High school sports, May 8: Battery Creek, Beaufort score big in girls’ track
Daje Bartley won the 800 meters and Battery Creek’s 4x100 relay also hit the line first to propel the Dolphins to a third-place finish in the girls’ division of Saturday’s Lower State Class AA track meet at Woodland High.
Bartley turned in a season-best of 2 minutes, 27 seconds in the 800, and also finished second in the 400 with a time of 1:00.95. The 4x100 relay also won with a season best of 48.96 seconds, while Diamond Smith took second in the 100 meters and third in the 200.
The Dolphins finished with a total of 92 points in the girls’ competition, trailing only Lower State champion Waccamaw and Woodland. Ridgeland-Hardeeville was fifth in the team standings and Whale Branch seventh.
Ridgeland-Hardeeville’s Lenasia Singletary swept Lower State titles in the 100 meters (12.49 seconds) and 200 meters (25.68), while Kayla Hasty was second in the high jump. Whale Branch got a runner-up finish from Daja Smalls in the long jump, along with its 4x100 relay.
Whale Branch placed ninth in the boys’ competition, just ahead of Battery Creek.
Battery Creek’s Jonathan Witt captured the 110 hurdles in a season-best 14.75 seconds, while Tyrone Washington was second in the 400 hurdles. Whale Branch was led by Cameron Wilson’s runner-up throw in the shot put.
Beaufort girls atop 7 events at 3-A meet: Savionna Glover took first in the long jump and triple jump, while Bre-Anna Heyward-White swept the 200 and 400 meters as the Beaufort girls qualified six athletes and two relays for next weekend’s state finals.
Glover added a runner-up finish in the 100 meters to her wins in the long jump (17-3) and triple jump (36-9 1/4). Heyward-White ran the 200 in 24.74 seconds, adding a time of 57.57 in the 400.
Beaufort’s Jackie Barnes won the pole vault (11-7), and the Eagles swept to relay victory in the 4x100 (48.16) and 4x400 (4:06.15)
Hilton Head Island got runner-up finishes from Miyah Shatz in the 1,600 meters and Mallory Liggett in the 3,200 meters, along with a third-place finish in the 4x800 relay.
The Seahawks’ Ben Gilman was a three-time winner in the boys’ division, sweeping the 800 meters (1:57.07), 1,600 meters (4:25.77) and 3,200 meters (9:51.50). The boys also crossed first in two relays, winning the 4x400 in 3:25.23 and the 4x800 in 8:17.41.
BASEBALL
Hilton Head Prep in SCISA semifinals: Tyler Fox belted a two-run homer in the opening game and spun a two-hitter in the second as the Dolphins swept a doubleheader from Lee Academy to punch their ticket to the SCISA 2-A semifinals.
The Dolphins advanced to a three-game series against Pee Dee Academy, starting Tuesday on the road. Prep will host the second game at 5 p.m. Wednesday, with a possible third game Friday at a neutral site.
The opener was scoreless until Lee Academy pushed across a run in the top of the sixth, only for Fox to turn the tables in the bottom of the inning. Gage Hurlbut drew a one-out walk and was erased on a fielder’s choice before Fox ripped his first pitch over the left-field fence.
Cem Caglayan scattered five hits for the win, and Fox was even more stingy on the mound in Game 2 as the Dolphins again used late-game heroics with two runs in the sixth. Kyle Adkins and Nick Lucchesi had RBI singles to break a 1-1 tie.
BOYS’ SOCCER
Socastee 1, Bluffton 0: Chris Matlashewski’s first-half goal provided all the scoring as the Bobcats’ second loss of the season eliminated them in the Class 4-A Lower State semifinals.
The Bobcats played a majority of the game in Socastee’s half of the field, but their scoring opportunities couldn’t find the back of the net. Braves goalkeeper Cole Renfrow was called upon for eight saves to preserve the shutout.
Hilton Head Island 4, North Myrtle Beach 0: The Seahawks scored twice in each half to reach their first Lower State final in three years. Hilton Head will play for a state final berth Tuesday evening at home against Myrtle Beach.
BA’s Muniz, Dalton tops in SCISA region: Beaufort Academy’s Ryan Muniz was named Player of the Year on the SCISA 2-A all-region team, while Eagles coach Bill Dalton was selected as Coach of the Year.
Muniz headed a list of five BA players on the all-region team, joined by fellow midfielders Joe Bhoi and Ross Walker, center back Charles Aimar and striker Jacob Dalton. Hilton Head Prep placed four players in striker Waddy Brooks, midfielder Mac Orie and defenders Trammy Colket and Jack Dextraze.
Hilton Head Christian added a trio in defender Drew Robinson and midfielders Evan Berkner and Carson Webster. They were joined by John Paul II’s Karl Johnson and Josue Hurtado.
This story was originally published May 8, 2016 at 1:43 PM with the headline "High school sports, May 8: Battery Creek, Beaufort score big in girls’ track."