Football Recap: Beaufort Academy Eagles vs. Colleton Prep Academy War Hawks
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Beaufort Academy). They took down the Colleton Prep Academy War Hawks 39-20 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Beaufort Academy was led to victory by Nych Underwood and Dietrich Shuford. Underwood rushed for 241 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per carry, while Shuford rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Underwood's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 136 rushing yards. Nic Shuford also helped out with an impressive 86 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Beaufort Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Beaufort Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Colleton Prep Academy's QB won't forget Nathan Chavarria Byrne anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
Beaufort Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Colleton Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Beaufort Academy will challenge Bethesda Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bethesda Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Beaufort Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Colleton Prep Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Patrick Henry Academy at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th.
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