If point guards are meant to set the pace for their teams, then Travis Padilla certainly did that Tuesday, Feb. 4.

Wiscasset High School’s Padilla played well through three-quarters: dishing assists; playing sticky defense and forcing turnovers against a tough Hall-Dale team.

But, after three quarters, the Wiscasset High School boys varsity basketball team only had a six-point lead and Padilla only had two points.

That's when the junior went into beast mode.

Padilla torched the Bulldogs for 18 points in the fourth quarter to turn what had started as a back-and-forth battle into a 69-56 blowout win for the Wolverines.

Although he led all scorers with 20 points, Padilla deferred to his teammates, and often. Dale Peaslee had 16 points, Brandon Sprague had 14 and Chandler Longfellow had 11 to push Wiscasset to a victory in its final regular season game.

The Wolverines trailed, 12-7, after one quarter. The Bulldogs were able to rely on Brian Allen (16 points), Bryson Camp (15) and Nat Crocker (10) to ignite the team’s offense.

But then Wiscasset switched to a more aggressive man-to-man defense and began capitalizing on turnovers. Half-way through the second quarter the Wolverines retook the lead and never gave it up again.

The Bulldogs were able to hound the heels of Wiscasset; the lead never went beyond 11 points and got within four points at one point.

Padilla was able to turn on the offense and put the game away, however.