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We continue our “Athletes on the Rise” summer series, where we spotlight the top returning high school student-athletes in the Beaufort County public and private high schools.

We began the series last week by putting the spotlight on rising seniors Chase Hewitt (Northside quarterback) and Addison Gibbs (Washington tennis). During the summer, we’ll spotlight two different athletes from the schools and list their accomplishments.

As a way of noting their accomplishments, each athlete will be pictured in trading card form, both in the newspaper and online.

Carr Eagles

Pungo Christian Academy

Rising junior

Played football for Pungo Christian Academy as the team’s quarterback … In five games, he was 26-of-40 for 671 yards and nine touchdowns with three interceptions last fall … His longest pass was a touchdown for 74 yards … He also rushed 34 times for 454 yards (13.4 yard average) and seven touchdowns … rushed for more than 100 yards three times last season … On defense, he recovered three fumbles and had 11 solo tackles … He also played on the school’s baseball team … Batted .344 (21 for 61) with 22 runs, 16 RBI, a double and triple … drew nine walks and had two sacrifice flies … Was 0-0 as a pitcher in three appearances with a 3.50 ERA.

Eliza Jones

Southside High School

Rising junior

Played tennis for Southside as a freshman and sophomore during the fall sports season… teamed with Valeria Gonzalez to make the Class 1A East Regional for the second straight season … also played singles tennis … named to the Coastal Plains All-Conference team … also played on the girls’ soccer team in the spring … played in 19 games and scored seven goals with four assists … was second on the team in total points with 18 (two points per goal, one point per assist).