Bishop Seabury senior guard Mikey Wycoff drives in for a layup, contested by Veritas senior Weston Flory, during Friday's game at Haskell.

The Bishop Seabury boys basketball team has continuously put teams away with big runs all season. Those runs usually feature tipped passes, steals, 3-pointers and the occasional dunk by senior Mikey Wycoff.

The enthusiasm of each celebration grows with every made basket, and it’s clear the Seahawks feed off of each other.

“We walk around with swagger,” Wycoff said. “When we’re hitting our shots, it’s pretty cool.”

That’s exactly what happened in Seabury’s 77-52 win over crosstown foe Veritas Christian on Friday night at Haskell Indian Nations University. After a competitive first quarter, the Seahawks outscored the Eagles, 26-8, in the period, which included a 22-2 run.

Wycoff, who led Bishop Seabury with 20 points, said it was important to bounce back and play well Friday after an overtime loss to Metro Academy on Wednesday.

“Tonight we really picked it up,” Wycoff said of the Seahawks’ defense. “The Metro loss really opened our eyes. We told ourselves that we can’t lose another game going into sub-state.”

Early on, Veritas (7-11) was able to hang tough, and Seabury only led by eight after the first quarter. Veritas scored all 12 of their points in the paint off dribble penetration, which upset Seabury coach Ashley Battles because he said that was a point of emphasis entering the game.

“For some reason, it didn’t sink until the second quarter,” Battles said. “Once we stopped that, it was lights out.”

The Seahawks (14-3) hit four shots from beyond the arc in the second period, and junior Zach McDermott scored six of his 15 points on two shots well beyond the 3-point arc. His second triple gave the Seahawks a 36-16 lead. Wycoff capped off the 22-2 run with a vicious fast-break dunk and a roar to give them a 44-16 lead.

Veritas never got closer than 23 points the rest of the way.

“He’s as good as he wants to be,” Battles said of Wycoff. “I’m very lucky to have a player who can put 20 down almost every time he plays.”

Outside of the offense, Battles said he was pleased to see the Seahawks get back to their defensive identity after a below-average outing in that department Wednesday. Seabury forced 17 turnovers and made Veritas think twice about every pass it threw.

That can largely be attributed to the Seahawks constantly switching their defenses. They played a 1-1-3 and 2-3 half-court zone, as well as man-to-man defense.

“We know where our traps are and where our steals are in those. It’s a major advantage when we switch up like that,” Battles said. “When we played Wednesday we were sitting back and letting them get comfortable. Nobody was comfortable on their team today.”

Bishop Seabury (77)

Mikey Wycoff 8-13 2-2 20, Amir Shami 0-1 0-0 0, Cobe Green 1-2 2-2 4, Zach McDermott 4-10 4-6 15, Thomas diZerega 2-2 2-2 6, Max Easter 2-5 0-0 5, Dawson Chindamo 0, Bansi King 6-12, 1-2 15, Austin Gaumer 2-4 0-2 6, Chris Green 1-1 3-3 5, Luke Hornberger 0-0 1-2 1. Totals: 26-52 15-21 80.

Veritas Christian (52)

Weston Flory 4-5 0-0 8, Trey Huslig 2-10 5-6 9, Jackson Rau 1-3 1-2 3, Kammal Dowdell 2-10 1-2 6, Quinton Donohoe 2-3 0-0 5, Michael Rask 0-3 0-0 0, Calvin Koch 1-1 0-0 2, Peyton Donohoe 1-2 0-0 3, Tucker Flory 7-8 0-0 14, Kyle Weinhold 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 21-27 7-10 52.

Seabury 20 26 21 10 — 77

Veritas 12 8 14 18 — 52

Three point goals: Seabury 10-25 (McDermott 3, Wycoff 2, King 2, Gaumer 2, Easter 1). Veritas 3-17 (Dowdell 1, Quinton Donohoe 1, Koch 1). Turnovers: Seabury 8, Veritas 17.