High school sports, March 25: Hilton Head Prep bats go on power display

Ricky Ledee belted a three-run homer Thursday and Hilton Head Prep also got solo shots from Tyler Fox and Gavin Hurlbut in cruising to a 13-2 baseball victory over Hilton Head Christian.

Fox also excelled on the mound, striking out 10 Eagles hitters in five innings while scattering just two hits. Cem Caglayan doubled twice as part of a three-hit performance for the Dolphins (8-3).

Both of HHCA’s hits came in the fifth as John Blackshire singled, Dargan Cherry walked and Connor Handy brought both of them home with a double. The Eagles fell to 3-5 on the season.

Beaufort 6, Battery Creek 0: Brice Adkins pounded out three hits and Jeffrey Smyth doubled twice to propel the Eagles.

Beaufort’s Drew Luckey was the winning pitcher, scattering four hits while striking out seven.

Dallas Highuet and Amani Gibbs both went 2-for-3 for Battery Creek, but the Dolphins left eight men on base.

SOFTBALL

Whale Branch 19, North Charleston 9: Chyla Simmons, Tanasia Campbell and Autumn Moon had four hits apiece as the Warriors amassed 26 hits in all.

Campbell nearly hit for the cycle, with a homer and triple to go with two singles on the day, while Simmons doubled twice. Karen Rivers added three hits for Whale Branch (4-4), while Cydney Boggs, Tryanna Baker and Jenna Shipley added two apiece.

Shipley kept North Charleston hitless during a unique five innings of work — going three innings as a starter, then coming back in relief in the fourth after a series of walks and hit batters allowed the Cougars to score eight times.

Thomas Heyward 15, Calhoun Academy 0: Liz Bunton and Hannah Cannon drove home three runs apiece as the Rebels scored seven runs in the first inning and put it away with five in the fifth.

Sydney Glassberg had three of Thomas Heyward's 12 hits, while Bunton doubled among her two hits. Ivy Bryan drove home two runs.

Selice Daley turned in another shutout performance, striking out 12 Calhoun Academy batters over five innings and giving up just two hits.

Battery Creek 16, Garrett Tech 0: Emily Crosby drove home three runs and scored three herself as the Dolphins needed just three innings to reach double digits for the sixth consecutive game.

Journeigh Doray scored twice and drove home two for Battery Creek (6-2), while Emily Madlinger added a two-run homer. Kyleigh Peeples struck out seven Garrett Tech batters in three innings of pitching, giving up just one hit.

BOYS’ TENNIS

Hilton Head Prep 4, Hilton Head Island 2: Marcus Ferreira and Sam Fried led a Prep sweep of the top four singles matches that sent the Dolphins to victory.

Ferreira beat Tate Steinour 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) in the No. 1 singles, while Fried took a third-set tiebreaker over the Seahawks’ Cooper Steinour. Rodney Sturgis and Frank Lin also took singles victories for Prep.

Sam Rothwell posted the Seahawks’ lone singles win, while Robert Gavin and Banks Reddy teamed up for victory in doubles.

Beaufort Academy 6, Pinewood Prep 2: James Carden, Cain Richards and Mitchell Russell all posted victories in both singles and doubles to lead the Eagles (6-3).

BOYS’ GOLF

Hilton Head Prep wins at Island West: Walker Campbell shot an even-par 36 and Christian Garruppo carded a 37 as the Dolphins finished atop a four-way match with Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Hilton Head Christian.

Campbell and Garruppo provided the top two scores on a blustery day in which only five players could break 40. Prep finished with a team score of 164, eight shots ahead of HHCA. Hilton Head Island shot 175 and Bluffton had 179.

Bluffton’s Drew Weary, Hilton Head Island’s Caden Edwards and HHCA’s Daniel Azallion led their teams with 39s.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

Hilton Head Prep 5, Hilton Head Christian 2: Cori Leonard and Catherine Sheehan each scored twice as the Dolphins ended a five-year losing streak against their rivals.

Leonard’s goal off a direct kick broke a 2-2 deadlock that put the Dolphins ahead for good. Charlotte Covington scored Prep’s other goal on a penalty kick.

Hanahan 2, Beaufort 1: Anna Smith scored the Eagles’ lone goal, converting an assist from Mia Collins. Goalkeeper Maddie Brace made five saves.

BOYS’ SOCCER

Hilton Head Prep 2, Hilton Head Christian 1: Mac Orie and Trammy Colket countered HHCA’s early goal to lift the Dolphins to victory.

Orie scored a first-half equalizer for Prep (4-1-1), and Colket put home the winner after intermission.

BOYS’ LACROSSE

Hilton Head Island 14, Chapin 3: Jack Flowers scored six goals and Duncan Marx added five as the Seahawks raised their record to 7-1 on the season.

Logan Johnston contributed two goals for Hilton Head, while Taylor Rozek had one and Marx added two assists. Colin Courtney led the defense with 11 groundballs, with goalkeeper Noah Flores made eight saves.

This story was originally published March 25, 2016 at 9:55 AM with the headline "High school sports, March 25: Hilton Head Prep bats go on power display."