Sophia Felix knocked down three clutch triples and the Battery Creek girls basketball went 4-for-5 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach as the Dolphins defeated archrival Beaufort High 38-25 Friday night on Kirkland Court.
Battery Creek’s offense started off with a bang as Felix knocked down two triples early, and the Wilson sisters both connected with 12-footers to put Creek up 11-6 after one quarter. The two teams remained scoreless through the first two-plus minutes of the second quarter before Kiara Wilson found Ashante Shaw with a sweet pass under the basket for two.
The Dolphins’ defense continued to keep Beaufort at bay, causing a number of missed shots. Creek shot 26 percent from the field in the first half while holding Beaufort to just 19 percent and opening an 18-10 lead at halftime.
Creek opened the second half on a 5-0 run as Felix sank a three from the wing and then laid one off the glass to force Beaufort to burn a timeout less than two minutes into the half. The Dolphins attacked the offensive boards in the third quarter scoring, four points off of offensive rebounds.
Beaufort trimmed Creek’s 10-point lead to seven with just under four minutes to play, but the Dolphins pushed the pace in the final four minutes, attacking the Eagles in the paint and drawing fouls. BC shot 80 percent from the charity stripe in the fourth to secure the victory.
Felix and Kiara Wilson each scored 11 points to lead the Dolphins, while Shaw added eight, including five in the fourth quarter. Quinn Wilson scored 14 points to lead the Eagles.
Battery Creek (3-7) travels to rival Whale Branch on Saturday in hopes of sweeping the season series with the Warriors. Beaufort (2-6) hosts Wando on Saturday.
By Brackin Lambert
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