May River 49, Battery Creek 7
May River clinched a home playoff game and completed a sweep of its Beaufort County rivals with a 49-7 win over visiting Battery Creek on Friday.
Brandon Morales and Ahmad Green each rushed for two touchdowns and Green threw a TD pass to Melvin Livermon to lead the Sharks’ offense. Cameron Scott added a late touchdown run, and Terry Fields returned an interception for a score.
Gabriel Singleton scored the lone touchdown for the Dolphins, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.
The Sharks (8-0, 3-0) travel to Wade Hampton for a region-title matchup next Friday. The Dolphins (2-7, 2-2), who will be the No. 3 seed from Region 8-3A, wrap up the regular season with a non-region game at home against Whale Branch on Friday.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 28, Whale Branch 7
The Warriors hung with the No. 4 team in Class 2A for a half before the Red Raiders pulled away in the second half.
The game was tied 7-7 at halftime, but Bamberg-Ehrhardt’s defense took control in the second half.
The Warriors (5-4, 1-3) will be the No. 4 seed in the Class 2A playoffs. They wrap up the regular season with a non-region game at Battery Creek on Friday.
