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NorthamptonCentral
Blue Devils
48
Golden Eagles
53

The Central (Springfield, MA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Northampton (MA) by a score of 53-48.

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Northampton----48
Central----53
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Game Story

Massachusetts High School Basketball - Northampton nipped by Central

January 5, 2023: Springfield, MA 01109

The Central Golden Eagles tipped the visiting Northampton Blue Devils basketball team by a final score of 59-53 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Golden Eagles face the Holyoke Purple Knights (Holyoke, MA) in a Valley game, on Monday, January 9. Central will attempt to move on its 5-1 season record. The Purple Knights enter the game with a 3-3 record after their 72-69 league win over Putnam Vo-Tech (Springfield, MA).

With the defeat, Northampton moves to 4-4 on the year. The Blue devils travel to Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (Holyoke, MA) to face the Panthers in a non-league game on Friday, January 13. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 2-3.

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  • Play video icon 2 Steals vs Springfield Central 0:22
  • Play video icon 5 Three Pointers vs Springfield Central 0:41

Rankings & Records

Northampton (22-23)

MADiv.
8223
OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %PFPA
14-80-19-35-5.636.0001,2711,247

Central (22-23)

MADiv.
6024
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
14-98-16-48-30-2.609.8891,5091,357

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Northampton		13.214.113.715.57.057.8
Central		12.813.816.518.38.065.6

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Head-to-Head

  • Central won on 1/5/2023
    1/5 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Northampton----48
    Central----53

    The Northampton (MA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Central (Springfield, MA) by a score of 53-48.

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  • Central won on 1/27/2023
    1/27 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Central----59
    Northampton----54

    The Central (Springfield, MA) varsity basketball team won Friday's away non-conference game against Northampton (MA) by a score of 59-54.

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  • 1/31/2023 results not reported

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  • Northampton won on 2/23/2023
    2/23 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Northampton----74
    Central----71

    The Northampton (MA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away non-conference game against Central (Springfield, MA) by a score of 74-71.

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Northampton9-4Central10-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/12/22NorthamptonSabis International(L) 72-581/3/23Sabis InternationalCentral(W) 62-58
12/19/22ChicopeeNorthampton(W) 61-5712/9/22ChicopeeCentral
1/19/23CentralChicopee(W) 81-48
12/21/22Minnechaug RegionalNorthampton(W) 63-492/21/23Minnechaug RegionalCentral(L) 56-55
12/27/22LongmeadowNorthampton(L) 68-5312/14/22CentralLongmeadow
2/20/23NorthamptonLongmeadow(L) 68-601/17/23CentralLongmeadow(W) 58-57
12/29/22NorthamptonCommerce(W) 53-4412/19/22CommerceCentral(W) 82-36
1/9/23Sci-TechNorthampton(W) 59-501/24/23CentralSci-Tech(W) 78-38
1/31/23NorthamptonSci-Tech(W) 61-472/10/23Sci-TechCentral(W) 92-47
1/13/23NorthamptonPaulo Freire Social Justice Charter School(W) 69-6412/29/22CentralPaulo Freire Social Justice Charter School(W) 65-54
1/24/23Putnam Vo-TechNorthampton(W) 49-4712/22/22Putnam Vo-TechCentral(W) 63-51
2/10/23NorthamptonPutnam Vo-Tech(L) 57-542/7/23CentralPutnam Vo-Tech(W) 68-60
2/8/23HolyokeNorthampton(W) 60-571/9/23CentralHolyoke(W) 81-67
2/13/23NorthamptonHolyoke(W) 69-521/31/23HolyokeCentral(L) 81-77

Record Breakdown

Northampton (22-23)

Central (22-23)
14-8
Overall
14-9
0-1
League
8-1
14-7
Non-League
5-6
1-2
Head to Head
2-1
9-4
Common Opponent
10-2
9-3
Home
6-4
5-5
Away
8-3
0-0
Neutral
0-2
0-0
Playoff
1-0
13-8
In-State
14-7
1-0
Out-of-State
0-2