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From Chris Carlson, who's at the Mullins Center covering Lee's semifinal against Quaboag:
FINAL - Quaboag 62, Lee 40.
Quaboag (24-1) moves to Saturday's state championship game; Lee finishes the season 19-4.
Pick up tomorrow's Eagle for full coverage.
Two Western Mass. championships down, one to go.
Lee won the Division III girls' championship, beating Granby 63-43.
Palmer rallied to deny Monument Mountain the Division II girls' title, 53-45.
South Hadley, the No. 10 seed, finished its run through the top three seeds in the Division II boys' field, beating top seed Taconic 55-49 for the championship.
For full coverage of all three games, pick up Sunday's Eagle.
Both Chris Carlson and Howard Herman are at the Cage tonight. They'll be checking in with scores.
Division II girls' semifinal:
Monument Mountain 54, Mahar 39 - FINAL
(Monument moves to Saturday's championship game, set for 2:15 p.m.)
Division III girls' semifinal:
Lee 53, Lenox 38 - FINAL
(Lee moves to Saturday's championship game, set for 10:45 a.m. Lenox was shut out 15-0 in the fourth quarter.)
It was a blue night for the Drury Blue Devils in the Western Mass. Division II boys' basketball semifinals. Drury blew a 13-point second half lead in a 57-52 loss to South Hadley.
Western Mass. Division II boys semifinal:
South Hadley 57, Drury 52 - FINAL
From Eagle sports writer Howard Herman, who just checked in from Amherst:
Western Mass. basketball, Division II boys semifinal: Taconic 66, Hoosac Valley 52 - FINAL
Saturday's final, 4 p.m.: Taconic vs. South Hadley/Drury winner