Teams repping the Lowco fared well on the opening day of the John Drafts Battery Creek Classic, with Hilton Head Prep and May River advancing along with the host Dolphins on Thursday night in Burton.
Hilton Head Prep outlasted Class 5A Fort Dorchester 50-43 in overtime to advance to a semifinal matchup with Brookland-Cayce tonight, while May River took down Military Magnet and Battery Creek blew out Beaufort Academy to set up a Lowco-on-Lowco semifinal on the other side of the bracket.
HHP’s Ty Harpring put up a game-high 25 points, including five 3-pointers, and added six rebounds and five assists to lead the Dolphins to a hard-fought win. Luke Albright scored 13 points and KJ Ford added 12 to lead May River’s balanced effort in a 57-41 win over Military Magnet, while Battery Creek’s Kelvin Willis had 20 points and 13 rebounds in a 82-35 rout of Beaufort Academy.
All games in the tournament are being streamed on the Beaufort’s Own YouTube channel.
Photo by Amber Hewitt / The Island News
John Drafts BC Classic
Thursday’s Games
Hilton Head Prep 50, Fort Dorchester 43 (OT)
Brookland-Cayce 61, Easley 50
May River 57, Military Magnet 41
Battery Creek 82, Beaufort Academy 35
Friday’s Games
Fort Dorchester vs. Easley, 4:15 pm
Military Magnet vs. Beaufort Academy, 5:30pm
Hilton Head Prep vs. Brookland-Cayce, 6:45 pm
May River vs. Battery Creek, 8pm
Saturday’s Games
7th place game | Fort D-Easley loser vs. Military Magnet-BA loser, 1pm
3rd place game | HHP—Brookland-Cayce loser vs. Battery Creek-May River loser 2:30pm
5th place game | Fort D-Easley winner vs. Military Magnet-BA winner, 4pm
Championship | HHP—Brookland-Cayce winner vs. Battery Creek-May River winner, 5:30pm