Host girls win Beaufort Track Classic
By Justin Jarrett
LowcoSports.com
Beaufort High’s girls track team claimed the team title and the boys finished runner-up to Westwood in a close battle Saturday at the annual Beaufort Track Classic.
The Eagles racked up 140 points to top the girls standings, edging Westwood by 11 points with May River (109) in third. Westwood (153) narrowly defeated the host Eagles (145.5) for the boys’ title.
The Beaufort girls claimed the title in the 4×100 relay and had two golds in the throws, with Amir Harrison winning the javelin and Divaria Smith taking the shot put.
On the boys’ side, Eric Smart (14.58) won the 110 hurdles and the pole vault (4.29m) and placed second in the 400 hurdles, while Amare Patterson (10.83) won the 100 and was second in the 200. Whale Branch’s Derrick Roberts (12.6m) won the triple jump.
Bridges soccer barreling through region
The soccer teams from Bridges Prep are closing in on region titles as they try to complete perfect runs through Region 5-2A play.
The Bridges boys are 6-0 in region matchups and have outscored their opponents 51-7, while the girls sit at 4-0 with a 46-0 goal differential.
The Bucs have two matchups with Hampton County this week, and the girls’ game is a showdown of undefeated region contenders.
Beaufort boys lacrosse on win streak
It’s been an up-and-down season for Beaufort High’s boys lacrosse team, but the Eagles are on an upswing as the regular-season winds down.
The Eagles have won two straight and three of their last four after following up a 14-7 win at Fox Creek with a key 11-8 triumph at Bluffton on Thursday.
Freshman Renner Taylor scored a sock trick with six goals and contributed three assists in the win over Fox Creek, while Emory Orton scored four goals and added an assist and Hunter Booher added three goals and two assists against the Bobcats.
