Beaufort Academy 35, Bethesda Academy 30
Devonte Green and Jaxen Porter each topped 100 yards rushing and combined for three touchdowns, and Braydon Dineen had another monster game on both sides of the ball as the Eagles built a 29-8 lead and held off the Blazers’ furious second-half comeback to wrap up the region title.
Dineen rushed for 62 yards and tossed scoring passes to Zeke Gonzalez and Tripp Gregory and collected 10 tackles, and Porter added seven tackles, an interception, and a forced fumble on defense. The Eagles open the SCISA 2A playoffs at home against Orangeburg Prep on Friday.
Records:BA (7-2, 3-0); BETH (7-3, 1-2)
Philip Simmons 42, Battery Creek 0
The Dolphins were no match for the red-hot Iron Horses, who locked up the No. 2 spot from Region 8-3A with their second straight shutout. Battery Creek travels to Gilbert to open the Class 3A playoffs Friday.
Records:PS (7-3, 3-1); BCHS (3-7, 1-3)
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 21, Whale Branch 3
The Warriors couldn’t muster enough offense on the road to keep pace with the Red Raiders, missing out on an opportunity to secure the No. 2 seed from Region 7-1A. Whale Branch travels to Lake View for a Class 1A first-round matchup Friday.
Records:WB (6-4, 3-2); B-E (8-2, 4-1)
Wilson Hall 49, John Paul II 14
Christian Tilton rushed for 108 yards and a TD on 23 carries with a TD pass and an I nterception and added eight tackles (2 TFL) and forced and recovered a fumble, but the Golden Warriors didn’t have enough gas to hang with Wilson Hall, which will host JPII in a first-round SCISA 3A playoff game Friday. Tony Hill caught a TD pass, and Sebastian Slusne had 11 tackles (1 TFL) for JPII.
Records:WH (6-3, 5-1); JPII (4-6, 2-4)
– LowcoSports.com
