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<p style="text-align:center"><strong>BASKETBALL</strong></p>
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<p><strong>BA girls fall short in semifinals</strong></p>
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<p>Beaufort Academy’s girls came up short in their SCISA 1A semifinal matchup on Thursday, Feb. 21, losing 52-45 to Dorchester Academy.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>EmilyAnn Hiers scored 15 points, and Amelia Huebel, Shanese Bostick, and Emma Melville added eight apiece for the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>BA finishes the season with a 16-8 record.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>BA boys lose close game in 2nd round</strong></p>
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<p>Beaufort Academy’s boys saw their season come to a close with a 52-49 loss to top-seeded Richard Winn Academy in the second round of the SCISA 1A state tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 19.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Dawson Coleman scored 16 points and Jaylen Reeves added 15 to lead the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>BA finishes with a 13-11 record.&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="text-align:center"><strong>LACROSSE</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Eagles win opener over Islands</strong></p>
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<p>Beaufort High boys lacrosse opened its season with a 13-9 win over Islands (Ga.) on Saturday, Feb. 23.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Ethan McKenzie scored five goals — including three in the fourth quarter — to anchor the Eagles’ attack along with Connor Sackman (4G, 2A) and Sean Moran (2G, 3A).</p>
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<p>Bailey Piatt had six groundballs and two assists, and Ben Straught collected six groundballs to aid a solid defensive effort in front of goalies Collin Durham and Zach Jindrich.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The Eagles (1-0) traveled to Richmond Hill (Ga.) on Monday, but results from that contest were not available at press time.</p>
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