Pike Road, Others Claim State Golf Championships
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HUNTSVILLE- It wasn’t much of a surprise that the UMS-Wright of Mobile high school golf powerhouse won its 26th AHSAA Men’s Golf Championship on Tuesday, claiming the Class 5A crown. It was no shock that the Mountain Brook boys won their 11th title with the 2022 Class 6A State Title.
The biggest buzz came in Class 4A, where the Haleyville boys shot consecutive rounds of 297 at Robert Trent Jones Hampton Cove Golf Course in Huntsville to win the Class 4A State Championship – the Lions’ first in school history. And on the girls’ side, Mars Hill Bible (1A/3A), Pike Road (4A/5A) and UMS-Wright (6A) each won their first state golf championships.
Tuesday’s round was one of the best top-to-bottom games as 34 of the 40 teams competing in the 2022 state championships improved their team scores from day one to day two. He was also highlighted by a hole-in-one by Peyton Preston of Lauderdale County. on par-3 #14 of the Class 3A competition. He finished seventh overall in the 3A men’s competition with a two-day total of 167.
Class 6A boys’ champion Mountain Brook shot 1 of 289 to finish with a total of 590 – just 14 shots over par – as the Spartans won their fifth straight state crown since 2017. Vestavia Hills shot 2 of 290 on Tuesday and also completed a total of 590 to win the Class 7A boys titles. Haleyville’s Class 4A total of 594 was the third best team total in the 36-hole tournament. The UMS-Wright boys had a total of 611 in Class 5A, Bayside Academy won its third state title since 2013 with a total of 643 in Class 3A, and in Class 1A/2A rivals Wiregrass Elba and Brantley fought to the wire before the Tigers emerged as the repeat state champion – in one fell swoop. Elba had a total of 665 teams and Brantley shot 666.
Spain Park and Huntsville finished tied with 452 teams overall in the Class 7A Women’s State Tournament. Both teams finished 20 over par – with a team score comprising each team’s three best scores. The state title was decided by the tiebreaker (A) of the state tournament procedures which compares the results of entrant #4 from each team. The Jaguars won the tiebreaker and the state title thanks to a 79-76 run by Courtney Johnson – 155 overall – who tied for ninth in the 7A competition.
UMS-Wright won the 6A title with a team score of 465, 5A State Champion Pike Road shot 468, and Mars Hill won 1A/2A with a team score of 502.
The low round on Tuesday was handed over by Chase Kyes of Spain Park, who had a 67 to finish second overall in Class 7A to Jack Mitchell of James Clemens, who had a 68 in each round for the lowest total of 36 holes of all in attendance with an 8-under 136. Vestavia Hills’ Ward Harris carded a 3-under 69 to lead the Rebels to the 7A state title.
Hartselle’s Jinger Heath had the lowest round of the tournament on the girls’ side, shooting a 6-under 66 on Tuesday to finish a shot behind UMS-Wright Class 6A girls’ low medalist Frances Brown. Brown rode rounds 71-69 to 140 to lead the Lady Bulldogs’ race for state champions. Heath fired 75 shots Monday and finished with a total of 141 over 36 holes.
Hewitt-Trussville’s Molly Davidson shot back-to-back rounds of 70 to finish 4-under 140 to capture the Class 7A low medalist. Auburn’s Kate Ha also shot a 70 on Tuesday to finish second at 143. Gabriella Nicastro of Huntsville finished third overall with straight rounds of 72 and a total of 144. Alexandria’s Lauren Sechrest had a 73 on Tuesday and closed with a 149 to earn the Class 4A/5A low medalist over Beka Yang of Pike Road in one shot. And in the 1A/3A class, Brindlee Mountain’s Ella Cothran recorded the second-lowest round on Tuesday with a 5-under 67 and finished with a total of 3-under 141 to take the 1A/3A low medalist by 10 strokes.
Mountain Brook’s Tom Fischer shot the Class 6A low round with a 4-under 68 and finished deadlocked with St. Paul’s Fleming at 1-under 143 for the tournament. Both earned co-medalist honors. Guntersville’s John Bruce was 3-under 69 to earn low medalist honors (141) for the Class 5A state champion Wildcats. Haleyville’s Hudson Lawson led a strong formation for the Lions with a 70-72 – 142 to earn low medal honors in Class 4A. His teammate Jake Temple finished second with a 74 on Tuesday and a total of 146. Jack Lawson (150), Griffin Kimbrell (156) and Brandt White (160) each finished in the top 10 of the 4A individual rankings.
Bayside Academy’s Cole Komyati had a low round of 69 on Tuesday and won the low medalist with a Class 3A total of 143. In the 1A/2A class, Michael Heaton of Bayshore Christian had rounds of 68-75 at 143 to earn the medalist bottom.
Team results and the top 10 in each division are listed below. For complete statistics for all participants, go to the following link:
https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/3305057
AHSAA 73rd State Golf Championships
Final results
CLASS 7A BOYS
Vestavia Hills 300-290 – 590
Auburn 302-293 – 595
Company 310-302 – 612
Vacuum cleaner 326-298 – 624
CLASS 6A BOYS
Mountain stream 301-289 – 590
Episcopal St. Paul 304-299 – 603
Culman 319-296 – 615
Spanish Fort 318-315 – 633
CLASS 5A BOYS
UMS-Wright 305-306 – 611
Guntersville 318-301 – 619
John Carroll Catholic 341-338 – 679
Lawrence Co. 360-352 – 712
CLASS 4A BOYS
Haleyville 297-297 – 594
Randolph 328-312 – 640
Oneonta 340-328 – 668
Alabama Christian 347-354 – 701
CLASS 3A BOYS
Bayside Academy 319-324 – 643
Op 342-338 – 684
Lauderdale Co. 346-355 – 697
Westbrook Ch. 353-345-698
CLASS 1A/2A BOYS
Elba 336-329 – 665
Brentley 339-327 – 666
Athens Bible 365-336 – 701
North Sand Mountain. 368-348-716
CLASS 7A GIRLS
Spain Park 233-219 — 452
Huntville 229-223 – 452
Auburn 237-228 – 465
Mary Montgomery 246-240 – 486
CLASS 6A GIRLS
UMS-Wright 231-226 – 465
Hartselle 247-229 – 470
Homewood 283-239 – 492
Strong Spanish 252-253 – 505
GIRLS CLASS 4A/5A
Pike Road 231-237 – 468
White Plains 247-237 – 484
Alexandria 254-238 – 492
John Carroll Catholic 283-273 – 556
CLASS 1A/3A GIRLS
Mars Hill Bible 253-249 – 502
Presbyterian Trinity 264-255 – 519
Bayside Academy 277-286 – 563
Lindsay Lane 290-279 – 569
INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS
CLASS 7A BOYS
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
Jack Mitchell, James Clemens 68-68 – 136 (medalist)
Chase Kyes, Spain Park 72-67 – 139
Harris Neighborhood, Vestavia Hills 73-69 – 142
Nick Cook, Enterprise 73-72 – 145
Jon Ed Steed, Enterprise 73-72 – 145
Connor Jones, Auburn 74-73 – 147
Nathan Hong, Auburn 75-72 – 147
Will Stelt, Auburn 74-75 – 149
Jay Clemmer, Vestavia Hills 72-78 – 150
Andrew Szymeia, Vestavia Hills 76-75 – 151
Parker Moellinger, Vestavia Hills 79-72 – 151
Jacob Lee, Vacuum cleaner 78-73 – 151
CLASS 6A BOYS
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
Buddy Fleming, St. Paul’s Episcopal 72-71 – 143 (Low Medalist – tie)
Tom Fischer, Mountain Brook 75-68 – 143 (bottom medalist – tie)
Jon Lunsford, Cullman 75-71 – 146
Thomas Norris, Mountain Creek 73-74 – 147
Will Drake, Cullman 78-70 – 148
Harrison Sims, Homewood 79-70 – 149
Tristan Wisener, Hartselle 76-75 – 150
Carter Brooks, Mountain Brook 76-74 – 150
Troy MacLean, Wetumpka 82-69 – 151
Stabler Pack, St. Paul’s Episcopal 78-74 – 152
Coe Murdock, Mountain Creek 77-75 – 152
CLASS 5A BOYS
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
John Bruce, Guntersville 72-69 – 141 (bottom medalist)
Quincey Leonard, Pike Road 76-71 – 147
Bailey Sutter, West Point 79-71 – 150
Thomas Crane, UMS-Wright 77-74 – 151
Josh Stubbs, UMS-Wright 79-73 – 152
Regan Lefeve, Guntersville 77-78 – 155
Ken Brown, UMS-Wright 77-80 – 157
Will Howard, UMS-Wright 72-88 – 160
Hudson Miles, Guntersville 88-74 – 162
Kaleb Proctor, Lawrence County 85-77 – 162
CLASS 4A BOYS
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
Hudson Lawson, Haleyville 70-72 – 142 (bottom medalist)
Jake’s Temple, Haleyville 72-74 – 146
Andrew Hinson, Randolph 75-73 – 148
Jack Lawson, Haleyville 76-74 – 150
Colton Boyce, Randolph 79-75 – 154
Kimbrell Griffin, Haleyville 79-77 – 156
Andrew Turner, American Chr. 82-77 – 159
Cole Lindeman, Priceville 83-76 – 159
Brandt White, Haleyville 79-81 – 160
Jayse Bryant, Oneonta 81-79 – 260
CLASS 3A BOYS
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
Cole Komyati, Bayside Academy 74-69 – 143 (bottom medalist)
Nicklaus Ledbetter, weaver 78-74 – 152
Elliott Overton, Winfield 83-73 – 156
Luke Ferguson, Bayside Academy 74-82 – 156
Eli Edge, Westbrook Chr. 86-79 – 165
Peyton Preston, Lauderdale County 83-84 – 167
Jack Hicks, Bayside Academy 87-81 – 168
Dillon Bayes, Lauderdale Co. 87-82 – 169
Anse McHugh, Westbrook Chr. 87-84 – 171
CLASS 1A/2A BOYS
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
Michael Heaton, Bayshore Chr. 68-75 – 143 (bottom medalist)
Jay Wilson, Elba 79-75 – 154
Luke Davis, Athens Bible 78-77 – 155
Tucker Kilcrease, Brantley 82-75 – 157
Tyden Steele, Winston County 81-78 – 159
Brandon Fincher, Vincent 86-76 – 162
Buck McRight, Red Bay 84-78 – 162
Jon Bush, Brantley 80-83 – 163
Cooper Layton, Brantley 81-86 – 168
Collin Sauls, Elba 83-85 – 168
CLASS 7A GIRLS
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
Molly Davidson, Hewitt-Trussville 70-70 – 140 (medalist bass)
Kate Ha, Auburn 73-70 – 143
Gabriella Nicastro, Huntsville 72-72 – 144
Grace Engel, Grissom 72-77 – 149
Ava Schwartz, Huntsville 73-77 – 150
Taylor Trible, Spain Park 75-75 – 150
Kylie Johnston, Mary Montgomery 77-75 – 152
Polly McCrackin, Spain Park 79-73 – 152
Courtney Johnson, Spain Park 79-76 — 155
Esha Gupta, Auburn 78-77 – 155
CLASS 6A GIRLS
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
Frances Brown, UMS-Wright 71-69 – 140 (bass medalist)
Jinger Heath, Hartselle 75-66 – 141
Annalee Regan, Muscle Shoals 76-71 – 147
Tori Waters, UMS-Wright 77-70 – 147
Beth Waldrop Lane, Jasper 76-78 – 153
Aiden Haithcock, Homewood 79-75 – 154
Laura Burch, McGill-Toolen 78-80 – 158
Temples of Laurel, Hartselle 82-77 – 159
Ashlynd Madden, Strong Spanish 79-81 – 160
Morgan Maddox, Homewood 91-76 – 160
GIRLS CLASS 4A/5A
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
Lauren Sechrest, Alexandria 76-73 – 149 (low medalist)
Beka Yang, Pike Road 74-76 – 150
Yvette Gorden, Pike Road 75-78 – 153
Lucia Perez, Westminster Chr. 87-68 – 155
Julie Waldo, Christian Alabama 82-76 – 158
Savannah Sandlin, Oneonta 82-78 – 160
Abby Gattis, White Plains 81-79 – 160
Emma Ray, Alexandria 82-79 – 161
Isabel Rogers, White Plains 84-77 – 161
Baylie Webb, White Plains 82-81 – 163
CLASS 1A/3A GIRLS
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
Ellie Cothran, Brindlee Mountain 74-67 – 141 (bass medalist)
Chloe Ruble, Lindsay Lane 74-77 – 151
Causey Thompson, Bayside Ac. 74-82 – 157
Esther Alexander, Mars Hill Bible 85-75 – 160
Virginia Anne Holmes, Trinity 81-80 – 161
Maggie Frederick, Mars Hill Bible 84-86 – 170
Camryn Blackwell, Glencoe 87-85 – 172
Emma Moore, Mars Hill Bible 84-88-172
Elizabeth Ann Stewart, Trinity 92-81 – 173
Ansleigh Davis, Westminster-OM 86-90 – 176