By Liz Torres, Globe Correspondent

Manchester Essex rallied behind 6-foot-6-inch senior guard Joe Mussachia, who collected 9 points in the fourth quarter and junior guard Sean Nally, who added two 3-pointers to upset host No. 11 Wilmington, 92-85, Friday.

“Sean and Joe work hard every day, 65 games a year to become the best basketball players they can be and I’m glad they play for us,” said Manchester Essex coach Duane Sigsbury (130-72).

The victory gives Wilmington (12-2) its first Cape Ann League loss and is Manchester Essex’s (11-4) third consecutive victory.

“It was a huge victory to beat a highly ranked state team who hadn’t lost a game in the Cape Ann League. We’re just excited to have played well,” said Sigsbury. “Being one of the smallest schools in the Cape Ann League makes this a huge feat for us.”

The Mussachia-Nally duo played a big role in Friday night’s victory with Mussachia leading scoring at 31 points and 22 rebounds and Nally following with 24 points, 10 assists, and 6 3-pointers.

“In my eyes, [Mussachia’s] a dream-teamer. He does unbelievable things for us and battles diabetes and never complains,” said Sigsbury. “He took his game to another level this year.”

Mussachia has passed up five scholarship offers to commit to Amherst College.

Manchester Essex fell behind by 6 in the second quarter but led, 45-40, at the half and 73-68 at the end of the third. One of the biggest obstacles was tying down Wilmington threat Vinny Scifo.

Senior captain Alex Porter (15 points and 10 rebounds) and senior center Adam Jackson (15 points and eight rebounds) each respectively reached their season game-highs.

“It was about two teams that played great offense. We had to get the ball inside and use our height advantage to spread the floor and dominate the glass,” said Sigsbury.