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The Bowie High School boys' basketball team kept up its winning ways Tuesday night, beating Suitland 57-56.

Suitland missed a potential game-winning shot with 3 seconds left. A scramble for the rebound ensued and time expired, allowing the Bulldogs to escape with another close victory. Bowie notched a two-point win Monday night against Bladensburg and a three-point victory against Henry A. Wise on Friday.

Bowie coach Cedric Holbrook was frustrated with his team's execution.

"Our problems aren't with the other team we're playing against, they're with ourselves," Holbrook said. "When we get lax we get put in bad positions, like tonight."

Bowie takes on Charles H. Flowers on Friday night, a team the Bulldogs beat on a last-second shot by guard Nate Goldsmith on Jan. 22.

Suitland: Carl Lewis 7, Jonathan Steele 21, Nick Ross 13, Clinian Crawford 5 , William Gilmore 6, Sam Ijeomah 2, DaQuan Page 2.

Bowie (16-2, 13-2): Jarrett Carithers 7 , Randall Castleberry 7, Mike Ewii 3, Nate Goldsmith 13, Daniel Jacas 2, Kyle Jordan 8, Alex Rodriguez 3, Trevor McDade 14.

Halftime: Suitland 28, Bowie 27.

DuVal 62, Wise 52

Colin Beatty had a game-high 27 points for DuVal, which handed Wise its second straight loss and just its fourth in County 4A League play this season.

Pumas' guard David Golladay started the game with several baskets, but DuVal coach Artie Walker said the Tigers cooled Golladay off as the game wore on. DuVal switched defenses from its zone to man-to-man, with Lito Bush assigned the task of slowing down Golladay.

"We went out of a zone and put Lito and [Keith] Crocket on him and what we try to do is just stay in front of him," Walker said of Golladay. "He's a tough player."

Wise (14-5, 11-4): Delonta Boyd 10, Phil Wood 16, David Golladay 17, Andre Makell 5, Edward Thomas 4.

DuVal (11-5, 9-5): Colin Beatty 27, Gary Martin 18, Keith Crocket 9, Mark Nickens-Dempsey 4, Lito Bush 2, De-Ante Cannon 2.

Halftime: Wise 31, DuVal 26.

Laurel 72, Northwestern 49

Laurel trailed by five at halftime, but held Northwestern to just 16 second-half points. Spartans' coach Antoine Gaither was pleased with his team's second-half effort.

"We played a little bit of it [the second half]," Gaither said. "We contested more shots after they shot nearly 80 percent from the field in the first half."

Laurel forward Killian Azah had 19 points, and has provided quite a spark for the Spartans over the last few games. He tallied 25 and 15 points, respectively, in wins over Oxon Hill and Bowie last week.

Northwestern: Kahlil Tate 13, Ian Murray 4, Michael Alexander 8, Daron Tabron 5, Delonte Marshall 13, Barber 6.

Laurel (14-5, 13-2): Marcus Hebron 15, Jerrium Beale 6, Romel Blackson 14, Corey Wood 4, Omar Hendericks 2, Brian Johnson 4, Unigbo Agugua 5, Killian Azah 19, Adrian Wright 3.

Halftime: Laurel 28, Northwestern 33.

Eleanor Roosevelt 68, Flowers 57

Lasan Kromah led the visiting Raiders with 24 points, 11 rebounds and four steals.

Roosevelt (15-4, 11-4):Francis Ashe 9, Prince Okoroh 11, Chean Miller 6, Lasan Kromah 24, Domonique McNeal 7, James Smith 6, David Abraham 1.

Flowers: Jackson 17, Evans 25, Campbell 8, Gross 4, Majors 3.

Halftime: Eleanor Roosevelt 36, Flowers 29.

County 3A/2A/1A League

Forestville 71, Frederick Douglass 63

Dasheek Bannister had 17 points to lead Forestville, while junior small forward De-Andre Hairston tallied eight points and 11 rebounds in the win.

Douglass: Eric Washington 15, Timmone Watley 15, Justin Maze 19, Perrell Murray 9, Terrell Bonhom 2, Aaron Jones 1.

Forestville (9-8, 7-8): Brandon Waters 12, Marquise Forte 6, Shawn Ragland 4, Dasheek Bannister 17, Antonio Belt 13, Michael Igboko 2, Carnel McClary 4, De-Andre Hairston 8, Caleb Gaines 5.

Halftime: Forestville 31, Frederick Douglass 20.

Friendly 80, Crossland 70

In a battle of two of the county's top scorers, Crossland's Percy Wood out dueled Friendly's A.J. Thomas, 38-28, but Friendly emerged with the win. The Patriots remain undefeated in the County 3A/2A/1A League.

Montez Bentley added 15 points for the Patriots and Justin Strong chipped in with 12 points.

Wood went 8 for 8 from the free-throw line and connected on four of Crossland's seven 3-pointers. Maurice Thompson had 12 rebounds to go with his eight points for the Cavaliers.

Crossland played Friendly relatively evenly throughout the entire game, save for the second quarter. The Patriots ran off 31 points in the period, including 14 from Thomas. That scoring spurt gave Friendly a 46-32 halftime lead after it had led by just one point at the end of the first quarter. Crossland outscored the Patriots, 36-34, in the second half but was unable to close the gap.

Crossland (7-13, 5-11): Brandon Catlett 7, Barry Hannah 4, Maurice Thompson 8, Da-Andre Whetstone 4, Percy Wood 38 , Darnell Harris 9.

Friendly (18-1, 16-0): Henry Hood 7, Michael Gonzalez 6, Sherrod Baltimore 4, Montez Bentley 15, A.J. Thomas 28, George Letson 2, Justin Strong 12, Brian Brooks 6.

Gwynn Park 73, Fairmont Heights 51

Gwynn Park's high-scoring Fairmont Heights guard Khaalis Coppock-Bey to a season-low two points.

Yellow Jackets' coach Mike Glick said his team went to a box-and-one defense on Coppock-Bey, with junior guard Brian Blue drawing the assignment of shutting down the star guard with man-to-man defense.

Coppock-Bey's previous season-low was nine points against Montgomery County's Albert Einstein High on Dec. 30. He had 17 against Gwynn Park when the teams met on Jan. 12, an 80-75 win for the Yellow Jackets.

Corey Anderson just missed a triple-double for Gwynn Park on Tuesday, pulling down 18 rebounds, dishing out eight assists and scoring 10 points.

Fairmont Heights: Jamal Brown 11, Thomas Logan 4, Khaalis Coppock-Bey 2, Marlin Robinson 3, Victor Ibeh 6, Gary Williams 17, Lamont Adair 4, Howard 2.

Gwynn Park (15-4, 14-1): Tion Coates 11, Brandon Ford 21, Ryan Woodard 10, Corey Anderson 10, Brian Blue 9, Rashaad Muhammad 2, Keith Thomas 10.

Private schools

Queen Anne 63, Grace Brethren 59

The Lions ended their regular season by beating their Potomac Valley Athletic Conference rivals from Clinton. Senior captain Edmond Wright led all scorers with 28 points, including eight during a decisive fourth-quarter run, as the Lions finished 13-4 in the PVAC, their best league record in a decade.

Freshman Lloyd Bramble added 14 points, including three 3-pointers and two game-clinching free throws with nine seconds to play.

Queen Anne finishes in second place in the PVAC South Division. The Lions will have a quarterfinal game in the PVAC playoffs on Tuesday against an opponent and at a location to be determined.

Queen Anne (17-7, 13-4): Wright 28, Bramble 14, Haley 11, Bolt 3, Brown 3, Battle 2, Meadows 2.

Grace Brethren-Clinton (7-14, 7-10): Ferguson 19, Coburn 11, Locke 8, Rich 7, Loyd 5, Givens 3, Daniels 2, Lindsay 2, Saunders 2.

Halftime: Queen Anne 32, Grace Brethren-Clinton 28. 3-point goals: Queen Anne 4 (Wright, Bramble 3); Grace Brethren 6 (Ferguson, Coburn 3, Locke 2).

In other scores, Potomac beat host Largo 73-69; Oxon Hill fell to Bladensburg 58-41.