Despite a slim lead at half time, Battery Creek High lost its season opener to Estill 34-21. The Battery Creek Dolphins go on the road and will face the Whale Branch Warriors in Seabrook this week. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

[caption id="attachment_7826" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BCHS-6.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-7826" title="BCHS, 6" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BCHS-6-300x230.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="230" /></a> Battery Creek High School quarterback Raekwon Smalls, center, keeps the ball as he races for good yardage last Friday against Estill.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_7827" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BCHS-1.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-7827" title="BCHS, 1" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BCHS-1-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a> Battery Creek’s Darrin Peeks, left, tries to protect his quarterback Raekwon Smalls during the first half.[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_7828" align="alignleft" width="267"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BCHS-5.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-7828" title="BCHS, 5" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BCHS-5-267x300.jpg" alt="" width="267" height="300" /></a> Battery Creek’s Deandre Johnson tries to block a pass from Estill quarterback Alex Taylor.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_7829" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BCHS-8.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-7829" title="BCHS, 8" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BCHS-8-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a> Battery Creek’s Trevon Heyward wraps up Estill’s Eree Jenkins during the game last Friday.[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_7830" align="alignright" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BCHS-9.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-7830" title="BCHS, 9" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BCHS-9-300x193.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="193" /></a> Battery Creek’s Zach Mahan, right, recovers his team’s fumble during the first half against Estill.[/caption]