Beaufort – While winning is the ultimate goal of any athletic team, sometimes gaining valuable experience and competing at a high level can pay dividends as well.
Beaufort High’s fall athletes enjoyed a mixed bag of success in the 2023 campaign but several programs earned the opportunity to compete in AAA state playoff competition.
The football team entered this season as the Class AAA defending state champions but coach Bryce Lybrand faced a rebuilding job at several positions. The Eagles opened the season with losses to AAAAA Cane Bay and Fort Dorchester but were able to finish the regular season with a 6-4 record overall, The Eagles opened the state playoffs with a road game at Loris on Nov. 3.
The girls golf team earned a spot in the Class AAA state tournament and posted a seventh-place finish in the team standings.
Liza Sherbert was the top Beaufort finisher in the 36-hole event. Sherbert shot 177 for her two rounds and tied for 19th place overall. Lauren Holcomb shot 195 and finished in 31st and Saylor Rae Waldorf shot 196 and tied for 32nd overall.
Kenadie Cole shot 200 and tied for 35th place in the individual standings. Molly Hooper played the first round and shot 104. Jocelyn Senna played the second round and shot 97.
The girls tennis team finished third in region 8-AAA and lost in the first round of the state playoffs.
In cross country, the boys and girls teams competed in the region 8-AAA meet. The boys placed third in the team standings while the girls finished in fourth-place.
Gavin Moore paced the boys’ effort with a fourth-place run. The next Eagle to cross was Ryli Corbin in 19th-place. Andrew Caprio finished 23rd and Max Gibbons ran in 25th. David Barr crossed in 32nd-place.
Yzeult Antia was the top finisher for the girls team, finishing in fifth-place. Savannah Dickenson finished 30th and Aleeya Echols was 33rd. Xenia Perez-Pedro ran 34th overall.
The swim teams also participated in the 2023 AAA state championships. The girls finished 18th as a team while the boys finished 19th.
Amorette Chapman and Susan Cushman were the top performers from the girls team. Chapman finished 15th in the 200-IM and 18th in the 100-freestyle. Cushman was ninth in the 100-butterfly and 14th in the 200-freestyle.
On the boys side, Grant Stone had an 11th-place finish in the 100-freestyle and Finnegan Eby finished 17th in the 100-backstroke.
The volleyball team finished third in region 8-AAA and lost to Aynor in the first-round of the AAA Lower State playoffs.
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