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<p><em>Above: Hilton Head Island quarterback Jaylen Sneed gets overpowered by Beaufort’s Alvin Wilson on Friday, Sept. 1, at Beaufort High. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em><br><br><strong>By Wes Kerr</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>
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<p>Beaufort High defensive end Alvin Wilson and Whale Branch defensive tackle Xavier Chaplin will represent northern Beaufort County on the South roster in South Carolina’s biggest all-star football game this December. The area standouts were selected Monday to play in the 2021 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl, joining a list of 88 high school seniors across the state.</p>
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<p>Wilson has anchored a stellar Beaufort High defensive line that has allowed just 13.75 points per game this season. The Eagle veteran has dominated in the trenches and has become a terrific leader of an impressive front seven.</p>
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<p>Chaplin has shined at defensive tackle for Whale Branch as a reliable run stuffer in the heart of a potent Warrior line. His 33 tackles rank second on the team alongside five tackles for loss and two sacks. Chaplin’s outstanding effort has made him a valuable component of a Whale Branch unit primed for a deep postseason run.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/08202021-Whale-Branch-football-2-1170.jpeg"><img src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/08202021-Whale-Branch-football-2-1170-1024x758.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-52950"/></a><figcaption><em>Whale Branch defensive tackle Xavier Chaplin drags down a Calhoun County ball carrier during the first half. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></figcaption></figure>
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<p>Also from Beaufort County, May River’s Garvin Douglas and Jaeon Allen were named to the South roster alongside Hilton Head High two-way star Jaylen Sneed,</p>
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<p>The 2021 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl will be held on December 11 at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach. The all-star game was first played in 1948 and will return this season after last year’s edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
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<p>With the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas called off for the second straight season, the event will be the only fully sanctioned all-star game for the state’s high school seniors in 2021.</p>
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