Kickapoo NationâÂÂs desperation three-point attempt seemed to hang in the air forever.

âÂÂI saw the whole game flash in front of me while that ball was in the air,â SeaburyâÂÂs Aaron Landis said. âÂÂWow.âÂÂ

Nate SwitchâÂÂs rainbow trey bounced off the rim with about one second remaining and Seabury escaped with a 47-46 boys basketball victory over the Powhattan school on Friday night at the East Lawrence Center.

Seabury, now 1-2, entered the fourth quarter with a 12-point lead (38-26) and appeared on the verge of capturing its first victory of the season with ease. Then the Seahawks ran into turnover problems, missed some free throws and the Warriors drilled four three-pointers in the fourth quarter.

âÂÂIt hit me about the middle of the third quarter that we were spent,â Seabury coach Marcus Heckman said. âÂÂWeâÂÂre about six deep. We need to be eight or nine deep and weâÂÂre not there yet.âÂÂ

Still, Seabury appeared in command with a six-point lead and a little more than a minute remaining. But Kickapoo Nation junior Ray Wahwasuck, who finished with a team-high 19 points, drilled a jumper at :56 to cut the Seahawksâ lead to four.

Then Seabury freshman point guard Adam Davis missed two charities at :43.8. Both teams traded turnovers before Nate Switch nailed a three-pointer with 16 seconds remaining to cut SeaburyâÂÂs lead to 47-46.

Moments later, Wahwasuck stole a pass and the Warriors called time with :04.1 showing. All Kickapoo Nation needed was a basket to win, but SeaburyâÂÂs defense dug in and Switch had to settle for the high-arching three-point attempt that drew only iron.

Thus Seabury was able to overcome its five fourth-quarter turnovers and 3-for-9 shooting from the foul line.

âÂÂYou canâÂÂt have too much free-throw practice,â Heckman said. âÂÂItâÂÂs something we need to work on.âÂÂ

Landis, a 6-foot-3 senior, led the Seahawks with a game-high 22 points. Late in the third quarter, he was on a sizz, scoring eight straight points.

âÂÂI was just feeling it,â said Landis, who lives in Oskaloosa but commutes to the Lawrence parochial school. âÂÂSteve (King) would set up on the high post and hit me under the basket.âÂÂ

Davis also sparkled for the Seahawks in spite of those late charity botches. With about 3:47 remaining, Davis picked off a rebound, went coast-to-coast for a layup, was fouled and converted the conventional three-point play to give the Seahawks a 44-38 lead.

That exciting play seemed to ignite Seabury for the stretch run.

âÂÂIt was huge,â Heckman said. âÂÂHeâÂÂs a freshman, but heâÂÂs the emotional leader of this team. Landis is a leader, but he leads by example.âÂÂ

Davis finished with six points.

Seabury girls 51, Kickapoo Nation 30

Freshman Lindsey Ahlen scored 15 points to lead the Seabury girls, who won handily despite making just five of 16 free-throw attempts.

Sophomore Laura Frizell and freshman Regan Sisson added 11 points apiece for the Seahawks who, like the boys, won for the first time after two losses.

âÂÂIt feels good,â Seabury coach Tracy Kitson said. âÂÂIt seemed like everybody stepped up for us. We won only two games last year so weâÂÂre already halfway to that.âÂÂ

Both Seabury teams will travel to McLouth next Tuesday.