Beaufort High boys basketball had a big lead early and had its chances late, but too many costly turnovers came back to haunt the Eagles in a 62-59 loss to Pinewood Prep on the first day of the Pro Skills Basketball Showcase in Goose Creek.
The Eagles opened up a 19-4 lead after scoring the first bucket of the second quarter, but the Panthers rattled off a 16-4 run to pull even at 26, draining four 3-pointers during the stretch. Each team hit nine triples in the contest.
Beaufort scored the final six points of the half to take a 32-26 lead into the break and extended it to nine early in the third, but Pinewood clawed back within 46-42 heading to the fourth.
The Panthers surged ahead by four with a 7-0 run before Beaufort scored four straight to tie it at 54, but Pinewood rattled off five straight points and the Eagles couldn’t dig out.
Beaufort’s frontcourt trio had another terrific outing, as Zyrin Odom collected 25 points and 11 rebounds, James Dennison had 23 points and seven boards, and Michael Dennison added eight points and 10 rebounds.
The Eagles (4-3) take on Goose Creek at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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