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Beaufort High’s girls volleyball team has surged into second place in the Region 6-4A standings, and the Eagles still have a path to an unlikely region title.
The Eagles held off region rivals May River and Hilton Head Island High for five-set wins last week, moving them to 5-1 in region play and within a game of perennial power Bishop England. The Battling Bishops dealt Beaufort its only region defeat thus far, winning in three sets in Charleston, but the Eagles will have the home-court advantage — and Kirkland’s Krazies — on their side in the rematch Oct. 7.
Beaufort must first take care of business this week with a home matchup against Bluffton on Tuesday and a trip to Colleton County on Thursday. The Eagles needed four sets to get past the Bobcats in the first meeting.
It has been a team effort for the Eagles, who boast eight players who average at least one kill per set. Senior utility knife Alyson Dennison executes the offense beautifully, and sophomore Erin Crosby leads the attackers with 99 kills in 41 sets. Olivia Byrne, Samantha Graves, Carson Crosby, and Samiya Lee are also critical parts of the offense, and Sarah Anderson helps anchor a strong defense.
The Eagles will have been battle-tested by a tough Region 6-4A schedule, so if they can hang on to one of the top two seeds from the region, they will be poised for a deep playoff run.
CBCCA boys, Bridges girls lead way on XC course
Led by top-20 finishes from the trio of Clayton Leszcynski (18:44), Garrett Conner (18:49) and Boaz Wright (18:53), the Community Baptist Church Christian Academy (CBCCA) boys cross country team led the Northern Beaufort County contingent with a fourth-place team finish at the Beaufort County Championships on Saturday on Hilton Head Island.
Beaufort’s David Barr (19:08) finished 20th, but Bridges Prep was able to edge the Eagles for fifth place with Blake Lesesne (19:42) and Austin Lesesne (19:48) leading the Bucs.
Bridges Prep’s girls placed fifth, narrowly edging sixth-place Beaufort, with CBCCA in eighth. CBCCA’s Elisabeth Snyder (21:32) led the local girls in 20th place, while Bridges Prep’s Iris De Bois (21:41) and Beaufort’s Yzeult Antia (21:47) were close behind.
May River’s boys and Bluffton’s girls claimed the team title with May River’s Talan Farrington (15:38) and Hilton Head’s Julia McKenna (17:49) taking the individual crowns.
