GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – Griffin McElroy scored 13 points Friday to lead the Monument Mountain boys basketball team to a back-and-forth win over South Hadley.

 

“We jumped out to an 11-2 lead with 4:30 to go in the first quarter, but both team's offenses sputtered and it was 11-4 at the end of the quarter,” Monument Mountain coach Randy Koldys said. “We then upped the lead to 25-10 but the Tigers closed the lead to 27-20 at the half.”

 

A 10-2 run by the Tigers in the third quarter gave them a 30-29 lead, but the Spartans pulled ahead by the end of the period.

 

“We led 37-35 going into the fourth, and we got huge baskets by Khalil Carlson,  Manny Brown and Luke Arienti down the stretch to pull off the win,” Koldys said.

 

Carlson scored 12 points, and Arienti added eight as the Spartans won despite being held to a season low for points.

 

“It was a tremendous defensive effort to get us through the game tonight,” Koldys said. “I’m really proud of our effort on that end of the floor tonight.”

 

Monument Mountain (10-2) goes to Hoosac Valley on Monday.