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<p>Another weekend, another sweep of the team titles for the Beaufort High track and field team.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The host Eagles ran away with the girls title and edged county rival May River for the boys crown at the 19-team Beaufort Track Classic on Saturday.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Beaufort’s girls racked up 176.5 points, doubling up runner-up May River (88). Battery Creek (81) was third, while Whale Branch (40) was seventh, and Holy Trinity (3) was 12th.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Layla Warren (100 hurdles) and Shannon Smith (1,600) won individual titles for the Eagles, and Beaufort won the 4×100 and 4×400 relays.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Battery Creek’s Daje Bartley (400) and Whale Branch’s Theresa Anderson (long jump) also won individual titles.</p>
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<p>Beaufort’s boys compiled 141 points to edge the Sharks by nine points. Whale Branch (22) was seventh, Battery Creek (8) was 11th, and Holy Trinity (5) was 12th.</p>
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<p>Marlon Belden won the 1,600 and 3,200 to lead the way for the Eagles, and Dexter Ratliff broke the 40-year-old meet record in the discus (171-4) and placed second in the shot put to earn Most Valuable Field Athlete honors. Joshua Wilborn (800) and Desmond Gaillard (high jump) also won events, and the Eagles won the 4×400 (Wilborn, Jonathan Pozas, Max Davis, Nash Mills) and 4×800 (Pozas, Shylik Smalls, Edward Warren, Aydreyan Laurie) relays.</p>
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<p><em>Above: Beaufort High School’s Desmond Gaillard easily clears the bar at an even 6 feet during the 43rd annual Beaufort Track Classic on Saturday, April 6 at Beaufort High School.</em><br></p>
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