Beaufort Academy Sports

Week 10 High School Football Preview: Playoff lives on the line this week

A bit more than pride will be on the line when Bluffton High School travels to rival Hilton Head High tonight. (full story)

Prep Notebook

BLUFFTON'S WYMAN SELECTED TO ALL-STATE TEAM (full story)

Week 9 Prep football roundup

North Charleston 40, Bluffton 22: North Charleston racked up 391 total yards Friday to claim the Region 8-AAA title, the school's first since 2001. Denzel Myers, as usual, was the leading man for North Charleston, having a hand in all six touchdowns. He carried the ball 15 times for 170 yards, including scoring runs of 24, 12 and 48 yards, while completing 7-of-13 passes for 100 yards with scoring tosses of 19 yards to Corey Washington, 7 yards to Moses Smith and 7 yards to Denzel White. (full story)

• Photo: Hilton Head High’s Lawrence Jenkins reaches for extra yards during a game earlier this season. Jenkins and the Seahawks travel to Battery Creek tonight in a key Region 8-AAA matchup.
  

Week 9 high school football preview: Battery Creek hosts Hilton Head High in key region tilt

With the way the first two-thirds of the Region 8-AAA season has played out, every game over the final two weeks of the year is shaping up to be an important one for each of the six teams in the conference. (full story)

• Photo: Jonathan Dyer/The Beaufort Gazette Beaufort Academy’s Shelby Mixson returns a serve in the first set of her No. 1 singles match Tuesday afternoon against Rachel Sillman of The King’s Academy.
  Jonathan Dyer | The Beaufort Gazette

Beaufort Academy bounced from SCISAA tennis playoffs

As Shannon Edmunds was finishing off the fifth victory of the day for The King's Academy, the Lions' cheers for their teammates shifted to chatter about the chocolate, coffee and fast food that would serve as fuel for a long drive back to Florence. (full story)

Oct. 16 prep roundup

Hilton Head High 34, Stall 6 (full story)

• Photo: Beaufort High running back Alex Simmons sheds a tackle during a game earlier this season. The Eagles host Berkeley tonight.
  

Week 8 high school football preview: Beaufort High hopes to slow Berkeley

It's no secret what the million-dollar question is entering Friday's much-anticipated matchup between Beaufort and Berkeley high schools: How will the Eagles stop Stags rusher Bruce Ellington? (full story)

Prep notebook

Matchup of the week (full story)

Prep Roundup

VARSITY TENNIS (full story)

Oct. 8 prep roundup

VARSITY TENNIS (full story)

Oct. 5 prep roundup

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL (full story)

Prep Roundup: Beaufort Academy boys win SCISAA swimming title

For the second time in three years, the Beaufort Academy boys swim team captured a SCISAA state championship, as the Eagles used their depth to easily outdistance First Baptist for the Class 2-A/A title Saturday at the Augusta (Ga.) Aquatic Center. (full story)

Prep Football Roundup

Beaufort 48, James Island 41: Beaufort High's Josh McPherson rushed for 285 yards and five touchdowns on 20 carries, and the visiting Eagles outlasted the James Island Trojans, 48-41. (full story)

• Photo: Hilton Head High’s Lawrence Jenkins runs past Ridgeland defender Walter Nix during last week’s game at Ridgeland High School. Jenkins and the Seahawks begin Region 8-AAA play tonight with North Charleston.
  

Week 6 high school football preview: Hilton Head High's region title defense starts with North Charleston

NORTH CHARLESTON AT HILTON HEAD HIGH (full story)

Oct. 1 prep roundup

VARSITY TENNIS (full story)

BA, HHCA set to soak it in at SCISAA State Swimming Championships

When she first learned that her swimmers would have to meet qualifying standards in order to compete in this year's SCISAA State Swimming Championships, Beaufort Academy coach Bethany Byrne wasn't sure what to expect. (full story)

Sept. 26 prep roundup

VARSITY SWIMMING (full story)

Saturday Morning Punter: I've got good news and bad news for area football teams

I can only come up with one explanation for what is unfolding under the Friday night lights of the Lowcountry this season -- we've stumbled into a bizarro world in which up is down, left is right, and defense is almost non-existent. (full story)

Sept. 25 prep roundup

VARSITY FOOTBALL (full story)

• Photo: Hilton Head senior Victor Frazier stays ahead of the James Island defense during a game earlier this season. Frazier and the Seahawks will look for their second win of the season today at Ridgeland against the 3-1 Jaguars.
  

Week 5 prep football preview: Hilton Head High not looking past Ridgeland

Hilton Head High players and coaches have been cautious against letting one game make them too optimistic. But after last week's 57-6 blowout of Wade Hampton -- and specifically the team's impressive defensive performance -- optimism has certainly been present on the practice field this week. (full story)