Alecia Faulkingham and Briana Goud couldn't remember the last time the Wiscasset High School girls varsity basketball team had beaten the Boothbay Region Seahawks.

Faulkingham, a junior, and Goud, a senior, said they knew it was before their time on the Wolverines' court, but neither could lock down an exact year.

Well, they won't have to strain to remember now.

The Wiscasset Wolverines, playing January 30 at home, beat their rivals 47 to 34 to end Boothbay's recent reign.

For the two seniors, it was a sweet way to approach to the end of a season that saw the team struggle in its first half and come together and rally late to force itself into the playoffs.

“We were definitely the underdogs going in,” Goud said. “(I've) never beaten them, it's definitely been a few years. (Basketball) has always been their sport, so it feels great to prove we can compete with them.”

For Wiscasset Kayla Gordon had 15 points for Wiscasset, Goud had 13 and Faulkingham had 10 to lead the way.

Even minutes after the game ended, Faulkingham said it was still hard to process.

“It's overwhelming,” she said. “It's indescribable.”

What hasn't been indescribable has been Wiscasset's defense, which has made it a point to overwhelm its opponents in recent weeks, Faulkingham said.

“Nothing really changed, we just started talking more on defense,” she said.

That defense, which pestered Boothbay Region from tip-off onwards, has been the biggest reason for the recent resurgence, Faulkingham said.

“Talking to each other has been key for us,” she said. “Our defense has been winning games for us. If we play great defense, it makes everything else just come together.”

And at the right time; after Wiscasset's last regular season game, which is scheduled for Monday at home against Hall-Dale, the Wolverines will await to see where and when they play next.

“We've been saying that we want to go up to Augusta for years,” Goud said. “I've been waiting for this for four years.”

Wiscasset was able to jump to an early 15-10 lead after one quarter. At halftime the Wolverines stretched their lead to 27 to 17. But, the Lady Seahawks weren’t going down without a fight.

Led by Sara Durgen (nine points) and Morgan Crocker (15) Boothbay chipped away at Wiscasset’s lead until it was just 32 to 25 after three quarters. But, behind the trio of Goud, Faulkingham and Gordon the Wolverines clawed and put their rivals away.

After the game, Wiscasset Coach Patrick Quinn only needed a few words to sum up how his team won.

“The girls played great tonight,” he said.