Southern Gap placed third in a seven-team Southwest District golf match, firing a team score of 169 behind Graham and Marion.
The Eagles had three golfers shoot 42 or better, led by Ethan Deel and Jaxon Hardin with rounds of 41. Braden Hopkins was one stroke back with a 42.
Mason Boyd and Ben Mayhew each carded a 45, while Wyatt Street rounded out the Southern Gap lineup with a 50.
Only four scores counted toward the team total. Deel’s 41, Hardin’s 41, Hopkins’ 42 and a 45 from either Boyd or Mayhew gave the Eagles their 169. The other 45 and Street’s 50 were outside Southern Gap’s four counting scores.
Graham won the team competition with a 141, followed by Marion at 162. Southern Gap was seven strokes behind Marion in third place.
Lebanon finished fourth at 184, followed by Virginia High at 189, Richlands at 199 and Tazewell at 204.
Marion’s Campbell Sayers earned medalist honors with a 31. Graham’s Bailey Goodson and Noah Mulkey tied for second with rounds of 34, while Graham’s Brogan Gilpin followed with a 36.
Graham’s Colton Graham and Marion’s Brady White each shot 37, while Graham’s Kendal Brodnik finished with a 38.
Four golfers tied at 41 — Southern Gap’s Deel and Hardin, Marion’s Hayes Hall and Virginia High’s Carter Gemmell — creating a four-way tie beginning in eighth place.
Southern Gap’s third-place showing continued the Eagles’ inaugural season as they compete for the first time as a member of the Southwest District.
TOP INDIVIDUALS
1. Campbell Sayers, Marion — 31
T2. Bailey Goodson, Graham — 34
T2. Noah Mulkey, Graham — 34
4. Brogan Gilpin, Graham — 36
T5. Brady White, Marion — 37
T5. Colton Graham, Graham — 37
7. Kendal Brodnik, Graham — 38
T8. Ethan Deel, Southern Gap — 41
T8. Jaxon Hardin, Southern Gap — 41
T8. Hayes Hall, Marion — 41
T8. Carter Gemmell, Virginia High — 41
Because four golfers tied at 41, 11 players are listed among the top individual finishers.
AGATE
GOLF
Southwest District
Team Scores
Graham 141, Marion 162, Southern Gap 169, Lebanon 184, Virginia High 189, Richlands 199, Tazewell 204.
Southern Gap (169) — Ethan Deel 41, Jaxon Hardin 41, Braden Hopkins 42, Mason Boyd 45, Ben Mayhew 45, Wyatt Street 50.
Graham (141) — Bailey Goodson 34, Noah Mulkey 34, Brogan Gilpin 36, Colton Graham 37, Kendal Brodnik 38, Tate Mullins 45.
Marion (162) — Campbell Sayers 31, Brady White 37, Hayes Hall 41, Kingston Gates 48, IJ Creger 52, Emerson Street 54.
Virginia High (189) — Carter Gemmell 41, Gracie Belcher 44, Ryan Penley 44, Kendon Lester 60.
Tazewell (204) — Jaxson Sawyers 46, Brooks Mitchem 42, Tanner Lester 58, Cason Howington 58.
Lebanon (184) — C. Barton 52, M. Banton 46, E. Horne 49, E. Jones 46, T. Waugh 44, G. Orr 48.
Richlands (199) — K. Keegan 47, W. Welch (score not listed), G. Gunner 45, D.J. 54, E. Elijah 53, L. Brayden 57.
