the final eight points of the first quarter to give the Green Wave (1-0) a 17-6 lead after eight minutes. 

Leading 29-12 at the break, Bergeron got to the hoop for a pair of buckets while adding seven points in the remainder of the quarter to help give Greenfield its big lead after three quarters. 

It wasn't just Bergeron who got in on the action offensively for the Green Wave. Anna Bucala finished with 11 points, Tayler Bergeron scored 10 points, Carly Blanchard scored eight points while Gloria McDonald had five points in the win. 

Johnson noted how much more confident his players look this year compared to a season ago. 

"A lot of girls are stepping up," Johnson said. "The girls are more comfortable out there, they're playing hard and you can see they're much more confident when they're looking for their offense."

Abi Dobias led Mohawk Trail (2-2) with seven points while Zephyr Jetzen, Bella Pettengill, Rachel Pease and Valerie Bzomowski each scored four points. 

The Warriors have already doubled their win total from last year after winning their opening two games of the season. 

For first year coach Steve Bzomowski, continuing to make strides each game, no matter the result, is the goal for the remainder of the season. He said he's already seen improvement in his short time with the team. 

"The most important thing with this group, where it's a rebuilding process, is that they learn to believe in themselves," Steve Bzomowski said. "That comes with practice, repetition, sticking together and positive interaction. We're seeing that. It'll pay dividends in the future." 

Frontier 64, Franklin Tech 24 — It was a dominant night inside Goodnow Gymnasium for the Redhawks.

The hosts stormed out of the gates and held the Eagles in check throughout, cruising to a 64-24 victory on Tuesday.

Frontier led 15-8 after one quarter and 24-10 at halftime before outscoring Franklin Tech 40-14 after the break.

A balanced offensive night for the home team saw Skyler Steele, Harper Modestow and Hailey Hutkoski all net 10 points to lead the way. Olivia Machon and Claire Kirkendall tossed in seven points apiece, and nine players found the scoresheet in total.

Franklin Tech’s Hannah Gilbert scored a team-high nine points, and Kaitlin Trudeau followed with six.

Mahar 51, Pioneer 48 — A monster third quarter from the Senators proved to be the difference, as host Mahar outscored Pioneer by a 25-8 margin in the stanza en route to a tight victory on Tuesday in Orange.

Irati Martinez was the offensive star for the Sens, as she scored 11 of her game-high 23 points in the third quarter and ultimately had 19 points after intermission. Nevaeh Scribner, who poured in 20 points for Mahar, also scored eight points in the third including a pair of 3-pointers.

Pioneer’s Kyler McClelland had the hot hand for the visitors, as she drilled six 3-pointers en route to a team-high 18 points (15 in the first half). Addie Harrington joined her in double figures with 11 points, and Fota N’Diaye and Natalie Rios each added eight points.

Pioneer led 29-28 at halftime.

Boys basketball

Turners 54, Hampshire 31 — The Thunder notched their first win of the season Tuesday night, and they did so in dominant fashion.

Branden Truesdell scored a game-high 21 points, and Alex Quezada went for 17 points and seven steals to power Turners to a 54-31 win over Hampshire.

Jackson Cogswell and Deven Sloan both scored six points while Cam Burnett did a bit of everything for the Thunder, scoring four points, coming away with five steals and snagging five rebounds in the victory. 

Turners led 31-16 at the half. 

Athol 71, Lee 41 — Ben Kearney dropped in a game-high 33 points, and Angel Castillo notched a double-double with 17 points and 10 assists for the Bears in a tidy road victory Tuesday.

“Perseverance and mental toughness throughout the game led us to the win,” Athol coach Brian Patria said.

Athol stormed to a 33-18 halftime lead and extended it to 55-34 after three.

The Bears  dropped the JV game, 44-42.

Boys swimming

Renaissance 82, Turners 52 — Liam Bliss won a pair of individual events and also swam a leg on the Thunder's winning 200-yard medley relay to pace the visitors on Tuesday in Springfield.

Bliss took f irst in the 50 freestyle (25.70) and 100 breaststroke (1:20.43), and also swam with Matthew Sibley, Cody McDonough and Tyler Galenski on Turners' winning relay (2:25.46).

Galenski was the other individual winner for Turners, taking first in the 100 freestyle (1:10.80).

Girls swimming

Turners 121, Renaissance 15 — Sylvie DiBartolomeo and Madi Liimatainen each won two individual events, and Turners cruised to a dominant victory in the pool on Tuesday in Springfield.

DiBartolomeo was first in the 200 freestyle (2:36.15) and 100 butterfly (1:21 .20). Liimatainen won both the 50 freestyle (28.52) and 500 free.

Other individual winners for the Thunder were Ainslee Flynn (200 IM), Avery Heathwaite (100 free) and Sophia McComb (100 breaststroke). Turners also swept all three relays.