Stephen Seedhom can still remember his first introduction to the game of volleyball.

“We were a little bit hesitant at first. But we came here, and everyone here was really welcoming,” said Seedhom, a middle hitter for the Bethlehem boys volleyball team.

It was at a camp the summer heading into his freshman year at Bethlehem.

“We were all super new to volleyball. When we made mistakes, we didn't really know if it was a mistake,” said Jonathan Seedhom, Stephen’s identical brother.

They were very green at the time, but also very memorable.

“They came in and they were late, and they came walking down those stairs right over there, and I saw these three, 6’1” kids and I said, ‘I don't know who they are [but] I want them in my program,’” said James Lemire, the Eagles’ head coach.

Oh yeah, there’s a third by the way, Thomas Seedhom, the oldest by two minutes, who rounds out the set of triplets.

“It wasn't exactly passion right off the bat, but it was just a fun sport to begin with,” said Thomas Seedhom, a setter and opposite hitter. “And, like, when we grew taller, when we grew older and when we grew more physical, it definitely became more of a passion. It's something we aim to be the best at.”

As the brothers began to learn and develop in the Bethlehem volleyball program, their teammates and coaches worked to try to nail down who’s who.

“When we were younger, it was actually a lot more frequent than now,” said Stephen Seedhom, referring to getting mixed up with his brothers.

“Nah, I don't even correct them,” Jonathan Seedhom said. “If they say, like, Stephen or Thomas, I’ll just follow along.”

“I throw them out on the court and then where they go is how I know, because each one plays a different position,” Lemire remarked.

This season, the trio are now all seniors and starting on the varsity team.

“You think about that moment and you watched those videos back and you're like, ‘Oh wait, I'm on the right, Stephen is in the middle and Jonathan is on the outside,’” Thomas Seedhom said. “It's definitely an eye-opener of how far we've come and how much we've grown throughout the years.”

“Because we've played together for so long, we've just gotten a lot better at working together,” Jonathan Seedhom said.

Working together and competing together has helped each of them thrive in their roles. It’s a unique journey that’s beginning to wind down as they now prepare for the postseason.

“All these years of living with each other seems like it created a special connection on the court, not just off the court,” Stephen Seedhom said.

“We want to enjoy the rest of this. It's our last season with Bethlehem. We're just taking in every moment,” Thomas Seedhom said. “We're kind of accepting whatever happens to us. All though we are working to win sectionals.”