For a game that was separated by one point after one quarter and four points at the half, things escalated quickly for the Wiscasset High School boys varsity basketball team — to the tune of 44 second-half points and another win at home.

Wiscasset outgunned Oak Hill Saturday, Jan. 4 by a scored of 78-63. The Wolverines had four players score in double digits, including a game-high 19 points for Travis Padilla.

Padilla had plenty of help, however. Dale Peaslee scored 16 points, Chandler Longfellow added 13, Brandon Sprague scored 10, Matt Craig had nine points and Ethan James had five points off the bench.

The Wolverines jumped out to a 19-18 advantage after one quarter of play. While Oak Hill held a size advantage (center Derek Gamage, who scored 13 points, stood at 6’5”) Wiscasset was more aggressive on the boards. Wiscasset forward Dylan McMahon was able to wear out Gamage and give the Wolverines several second chances on the offensive side.

But, behind a gutsy effort from the Raiders’ Dalton Therrien and Jonah Martin (both had 17 points), Oak Hill was able to keep the game close in the first half as Wiscasset only held a 34-30 advantage at the half.

Unfortunately for Oak Hill, the third quarter was when the Padilla and Peaslee show began. The pair proved to be too athletic for Oak Hill’s guards as each was able to intercept passes and score on turnovers to push Wiscasset’s lead wider. Peaslee scored eight of his 16 points in the third quarter while Padilla added nine of his 19 to make the score 58-42 after three quarters of play.

From there, Wiscasset was able to glide to the 78-63 victory.

The Wolverines’ Monday, Jan. 6 game against Dirigo was rescheduled to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 due to inclement weather.