PORTLAND

The Greely Rangers have had few opportunities to work on their late game free-throw shooting this season, with most contests already decided well beforehand.

On Wednesday against fourth-seeded Marshwood, the Rangers made 8-of- 8 from the charity stripe over the final two minutes in a 46-35 Class A South girls hoops victory at Cross Insurance Arena.

Greely next faces No. 2 Brunswick, a school Rangers coach Todd Flaherty is very familiar with after coaching rival Morse for several years.

“I don’t like black and orange,” joked Flaherty, whose 19-1 squad will match up for the second time this season with the Dragons (a 65-46 Greely win). “We did some things that we haven’t had to do this year. We killed some time, had a bit of foul trouble and had to make our free throws.”

Gritty Marshwood kept it close for most of three quarters. The Hawks held the Rangers to just nine points in the opening frame and trailed by just three, 21-18 at the half.

“That was one of our worst shooting nights,” Flaherty said after the Rangers shot 28.3 percent (13-of-46) from the field.

Marshwood received six points each from Natalie Herbold and Angelina Bisson in the first half, while Greely was paced by six points from Brooke Obar.

Leading 28-24, Molly Chapin swished a trey and Anna DeWolfe scored inside to give Greely a 33-24 edge after three. The Rangers went to the foul line in the fourth, making 9- of-10 overall, 14-of-17 in the game.

Obar led Greely with 13 points, while DeWolfe finished with 10 points and two assists. Moira Train chipped in nine points and a team-high eight rebounds, with Isabel Porter and Chapin adding six points each.

Herbold paced Marshwood with eight points and six caroms.

Now comes Brunswick, a team Flaherty and his Rangers have a lot of respect for.

“Brunswick is long and impressive. They are a good team and very athletic,” said Flaherty. “The first time we played them, we were close in the first half. It will be a challenge.”