The Georgia High School Association held its golf championships recently, with three of the state’s dominant teams among the 14 winners.
The 6A boys played their state championship at Spring Hill in Tifton, with the 6A girls at Sunset CC in Moultrie. The other 12 championships were played at courses in the Augusta area.
Results of the 14 championships:
6A boys: Freshman Nic Cassidy shot a tournament best 68 to lead Johns Creek to a narrow victory over Lambert and Mill Creek. Cassidy’s 68 led the Gladiators to a 294 total, two ahead of Lambert and four in front of Mill Creek. Lambert’s Spencer Ball and Mill Creek’s Peter Chung shot 72 to lead their teams, with Johns Creek’s Thomas Gerard contributing a 73. Hunter Fry of Dacula and Austin Fulton of Douglas County tied for second individually with scores of 69.
6A girls: Lambert won its fourth straight title, posting a 230 total to finish six ahead of Alpharetta. Lambert’s Katie Owen was medalist with a 73, with teammates Kayley Marschke and Lauren Lightfritz adding scores of 78 and 79. Kelsey Kurnett led Alpharetta with a 76. Brookwood’s Harmanprit Kaur was second with a 75.
5A boys: Columbus shot 282 at Bartram Trail to score an easy 14-stroke victory over Lakeside-Evans, one of two Columbia County teams in the top five. Nolan Miller of Columbus earned medalist honors with a 66, with three teammates combined to shoot even par for a 6-under total. James Pearson shot 71, Ben Carr 72 and Daniel Davis 73. Andrew Crockett of Starr’s Mill was second at 69, with his team fourth at 299 behind Cambridge at 298. Preston Wagaman of Lakeside shot 71, and Drew Duffie shot 70 for Greenbrier, which was fifth at 300.
5A girls: Dalton posted a score of 241 at West Lake CC to win by six over Columbus, with Glynn Academy third at 260. Glynn’s Julianna Collett was low individual at 75, with Carson Roberts leading Dalton with a 76. Niquole Mangal of Lanier and Isabel Rijos of Northside-Columbus also shot 76.
4A boys: Marist won state for a fifth straight year, shooting 302 at Jones Creek to finish three ahead of Woodward Academy. Marist’s Will Chandler was medalist at 70, with Sport Allmond of Heritage-Catoosa second at 71.
4A girls: In a reversal of the boys results, Woodward shot 235 at Waynesboro CC to finish seven in front of runner-up Marist. Ayanna Habeel of Woodward was medalist with a 76, and teammates Jakari Harris and Susannah Cole shot 79 and 80 respectively. Woo Wade led Marist with a 78. Burke County placed third on its home course at 253 led by Rylie Marchman, who was second behind Habeel at 77.
3A boys: Keller Harper shared medalist honors with a 68 to lead Westminster to a 298 score at Gordon Lakes, six ahead or runner-up Pierce County. Also shooting 68 was Pierce County’s Zac Thornton. Oconee County was third at 308 led by Dustin DeMersseman with a 71.
3A girls: Calhoun and Blessed Trinity both shot 257 at Pointe South, with Calhoun winning the state title on the second playoff hole. Kate Mashburn was low for Calhoun with an 85, and Maddie Crump and Katie Rawls both shot 86. Hannah Jones was low for Blessed Trinity with a 79, three shots behind medalist Carol Pyon of Rutland.
2A boys: Greater Atlanta Christian shot 302 at Belle Meade, with the top four finishers all private schools. Pace Academy was second at 311, followed by Lovett at 312 and Holy Innocents at 315. Gordon Lee was fifth at 317. Benjamin Shipp and Jonathan Waters led GAC with scores of 70 and 71, just behind medalist Tyler Lipscomb of Bremen at 69. Alex Ross was low for Pace with a 72.
2A girls: Vidalia captured its fourth consecutive championship, shooting 148 at Applewood to finish four in front of Wesleyan. Layne Carter led Vidalia with a 70 and Jesse Dalton added a 78. Wesleyan’s Elisa Yang was medalist with a 69,
1A boys: Trion easily captured the title at 341, 24 shots ahead of Schley County. Trion’s Dawson Day was medalist at Goshen Plantation with a 73, with Thad Clark leading Schley with a 78.
1A girls: Portal shot 186 at Goshen Plantation to finish 11 ahead of Schley. Kenzie Jenkins of Towns County was medalist with a 73, with Faith Reddick low for Portal with an 86.
1A boys (private): Walker Hinds shot 71 to lead Brookstone to victory at Forest Hills with a score of 292. Evans Copeland shot 73 for the winning team and William Reeves and Frank Waldrop contributed 74s. First Presbyterian was second at 302, with two players shooting 75s and two at 76. Mt. Paran was third at 304. Logan Perkins of Strong Rock Christian was medalist with a 68. Jake McWhorter of Mt. Paran and Jordan Long of ELCA tied for second at 70.
1A girls (private): Amanda Doherty led Galloway to a championship, earning medalist honors with a 73. Galloway had a team total of 162 at Forest Hills, Mt. Pisgah was second at 171 and Stratford third at 175. Alexis Gopfert of Lakeview Academy was second behind Doherty with a 78.