May River clinched a home playoff game and completed a sweep of its Beaufort County rivals with a 49-7 win over visiting Battery Creek on Friday.
Brandon Morales and Ahmad Green each rushed for two touchdowns and Green threw a TD pass to Melvin Livermon to lead the Sharks’ offense. Cameron Scott added a late touchdown run, and Terry Fields returned an interception for a score.
Gabriel Singleton scored the lone touchdown for the Dolphins.
The Sharks scored on two of their first three plays from scrimmage and led 42-0 at halftime. Morales went 71 yards for a score on the Sharks’ first offensive play, and Green busted a 72-yard TD run on the second play of May River’s next series.
The Sharks (8-0, 3-0) travel to Wade Hampton for a region-title matchup next Friday. The Dolphins (2-7, 2-2), who will be the No. 3 seed from Region 8-3A, wrap up the regular season with a non-region game at home against Whale Branch on Friday.