Basketball Game Preview: North Bay Haven Academy Buccaneers vs. South Walton Seahawks

North Bay Haven Academy hasn't had much luck against South Walton recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Buccaneers will be playing at home against the Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. North Bay Haven Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

North Bay Haven Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 62-13 win over Wewahitchka. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-2.

Kaylee Goodpaster

Points

12/04/25 @ Wewahitchka	20
12/03/25 vs Franklin County	27
11/25/25 vs St. John Paul II	29
11/24/25 vs Fort Walton Beach	15
02/04/25 vs Pensacola Catholic	27
+ 6 more games

North Bay Haven Academy had a senior duo take command as Kaylee Goodpaster dropped a triple-double with 20 points, 16 boards, and ten assists and Ally Brady dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds. Goodpaster's big performance that evening made it 11 games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Corbitt, who shot 63% from the field to rack up 10 points.

North Bay Haven Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, South Walton suffered their closest loss since November 22, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Mosley by a score of 45-42. The contest marked the Seahawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

The victory got North Bay Haven Academy back to even at 2-2. As for South Walton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.

North Bay Haven Academy was taken down by South Walton 59-14 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can the Buccaneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.