In a game that came down to the final seconds, St. Dom's Saints were able to withstand an attempted buzzer-beater to escape Wiscasset with a win.

How close was St. Dom's 49-48 victory over Wiscasset on Thursday, Jan. 15? Only a couple of feet, as the buzzer-beater chucked-up with a second left just missed the mark.

The Saints (5-6) had taken the lead on a Becket Wagner free throw with four seconds left in a 48-48 game.

The two teams appeared to be evenly-matched throughout the contest.

Wiscasset (4-9) jumped out to an early 10-9 lead after one quarter behind sharp-shooting forward Brandon Sprague, who buried a pair of three-pointers in the opening frame.

But every time Wiscasset was able to build up a lead, St. Dom's enormous center would smash it back down. The 6’8” Wagner was able to block a handful of shots and used his reach to score a game-high 19 points.

By halftime the difference between the two teams remained at one point, as Wiscasset went to the locker room with a 23-22 advantage.

The second half quickly became the Mike Bryant show, as the St. Dom's forward scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half, and the two teams were tied after three quarters, 36-36.

Then the drama began.

Both teams traded big shots and fouls, but the Saints were able to give Wagner the ball and the tall senior scored eight of his points in the last eight minutes. At one point St. Dom's was able to build up a small lead, but Wiscasset's Cody Roberts quickly closed the gap.

The guard scored all eight of his points, including two back-to-back three-pointers, within a minute to again tie the game at 48 with less than a minute remaining.

But a controversial call gave Wagner two shots with time ready to expire. Wagner made the first shot, but the second rimmed out and was quickly scooped up by a Wiscasset player. The final shot, which was launched as time expired, missed the net by only a few feet.

Sprague led the Wolverines with 14 points, while sophomore Ethan James, who was issued the tall-task of standing toe-to-toe with Wagner, scored nine points. For St. Dom's, Wagner's 19 points led the way, but Bryant (14 points) and Adam Vining (nine points) helped add to the offense.

Wiscasset 47, Lisbon 45

The Wiscasset Wolverines built up an early lead, only to watch the Lisbon Greyhounds come storming back on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

Wiscasset (4-8) jumped to a 17-5 lead after one quarter, and appeared to have the Greyhounds (3-10) on the ropes earlier. Lisbon had other plans.

The Greyhounds, behind the duo of Johnny Yim and Ty Joseph, came storming back to score 17 points of their own in the second quarter to cut the Wolverines' lead to 26-22 at halftime.

The Greyhounds cut even further into Wiscasset's lead in the third quarter, when it scored eight points to Wiscasset's seven to make the score 33-30 in favor of the Wolverines going into the fourth quarter.

Wiscasset was able to hold on in the fourth quarter, and won the game, 47-45. After its big first quarter, Wiscasset was actually outscored the rest of the way, 40-30.

Ethan James turned in a solid performance, as the sophomore netted 15 points for Wiscasset, while fellow sophomore Kevin Lynch added eight points. Yim had 15 points and Joseph added 14 for the Greyhounds.