You had to guess this one was going to be close and the Windham-Stonington Class M boys basketball quarterfinal didn't disappoint.
14 3-pointers went up in the first half, Stonington had two more than Windham did and enjoyed an 11-point halftime lead.
But Stonington coach Michael Reyes knew one thing, the Whippets were not done and he was right.
Windham closed to within two in the final minute before Tim Sartor finally sent the Bears to their first state semifinal with a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left for the 77-75 win.
"Every time we play them, it brings out the best in each team," Stonington guard kevin Donahue said. "We played them four times this year and, in fact, every time I have played them over the last four years that has been the case. Even though it doesn't seem like it, this really is a rivalry."
Something interesting that occurred off the court, the two student cheering sections some how wound up side-by-each in the same set of bleachers across from the Windham bench. The nice thing about that, besides just a beach ball being tossed between the two, there were no incidents.