Delaney steps up again for Bucs
For the second straight week, Whale Branch alum Dee Delaney was called upon to fill a void in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ secondary due to injury, and for the second straight week, Delaney made the most of the opportunity.
After stepping in at cornerback and picking off Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts on an acrobatic play a week earlier, Delaney was pressed into duty at free safety when Ryan Neal suffered a concussion just two plays into the Bucs’ game at New Orleans on Sunday. Delaney played the remaining 63 snaps and sealed Tampa Bay’s 26-9 win over the Saints with an interception on a deep pass from Jameis Winston.
“He did a decent job,” Bucs head coach Todd Bowles told the team’s website. “He did a very decent job. We kind of moved him around [from] corner, strong (safety), free (safety), nickel. He kind of does everything back there for us, but we know he can catch the ball. He studies a lot during the week, and it pays off for him a lot.”
Delaney’s first NFL interception came in 2021, but he tripled his career total in the span of a week.
Beaufort girls capture region swim title
The roster includes only nine swimmers, but those nine garnered enough points for Beaufort High’s girls to capture their first region title last week in the Region 8-3A meet at North Charleston Aquatic Center.
Teams from Region 6-5A also competed in the meet with Class 5A Wando collecting 461 points, while Beaufort had a first-place total of 282 in Region 8-3A, edging Class 5A Cane Bay (270) and easily outpacing Region 8-3A runner-up Philip Simmons (123).
The region championship team is made up of Susan Cushman, Amorette Chapman, Elizabeth Claire Jones, Jane Irish, Lydia France, Molly Smith, Michalle Ricks, and Kenolee Samarasekara, and the Eagles are led by first-year coaches Julie Jones and Kelley Eby.
JPII’s Hannagan 11th at state meet
In its first season fielding a girls golf team, John Paul II sent two individuals to the SCISA state meet on Monday and Tuesday at Orangeburg Country Club, and one of them nearly bagged a top-10 finish.
Sofie Hannagan carded a strong round of 81 in the first round to claim a spot in the top five at the midway point before stumbling somewhat with a 98 on Tuesday to finish 11th overall, while teammate Sydney Folscroft tied for 22nd.
Hilton Head Prep claimed the team title by 26 shots with senior Bridget Wilkie shooting 7-under-par 137 over 36 holes to win her third straight individual crown by a whopping 16 shots.
– LowcoSports.com
