The Boothbay Region High School boys basketball team enters the holiday break with an unblemished record at 6-0 after a pair of wins.

On Monday, Dec. 22, during the third period of a 77-38 victory over Mountain Valley, John Hepburn recorded his 1000th career point as he entered the game needing 24 to be the fifth male in Seahawks' history to reach the milestone. Hepburn got the historical night going in the first period as he scored eight first period point during a 16-0 run to finish of the period with Boothbay jumping out to a 20-4 lead after eight minutes.

Boothbay nips Hall-Dale in OT

Senior Evan Hepburn banked home the game winner with two seconds left in overtime to give the Seahawks a very gritty 60-58 road win at Hall-Dale on Friday, Dec. 19. Hepburn had given the Seahawks a one-point lead with 1:13 left in overtime after tying the score in the last minute of regulation.

Despite several opportunities for Hall-Dale the Seahawks lead remained at one until the host Bulldogs Brian Allen hit the second of two free throws with nine seconds remaining in overtime. After the Hepburn hoop, Hall-Dale threw a long down court pass that was intercepted by Abel Bryer at free safety.

The Seahawks had to overcome a six-point deficit with just over a minute left in regulation to even get to overtime (after entering the game already down two key players as Aaron Dickinson was out sick and Joesph DiMauro injured).

Nick Gorey also got injured in the first half further diminishing the depth. John Hepburn scored on an offensive rebound to cut the lead to four before Julian Aponte drove through the lane with 55 seconds left. Poor decisions by Hall-Dale combined with intense Boothbay defensive pressure gave the Seahawks the opportunity to stay alive as Evan Hepburn tied the score with 32 seconds left.

The Seahawks scored the first six points of the game and led 10-3 until Hall-Dale ended the period on a 11-2 run, capped by a three-pointer by Quinn Stebbins. The all-night, uphill battle for Boothbay became more evident in the second period as they were held to just eight points and faced a 10-point deficit late in the half. The biggest lead of the night came on a three-pointer by Bryson Camp to open the third period.

The Seahawks Abel Bryer scored six points during a stretch midway through the third as the visitors chipped away at the lead shrinking it to three on a bucket from the lane by Jacob Leonard. Consecutive fast break hoops by Leonard and Nick Kilgus to close out the period left the Seahawks trailing by two entering the final period.

Evan Hepburn led the Seahawks with 17 points, followed by Abel Bryer with 12 and John Hepburn with 10.