LowcoSports.com
By the time it hit halftime Friday on Lady’s Island, Beaufort High football fans became more interested in another scoreboard than the one in the end zone of The Nest.
By the end of the night, they were thrilled by the totals on both boards.
Beaufort routed visiting North Charleston, 54-12, on Senior Night, as Samari Bonds and Jadyn Andrews each scored three rushing touchdowns after Caleb Ulmer set the tone early with a scoop-and-score on defense. And the Eagles got some help from next week’s enemy when Hanahan upset front-runner Philip Simmons to upend the Region 8-3A standings.
Andrews punched it in on fourth down to cap the Eagles’ first drive, and a couple plays later Robert Johnson got home from the edge and chopped the ball loose and it bounced right into the arms of Ulmer, who raced to the end zone to burn off some Senior Night adrenaline.
The rout was on from there, as Bonds and Andrews took charge, and Elias Johnson added a touchdown run to help the Eagles ease away.
Meanwhile, the Hawks stunned the Iron Horses, 37-34, on the road, giving Beaufort a second chance to forge a three-way tie atop the region standings, though the tiebreakers are stacked against them due to a 36-6 loss at Philip Simmons in September.
Beaufort (6-3, 2-1) travels to Hanahan (5-4, 3-0) at 7:30 p.m. with live coverage from Beaufort’s Own on Facebook and YouTube.
