Susi gets 1st win at Creek
LowcoSports.com
After a mountain of moral victories, Ed Susi finally had one to celebrate at Battery Creek High School on Friday.
A number of unheralded underclassmen stepped up to help the Dolphins claim a 41-26 win over John Paul II and give Susi his first victory as their head coach.
Eddie Heyward and Nigil Fripp each scored two touchdowns on the ground and combined for more than 100 rushing yards, and Derrick Smalls Jr. had a big game in all phases with 56 yards on two carries along with a 70-yard punt return touchdown and a 58-yard interception return to set up a score.
Bryant Jolley rushed for 145 yards and two TDs for JPII, and Alan Wolf was 9-for-18 for 257 yards with two TDs and an interception, with Thomas Gehm on the receiving end of four passes totaling 137 yards and two scores.
Up next: Battery Creek (1-1) at Keenan on Friday; JPII (0-3) at Bethesda on Friday
Whale Branch 42, Hardeeville 0
Jermon Bowers and Jayvion Harris each scored a pair of rushing touchdowns, and Dayaun Brown and Khamarion Jones each added a TD on the ground, and the Warriors’ defense delivered a shutout on coach Jerry Hatcher’s birthday. Whale Branch won the battle in the trenches and slowed down a Hardeeville offense that put up 48 points in a season-opening win last week.
Up next: Whale Branch (1-1) vs. Ridgeland on Friday; Hardeeville (1-1) at East Clarendon on Friday
Beaufort Academy 35, St. John’s Christian 28
Nych Underwood and Dietrich Shuford combined for 326 rushing yards and five touchdowns as the Eagles survived a shootout in Moncks Corner for their second straight win. Underwood piled up 170 yards and three TDs on 19 carries and added seven tackles and a fumble recovery on defense, and Shuford rushed for 156 yards and two TDs on 16 carries while going 8-for-12 for 96 yards and adding two tackles, a pass breakup, and a pick on the other side of the ball. Sumner Pingree and Grady Lamm each had 10 tackles to lead BA’s defense, and Lamm was 5-for-5 on PATs.
Up next: BA (2-1) vs. Patrick Henry on Friday
LOWCO SCOREBOARD
WEEK 2
East Clarendon 32, Ridgeland 14
Greenwood 37, Beaufort 18
James Island 24, Hilton Head Island 0
Woodland 32, Colleton Co. 14
May River 28, West Ashley 21
Bluffton 35, Andrew Jackson 13
Hampton Co. 33, Allendale-Fairfax 0
Battery Creek 41, John Paul II 26
Whale Branch 42, Hardeeville 0
Thomas Heyward 33, Colleton Prep 0
Beaufort Academy 35 St. John’s Christian 28
HHCA 34, Bethesda Academy 14
Patrick Henry 42, Clarendon Hall 10
The King’s Academy 58, Cross Schools 6
WEEK 3
Friday’s Games
Beaufort at Philip Simmons, 7:30pm
Aiken at Hilton Head Island, 7:30pm
Lake City at May River, 7:30pm
Bluffton at Savannah Country Day, 7:30pm
Colleton Co. at Lower Richland, 7:30pm
Battery Creek at Keenan, 7:30pm
Hampton Co. at Silver Bluff, 7:30pm
Ridgeland at Whale Branch, 7:30pm
Hardeeville at East Clarendon, 7:30pm
John Paul II at Bethesda Academy, 7pm
Patrick Henry at Beaufort Academy, 7:30pm
Thomas Heyward at Orangeburg Prep, 7:30pm
Cross Schools at Cathedral Academy, 7:30pm
