Roundup: May River, Hilton Head volleyball pick up region victories
Girls Tennis
Hilton Head Island 6, James Island 0
Singles: Emily Ruckno def Sophia Broomall 6-0; 6-0; Sierra Seabra def Pai Godwin 6-0; 6-2; Danielle Silvan def Emilie Demosthenes 6-1; 6-0; Hailey Poplin def Lexi Strange 6-0; 6-0; Madeline Pollitzer def Kaya McDonaugh 6-1; 7-5. Doubles: Katie Watts and Hailey Cruz def Sarinna Moore and Savannah Smith 6-3; 7-5
Colleton Prep 6, John Paul II 3
Singles: Trice McClure JP def. Rihanna Bailey 6-1,6-0; Becca Martin CP over Samantha Reilly 6-2,6-0; Sidney Bailey CP def. Paige Weniger 6-2, 6-1; Madi Johnson JP over Kaylee Spears 6-4, 6-1; Anne Hatcher White CP def. Charlotte Bauer 6-0,6-4; Makenzie Pellum CP def. Brie Suiter 6-2,6-1. Doubles: McClure-Reilly def. Bailey-Bailey 8-3; Martin-Spears def. Weniger-Johnson 8-3; Pellum-Layla Bishop def. Suiter-Nia Poacher 8-4
Lucy Beckham 5, Bluffton 1
Singles: Ella DeFord (LB) def. Phelan O’Keefe 6-4, 6-1; Annie Wilbourne (LB) def. Ellory Pruitt 6-1, 6-1; Kaia Reiter (LB) def. Julia John 6-0, 7-5; Lila Small (LB) def. Natalie Rizzo 6-1, 6-0; Olivia Boshaw (B) def. Blythe Meyer 6-4, 2-6, 10-8. Doubles: Kayla Fergus/Kate Daniel def. Abby Stevens/Reese Marcotte 6-4, 6-3
Volleyball
Hilton Head Island 3, Bluffton 0
Scores: 25-13, 25-16, 25-14. HHI leaders: McKenzie Ryan 14 kills, 4 blocks; Ady O’Grady 8 kills, 3 blocks; Makenna Mason 21 assists.
Beaufort Academy 3, Hilton Head Christian 0
Scores: 25-19, 25-21, 25-21. BA leaders: Chase Vaigneur: 4 aces, 8 kills, 8 assists, 6 digs; Claire Tumlin: 4 kills, 5 assists, 10 digs; Ari Gonzalez: 6 blocks; Mary Hanna Hiers: 2 kills, 20 digs
May River 3, Colleton County 0
Scores: 25-4, 25-13, 25-14. MR leaders: Addison Black 10 kills, 7 aces, 8 digs; Brigit Hegan 6 kills; Jordan Bigham 5 kills. Abby Puplava 5 aces, 13 digs; Gabby Boegel 20 assists, 4 aces; 5 digs.
Hilton Head Prep 3, Thomas Hewyard 0
Scores: 25-7, 25-18, 25-14. HHP leaders: Ashley Wilmot 7 kills, 2 aces, 10 digs; Madison Denny 7 kills, 2 aces; Haylee Hopman 17 digs; Ashley Braun 12 digs; Gabby Bettez 10 assists; Ella Clark 9 assists
Battery Creek 3, North Charleston 0
Scores: 25-6, 25-5, 25-7. BC leaders: Laiani McCullough 18 aces; Amber Cooklin 15 aces; Caroline Malphrus 11 aces.
Football
Whale Branch ranked in preseason poll
Whale Branch is ranked in the initial SC Prep Media Preseason Football Poll of the season.
The Warriors are ranked No. 9 in the Class A poll. Whale Branch is moving down from Class 2A to Class A this season.
May River, which is moving up to Class 4A, received votes in the 4A poll along with Beaufort. The SC high school football season begins Thursday for public schools.