Dartmouth's Sean Sylvia (19) and Justin Mello (80) on the football field. (Globe File Photo)

After years of bringing crowds to their feet with countless touchdown connections and electric 3-pointers, a dynamic Dartmouth duo finally crossed the high school sports finish line Saturday on a quiet tennis court on the campus of BC High in Dorchester.

Seniors Justin Mello and Sean Sylvia lost to a pair of sophomores, Sam Mullin and Kevin Cleary, 6-4, 6-4, in the first round of the Division 1 South tournament. BC High swept the Indians, 5-0.

‘‘It’s over now, but we had a good run,’’ said Mello. ‘‘Even this season, we did better than we thought we would do.’’

‘‘We had a lot of fun,’’ echoed Sylvia. ‘‘Now we can go to school and do it again.’’

A tennis court isn’t where their story was supposed to end. Sylvia and Mello were baseball players... Until this spring. The pair decided to play tennis, hoping for a shot in a few junior varsity matches, and maybe a varsity match if they were lucky. Instead, the two jelled as a doubles team, quickly became the Indians' No. 1 doubles team while earning Old Colony League All-Star honors.

Mello, a wide receiver/cornerback with outstanding football instincts, will attend the University of New Hampshire in the fall. He leaves Dartmouth as the Indians’ all-time leader in interceptions, receiving yards, and receptions, including 63 catches this past season, a school single-season record. He was also a top option out of the backfield for the Old Colony League champions. Mello was selected as an OCL All-Star each of the past two seasons, nabbing All-Scholastic honors this past year.

On the court, he was one of the area's top all-around players, leading the Indians in rebounds and averaging just under 12 points per game. Dartmouth basketball coach Steve Gasper once dubbed Mello, ‘‘Mr. Everything’’ after a well-rounded effort lifted the team to a victory over New Bedford. He has been an OCL All-Star for three consecutive years.

If there was a ‘‘Mr. Everything’’ on the gridiron, it would have to the Chesire Academy-bound Sylvia. The quarterback / safety / kicker / wide receiver (in his sophomore year) was an integral part of a perfect regular season, despite missing over a month after aggravating a hamstring injury while kicking a game-winning field goal over Mansfield in the season opener. Sylvia still managed to throw 9 touchdown passes, all after returning from the injury. Sylvia has been an OCL All-Star ever year since he was a sophomore and was named an All-Scholastic in 2007.

With a basketball in his hands, Sylvia was just as deadly. He led his team in scoring while earning yet another OCL All-Star selection, his second in three years.

While the two standout athletes never led the Indians to a state championship, they came excruciatingly close on several occasions. Success and accolades aside, the two have left Dartmouth with great memories.

Including a few from a tennis court.