Versatility on display: Freshman Khadre Lane leads Seabury past Veritas

Bishop Seabury freshman Khadre Lane hangs in the air as he attempts a layup during Bishop Seabury’s game against Veritas Christian School on Friday. The Seabury boys won, 56-28.

All season long, Bishop Seabury freshman Khadre Lane has been able to drive to the basket.

On Friday against city rival Veritas, he showed off a different part of his game: a perimeter jumpshot.

Lane’s 15 points on 7-of-13 shooting helped the Seahawks take a 56-28 victory at home. Coach Ashley Battles said Friday was the first time Lane has been an efficient scorer from the outside.

Battles credits assistant coach Caleb Holmes, a former player for Yale, with drawing up plays that got Lane open on the wings.

And the other four players on the court don’t mind passing it to him.

“They understand that Khadre’s got a chance to be a special player, and they like getting him the ball,” Battles said. “When he does what he does, it’s electric.”

Lane scored 13 of the Seahawks’ first 18 points in a variety of ways — driving, curling off screens and hitting a wide-open three-pointer, to name a few. He capped the first half with a vicious one-hand dunk that sent the crowd into a frenzy.

“I wanted to do something better, but a dunk is a dunk,” Lane said. “The crowd liked it. It works. Two points.”

The Seahawks (7-3) really didn’t extend their lead until the second quarter when Lane said they just started playing harder. Seabury opened up a 38-14 lead at halftime.

Senior Skyler Malone, who finished with four points and eight rebounds off the bench, said that they focused on what they had been working on in practice all week.

Battles loves how much effort Malone gives.

“That’s exactly what Skyler Malone is,” Battles said. “He’s just a completely unselfish basketball player.”

Veritas coach Gary Hammer was impressed with the Seahawks’ depth of talent.

“They just don’t have one good player,” Hammer said. “They have five guys on the floor that can shoot. And they were shooting well tonight.”

And with experience against bigger schools in recent tournaments, the Seahawks are eager to keep the season going.

“We’re not afraid of anybody,” Battles said.

Seabury (8-4) plays University Academy at home on Tuesday. Veritas (12-3) travels to play Manhattan CHIEF, also on Tuesday.

Box score

Bishop Seabury 56, Veritas 28

VERITAS (28)

Nate Scott 1-5 2-2 4, Ethan Scott 1-4 0-0 2, Thomas Bachert 3-3 0-0 6, Ethan Kay 3-11 0-0 6, Elijah Penny 2-12 0-0 4, Jordan Rebman 0-3 0-0 0, Kelvin Rask 0-1 0-0 0, Blair Capps 0-2 0-0 0, Eric Shin 1-1 0-0 3, Nick Gardner 1-3 0-0 3, Andrew Currier 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 12-46 2-2 28.

BISHOP SEABURY (56)

Marcus Allen 2-5 0-0 5, Khadre Lane 7-13 0-1 15, Johnny McDermott 2-7 0-0 6, Josh McDermott 4-8 1-3 9, Reed Grabill 5-10 1-1 11, Skyler Malone 2-3 0-0 4, Fischer Almanza 0-0 2-6 2, Zach Silvers 1-2 0-0 2, Nathan Wilhelm 1-2 0-0 3, Samuel Ohashi 0-2 0-0 0, Nick Lutz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-53 4-11 56.

Veritas 8 6 6 8 — 28

Bishop Seabury 16 22 6 12 — 56

Three-point goals: Veritas 2-10 (Shin, Gardner); Bishop Seabury 4-13 (Johnny McDermott 2, Lane, Allen). Shooting: Veritas 12-46 (26 percent); Bishop Seabury 25-53 (47.2 percent). Turnovers: Veritas 11, Bishop Seabury 11.