H.S. Golf: Abilene Wylie's James shoots 81 on Day 1 of Region I-5A tournament
LUBBOCK – Wylie’s Casen James shots 10-over-par 81 on the first day of the Region I-5A boys golf tournament Wednesday at The Rawls Course.
Aledo’s Braylan Mahanay leads the tournament with a 70 – two shots better Burleson Centennial’s Blake Keen. Lubbock-Cooper’s Ace Ericsson is tied with Burleson Centennial’s Tallon Burgess for third (73). Lubbock Monterey’s Moore is tied with two others for fifth (74).
Lubbock-Cooper, the District 4-5A runner-up, leads the tournament with a 305. Burleson Centennial is second (310), while Grapevine and Aledo are tied for third (311). Amarillo Tascosa is two shots back. Lubbock Coronado, the District 4-5A champion, shot 318.
The final round will be Thursday at The Rawls. The top three teams and top three individuals not on a top-three team advance to the state tournament May 22-23 at White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown.
James originally missed the cut for the region tournament, after finishing two shots behind Monterey’s Moore for the final at-large berth. Ericsson, playing for Lubbock-Cooper’s second team, got the other at-large spot.
However, Ericsson was pulled up to Lubbock-Cooper’s first team for the region tournament, opening up a spot for James.
Big Spring’s Harris leads 4A tourney
At Lubbock, Big Spring’s Reece Harris shot 3-under-par 68 to lead the Region I-4A boys golf tournament after the first round at Shadow Hills Golf Course.
Canyon Randall’s Wyatt Provence shot 71 to sit three strokes behind Harris. Three others are tied for third at 73. Brownwood’s Sir Jones is tied with one other for sixth with a 73.
Andrews Black leads the team competition with a 299. Canyon Randall is second (304), followed by Brownwood (305). Big Spring (6th, 315) and Stephenville (9th, 328) round out the Big Country teams.
The second and final round is Thursday at Shadow Hills. The top three teams and top three individuals not on a top-three team advance to the state tournament May 22-23 at Legends Golf Course in Kingsland.
Region I-4A tournament
At Shadow Hills Golf Course, Lubbock
Wednesday’s Results
Team – 1. Andrews Black 299, 2. Canyon Randall 304, 3. Brownwood 305, 4. Monahans I 309, 5. Canyon 312, 6. Big Spring 315, 7. Bridgeport 324, 8. Levelland 326, 9. Stephenville 328; 10. Decatur 342; 11. Burkburnett 347; 12. Sanger 384; 13. El Paso Riverside 412; 14. Clint Mountain View 433; 15. El Paso Austin 495; 16. El Paso Irvin 561.
Individual – 1. Reece Harris, Big Spring, 68; 2. Wyatt Provence, Randall, 71; 3. (tie) Sawyer Burleson, Pampa, 72; Max Vergara, Levelland, 72; Jorge Molinar III, Andrews Black, 72; 6. (tie) Christian Campbell, Randall, 73; Sir Jones, Brownwood, 73; 8. Jack Burgen, Andrews Black, 74; Bodee Batcher, Canyon, 74; 9. Tucker Smith, Andrews Black, 75; Jack Langford, Randall, 75.
Team Scores (Big Country only)
Brownwood (305) – Sir Jones 73, Cobe Walker 76, Hudson Reagan 78, Caleb Modawell 78, Slayde Espinoza 85.
Big Spring (315) – Reece Harris 68, Christian Martinez 78, Elijah Gonzales 83, Andrew Garcia 86, Brycen Billalba 90.
Stephenville (328) – Jakob Stockstill 78, Zakery Mosher 82, Kash Stone 83, Tyler Traweek 85, Landen Toof 97.
Individual Medalists – Brody Gibson, Sweetwater, 80; Aden Hernandez, Snyder, 83; Luke Gray, Brownwood, 97.
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