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As impressive as Hilton Head Christian Academy looked during its 40-16 win against Pee Dee Academy in the first round of the SCISAA Class 2-A playoffs, coach Tommy Lewis admits that there's still work to be done.
Lewis said the Eagles' three defensive touchdowns and six turnovers last Friday overshadowed an average performance by the offense, which mustered just 48 rushing yards and had five fumbles, though the Eagles recovered their own miscue each time.
"Our offense was a bit frustrating because we can't seem to run the ball consistently," Lewis said. "We need to be able to run when our defense gives a lot of opportunities like they did (Friday)."
Hilton Head Christian Academy travels to face No. 1 seed Thomas Sumter on Friday.
INJURY DERAILS GREEN
Marcus Green's third-quarter thumb injury not only cost the Seahawks their starting tailback, it also cost the senior a chance at recording back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons.
After exiting the game with 192 yards in Friday night's first-round playoff loss, Green had 993 yards on the season, 488 of which came in the last three games. He also averaged 7.58 yards per carry, the highest number for any Beaufort County player with at least 10 carries.
"He's physical, he's fast, he's humble," Hilton Head Island High School coach Tim Singleton said. "... He's not an easy player to defend."
Backup running back Lawrence Jenkins finished with 466 yards. He totaled a career-high 95 yards rushing after Green's departure.
SULLIVAN RETURNING
TO STATE TOURNAMENT
For the second straight year, Beaufort High School tennis player Samantha Sullivan has qualified for the Class 4-A/3-A state singles tournament. Sullivan was one of 32 players chosen from across the state after claiming the Region 8-AAAA individual title and finishing with a record of 20-4 in the
No. 1 singles slot.
The double-elimination tournament will take place Friday and Saturday at the Richland County Tennis Center.
NOT A EASY JAUNT
It's amazing what a little sand and wind can do.
The sandy course at the Class 3-A cross country state finals, which was held Saturday at the Sandhill Research Center in Columbia, produced slower times across the board than the qualifying meets.
"The course has a lot of really loose sand, which makes it pretty hard to run fast and the wind was so strong today," Hilton Head High runner Jack Felix said.
Felix still blazed around the course to finish second in a time of 16 minutes, 11.01 seconds.
Seahawks coach Bill Wrightson was prepared for at least one aspect of the conditions.
"I watched the weather all week and I knew there was a front coming through," Wrightson said. "It was the same out there for everybody."
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Losing seven seniors has a way of affecting any team. But when those seven seniors are also the entire team that competed at the state championship meet, the rebuilding effort is more massive.
That's the challenge that faced Bluffton High School cross country coach Dana House at the beginning of the season. Under the circumstances, House has liked what she's seen.
"It's been a very good year," House said. "... It's very hard to rebuild when all you had at the state meet has graduated. We're really rebuilding all the way across the board. There's a lot of potential for next season."
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