<em>Photo above: The rebound seems to be up for grabs as Beaufort's Monique Jones, left, and Naijuia Moyd, far right, tries to grab the ball from Battery Creek's Taquasha Lampkin.</em>

If you enjoy down-to-the-wire basketball, The Eagles Nest of Beaufort High School on Lady’s Island was the place to be Friday night.

Both Beaufort teams won against their non-conference games against crosstown rival Battery Creek High School, but only by two points in each game.

Helping to push Beaufort High to the boys’ 52-50 win, Kendrick Dopson drained a pair of free throws with 14 seconds remaining. Matt Garay paced Beaufort High with a game-high — 21 points. Garay led a pair of Beaufort High scorers in double figures. Accompanying Garay in double figures, Dajour Cleveland chipped in 10 points for the Eagles. Kameron Jenkins narrowly missed a double-double for Beaufort High, finishing with nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

In the girls’ arena, unbeaten Beaufort High (9-0) outlasted Battery Creek 54-52 in a girls’ high school basketball squeaker. The Lady Eagles came from behind to beat the Lady Dolphins
54-52 at the final horn. The Beaufort High girls’ basketball team won behind the scoring of Naijuia Moyd and Breanna Heyward-White, who netted 14 points and 12 points, respectively.

In another area boys’ high school basketball game, Whale Branch beat Estill 69-38.

<em>Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>

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