Beaufort’s winning streak at 13 after wins over Georgetown, Dreher, Waccamaw
LowcoSports.com
A handful of the players on Beaufort High’s boys soccer team have already been to the mountaintop as members of the Eagles’ state championship football team last fall. One of them delivered the moment that extended Beaufort’s season Monday night, and the Eagles won a penalty shootout at Waccamaw to come within one win of providing the perfect bookend to a charmed school year for Beaufort High’s sports teams.
Jack Troutman, the kicker and punter for the Eagles’ football championship run, bent a free kick from 30 yards inside the far post for the equalizer in the waning minutes of regulation, and Nigel Bell made two stops in penalties before Bryce DeFilippis buried his kick from the spot to clinch a 4-2 shootout win and send Beaufort into a showdown with Daniel for the Class 3A title Saturday night in Irmo.
The start of the game was delayed 45 minutes by weather, and the host Warriors jumped on top early before DeFilippis slotted home a cross from Sam Track to draw even. Wacccamaw edged ahead by a goal just before halftime, and that’s where it stood until Troutman’s free kick bent around the Warriors’ wall and past the diving keeper to tie it.
After two 10-minute overtime periods and two five-minute Golden Goal sessions ended without a score, sending it to penalties. Trask, Troutman, and Guerin Willis each converted their tries, and with Bell making stops on two of the four shots he faced, the dagger from DeFilippis sent the Eagles to their first boys soccer state championship game.
In Friday’s 4-1 win over Dreher, the Eagles dominated in the wet conditions. Beck Schwerin scored a hat trick to lead Beaufort. Dreher put one on the board, and Beaufort answered almost immediately with a goal from Eduardo Loza.
The Eagles (15-2) have won 13 straight games dating to March 17, and they’re one away from making history.
BOYS SOCCER
Wednesday, May 3
SCHSL 3A
Beaufort 5, Georgetown 2
SCHSL 1A
Bridges Prep 2, Chas M&S 0
Friday, May 5
SCHSL 3A
Beaufort 4, Dreher 1
SCHSL 1A
Southside Christian 3, Bridges Prep 0
Monday, May 8
SCHSL 3A
Beaufort 2, Waccamaw 2 (Beaufort wins PKs)
