<strong>By Justin Jarrett</strong>
<strong>LowcoSports.com</strong>

May River’s boys drained 11 3-pointers and frustrated a short-handed Beaufort High team in an impressive 82-56 home win over the Eagles on Tuesday.

Jakii Morrow led the barrage with four 3-pointers and 17 points to pace seven Sharks with at least nine points, and May River outscored Beaufort 48-30 in the second half. James Layman added 11 points, Garvin Douglas, Josh Evander, and Brady Harrell scored 10 each, and Gavin Blocker and Jordan Bryant contributed nine apiece.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>

Daniel Phares scored 15 points, Michael Dennison added 12, and Zyrin Odom had 10 for the Eagles, whose high-scoring guards were frustrated by May River’s stifling defensive effort.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>

The Eagles led 17-16 after the first quarter, but the Sharks heated up from long range to change the tone. Morrow splashed a 3 just before halftime to make it 34-26, Layman banged in a pair of triples in the third quarter, and Blocker splashed a long one to make it 62-40 going to the fourth quarter.

May River (3-4, 2-1) hosts Colleton County on Friday.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>

Beaufort (5-2, 2-2) travels to Bluffton on Friday.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>
<h4>May River<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>girls cool off<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>red-hot Eagles</h4>
May River’s girls continued their recent surge in Region 7-4A play with a 37-26 home win over Beaufort High on Tuesday.

In a matchup of teams who were coming in hot — Beaufort had won two straight and the Sharks were coming off a big win over Hilton Head High — May River set the tone with a stifling defensive effort.

Beaufort’s Layla Warren scored 17 points, but with only seven players dressed and without No. 2 scorer Quinn Wilson, she wasn’t able to do enough to carry the Eagles.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>

The Sharks used a balanced effort — eight players scored at least three points — with Morgan Kinlaw-Scott leading the way with nine points and Jordan Bigham adding seven. Ky’Asia Moultrie added seven points for Beaufort.

The Sharks led by two after the first quarter and 16-13 at halftime before beginning to pull away after the break as the short-handed Eagles faded down the stretch.

May River (5-3, 2-1) hosts Colleton County on Friday.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>

Beaufort (3-3, 2-2) travels to Bluffton on Friday.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>