Bishop Seabury senior Austin Gaumer looks to make a move past Pembroke Hill senior Spencer Allen (10) in the second half of Wednesday's game at Seabury.

In the final four minutes of Wednesday’s 83-65 victory over Pembroke Hill (Mo.), Bishop Seabury boys basketball coach Ashley Battles instructed his team to hold the ball to drain the clock with a 20-point lead.

That might’ve been the only time that Seabury senior guard Mikey Wycoff wasn’t putting the ball through the basket.

Wycoff scored a season-high 40 points, leading the Seahawks to their first win over the Raiders in the last five years.

“It just felt like a normal day for me,” said Wycoff, who shot 15-of-25 from the field and made all nine free throws. “Ever since the Shawnee Mission East tournament (in December), I’ve just been telling myself to stay aggressive and just put up any shot that you’re comfortable with.”

Bishop Seabury senior guard Mikey Wycoff (2) defends Pembroke Hill guard Curtis Lewis in the opening minutes of the 3rd quarter of Wednesday's game at Seabury.

It was the first game back from winter break for the Seahawks (4-2, ranked No. 5 in Class 2A) and they only played at two speeds: fast and faster. The track meet on Seabury’s home court was tied 44-all at halftime, which included 26 points from Wycoff.

After a three-plus minute scoring drought in the first quarter, the 6-foot-1 Wycoff decided to take over one possession at a time. He scored 13 points in the final four minutes of the period, driving to the rim with both hands, finishing an alley-oop pass from junior guard Zach McDermott and simply racing past defenders in transition.

Wycoff, who crossed the 1,000-point milestone in his career Wednesday, didn’t have any time to ease off of the gas pedal. The Raiders (6-2) made six straight shots in the first quarter and started the second period by making eight of their first nine attempts.

“Playing loose and fast is actually really fun for me. I like it,” said Wycoff, who had three slams and a couple of missed dunks. “That’s my favorite style of play. It’s really easy to score off of. I like to get out and go. We were just out there having fun.”

McDermott added: “That was definitely the perfect image of what we want do every game.”

In the second half, the Seahawks tightened up their variety of zone defenses, deflecting passes and putting hands in front of shooters. They don’t have a rim protector, so they try to frustrate ball handlers. The Raiders only shot 5-of-30 (17 percent) from the floor in the last two quarters.

Pembroke Hill senior point guard Curtis Lewis, who beat Seabury at the buzzer last year, led with 34 points by speeding into the paint on drives and using every inch of the backboard on his acrobatic layups.

“Listen, that Curtis Lewis is probably a Div. II point guard. He is really good,” Battles said. “And I’m not bragging, but Zach and Mikey are just better.”

Midway through the fourth quarter, McDermott (16 points, five rebounds and seven assists) sealed the victory with a one-handed slam in transition after a steal and pass from senior Austin Gaumer. McDermott burst into a wide smile and admitted he “spaced out” throughout the next few possessions because of the excitement of his biggest in-game dunk.

With plenty of attention on Wycoff in the second half, he was more than happy to help set up his teammates. Bansi King finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, Thomas DiZerega ran across the baseline on his way to seven second-half points and Max Easter drilled a 3-pointer.

The Seahawks will play host to Veritas Christian at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

PEMBROKE HILL (65)

Curtis Lewis 10-18 12-13 34, Spencer Allen 4-7 0-0 9, Jason Cobb 1-4 1-2 4, Will Powell 1-7 0-0 2, Derrick Kagwanja 1-5 1-3 3, Nazr El-Scari 4-11 0-0 10, Jack Ramza 1-5 0-0 3, Graham Cranshaw 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 14-18 65.

SEABURY (83)

Mikey Wycoff 15-25 9-9 40, Zach McDermott 6-15 3-5 16, Thomas DiZerega 2-4 3-4 7, Bansi King 5-9 1-4 14, Austin Gaumer 1-4 0-0 3, Max Easter 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 30-60 16-22 83.

Pembroke 20 24 12 9 — 65

Seabury 23 21 21 18 — 83

Three-point goals: Pembroke Hill 7-26 (Lewis 2, El-Scari 2, Allen, Cobb, Ramza); Seabury 7-24 (King 3, Wycoff, McDermott, Gaumer, Easter). Fouled out: Lewis. Turnovers: Pembroke Hill 10, Seabury 7.