Next time you see your friends from Scituate, tell them Coach Gordon Cushing and his DHS basketball team thank them very much.

Taking advantage of Scituate’s one-point OT win over Hingham on Tuesday night, the Dragons walked right through the door that the Sailors opened and took home the Patriot League crown by virtue of their 76-56 win over Whitman-Hanson on Thursday night in Whitman.

Led by Mark Brust’s 26 points, and double figure scoring from Sam Davidson (14), Ian Whitney (12) and Brian Grossman (10), the Dragons came out of the box on fire and built an 8-0 lead in the first two minutes.

Three consecutive three-pointers by Brust gave Duxbury its biggest lead of the half at 22-9, only to have the Panthers whittle it away to 24-16 at the end of the first quarter.

Grossman opened the second quarter with a steal and basket, and Whitney canned consecutive baseline jumpers to keep Duxbury in the lead at 35-25.

A Davidson trey and a Jack Garrity basket as the half ended had the Dragons in front, 40-30.

Midway through the third quarter the lead jumped to 52-35, thanks to a 12-5 run that forced Whitman-Hanson Coach Bob Rodgers to call a timeout in hopes of stopping the bleeding.

When play resumed Duxbury didn’t let up, as a Davidson three-pointer and a pair of baskets by Aaron Kramer had the Dragons ahead 62-44 with 1:02 to go.

Fourth quarter play came to a standstill, as Cushing had his team work the clock. However, the change of pace brought some sloppiness that forced Cushing to call a timeout.

Duxbury came out of the break with 4:44 remaining and Brust immediately canned a three-pointer to get his team back on track to a 10-2 run, allowing Cushing to go to his bench for the final 1:53.

“That was a good team we beat tonight. If they played zone we knew we’d get a lot of open looks and we can put a lot of points on the board,” said Cushing. “They beat Hingham and Scituate. They are pretty athletic and can spread you out. But if you can defend their threes they struggle to put the ball in the net. They just didn’t have enough fire-power to beat us.”

If Tuesday night’s win (88-48) over Silver Lake was any indication of how good the Duxbury boys’ basketball team can be, then clear your schedule for the next three weeks.

Starting four senior subs on Senior Night, Cushing had little to worry about as he watched his team grab a 6-5 lead in the first three minutes, then stay even with the Lakers at 15-15 with 2:10 left in the quarter.

After that it was a blowout of major proportions, as the regulars produced a 26-2 run for a 41-17 lead that finally forced Silver Lake Coach Tom Duggan to call a time out to slow down the Dragons, who appeared to be on their way to the century mark.

Using an up-tempo offense and a smothering defense, it was a continuous stampede to the basket for the Dragons, who probably recorded more lay-ups in a single game then their prior ten games combined.

A timeout proved pointless, as the Dragons were relentless in the offensive end, coming out of the break to out-score their opponent 14-4 over the next four minutes and leave the court at halftime with a 54-21 lead.

Everyone contributed in the first half, with Garrity proving he can be a defensive force and put the ball in the basket, scoring seven points and raising havoc defensively. Brust (10), Grossman (13), and Mike Casal (11) joined Garrity in dominating first-half play.

Play became ragged in the third quarter after Duxbury built a 64-25 lead, as the Dragons worked the clock and slowed down their offense, resulting in a 13-0 Silver Lake run that made the game look somewhat competitive.

Entering the final quarter with a 68-39 lead, the players had little sympathy for their Patriot League opponent and stretched the lead to 40 points (81-41) on a Davidson three-pointer.

Cushing unloaded his bench at this point, as Andy Sealund, Pat McWilliams, Greg O’Neal, Billy Curley, and Steve Blout hardly caused a drop-off.

A Sealund basket kept the margin at 83-43, and five points by Curley put an end to Duxbury’s second biggest offensive night of the season.

“We wanted to full-court press them,” said Cushing. “The kids felt disrespected by something that happened before the game and it fired them up, so we turned them loose and didn’t call them off until the third quarter.”

On Wednesday the Dragons will end their regular-season schedule when they travel to Plymouth North to take on the Eagles at 5 p.m., and will start tournament play the week of Feb. 23.