H.S. Golf: Brownwood boys take third at region, nab state berth

LUBBOCK − Brownwood shot 307 as a team Thursday to nab third place and the final state berth at the Region I-4A boys golf tournament at Shadow Hills Golf Course.

Andrews Black won the team title with a two-day total 595 – two shots better than Canyon, which closed the gap after shooting low round of the day at 293. Brownwood finished with a 612 – 10 strokes better than Monahans.

Big Spring (7^th, 641) and Stephenville (8^th, 659) rounded out Big Country teams.

Canyon Randall’s Wyatt Provence shot 2-under-par 69 to win the individual title with a 140. Pampa’s Sawyer Burleson and Andrews Black’s Jorge Molinar III tied for second (142). Brownwood’s Sir Jones tied two others for fifth (146).

Big Spring’s Reece Harris, who led the tournament with a 68 after the first round, shot 81 on Thursday to finish tied for 8^th with three others at 149.

Provence, Burleson and Monahan’s Konner Iglehart (4^th, 145) nabbed the three at-large state berths.

The top three teams and top three players not a qualifying team move on to the Class 4A state tournament May 22-23 at Legends Golf Course in Kingsland.

Region I-4A boys tournament

At Shadow Hills Golf Course, Lubbock

Wednesday-Thursday

Top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team advance to state May 22-23 at Legends Golf Course, Kingsland

Team – 1. Andrews Black 299-296—595, 2. Canyon Randall 304-293—597, 3. Brownwood 305-307—612, 4. Monahans I 309-313—622, 5. Bridgeport 324-301—625, 6. Canyon 312-316—628, 7. Big Spring 315-326—641, 8. Stephenville 328-330—659, 9. Levelland 326-335—661, 10. Decatur 342-338—680, 11. Burkburnett 347-359—706, 12. Sanger 384-401—785, 13. El Paso Riverside 412-389—801, 14. Clint Mountain View 433-416—849, 15. El Paso Austin 495-461—956, 16. El Paso Irvin 561-549—1,110.

Individuals – 1. Wyatt Provence, Randall, 71-69—140; 2. (tie) Sawyer Burleson, Pampa, 72-70—142; Jorge Molinar III, Andrews Black, 72-70—142; 4. Konner Iglehart, Monahans, 76-69—145; 5. (tie) Sir Jones, Brownwood, 73-73—146; Jack Burgen, Andrews Black, 74-72—146; 7. Max Veragara, Levelland, 72-75—147; 8. (tie) Collin Moody, Bridgeport, 79-70—149; Reece Harris, Big Spring, 68-81—149; Jacob Montano, Randall, 77-72—149; Jack Langford, Randall, 75-74—149.

Team Scores (Big Country only)

Brownwood (612) – Sir Jones 73-73—146, Hudson Reagan 78-75—153, Cobe Walker 76-79—155, Caleb Modawell 78-80—158, Slayde Espinoza 85-86—171.

Big Spring (641) – Reece Harris 68-81—149, Christian Martinez 78-73—151, Elijah Gonzalez 83-85—168, Brycen Billaba 90-87—177, Andrew Garcia 86-94—180.

Stephenville (658) – Jakob Stockstill 78-80—158, Zakery Mosher 82-84—166, Tyler Traweek 85-82—167, Kash Stone 83-84—167, Landon Toof 97-86—183.

Individual Medalists – Brody Gibson, Sweetwater, 80-74—154; Aden Hernandez, Snyder, 83-90—173; Luke Gray, Brownwood, 97-88—185.

Wylie's James wraps up 5A regional

LUBBOCK – Argyle’s Gaven Lane won a playoff with Burleson Centennial’s Blake Keen to win the Region I-5A boys golf tournament at The Rawls Course.

Lane shot 3-under-par 68 on the final day to tie Keen for first with a two-round total 144. Keen shot 72 each day.

Lubbock Coronado’s Preston Defriend also won a playoff with Aledo’s Braylan Mahanay and Argyle’s Ethan Payne for third. All three finished with a 149.

Argyle won the team title with a 605 – 20 shots better than Burleson Centennial. Lubbock-Cooper nabbed the third and final state berth with a 627 – a shot better than Aledo.

Defriend, Mahanay and Midlothian’s Landon Johnson won the three at-large state berths. Johnson beat two others in a playoff for that final spot.

Wylie’s Casen James shot 83 to finish the tournament with a 164. James was the lone representative for the Bulldogs.

The top three teams and top three players not on a qualifying team advance to the state tournament May 22-23 at White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown.

Region I-5A tournament

At The Rawls Course, Lubbock

Wednesday-Thursday

Top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team advance to state May 22-23 at White Wing Golf Club, Georgetown

Team – 1. Argyle 76-68—605; 2. Burleson Centennial 310-315—625; 3. Lubbock-Cooper 305-322—627; 4. Aledo 311-317—628; 5. Lubbock Coronado 318-311—629; 6. Grapevine 311-326—637; 7. Amarillo Tascosa A 313-329—642; 8. Midlothian 337-330—667; 9. Wichita Falls Rider 328-342—670; 10. Amarillo Tascosa B 348-344—692; 11. (tie) Arlington Heights Blue 337-344—674; El Paso High 328-346—674; 13. El Paso Chapin 357-343—700; 14. El Paso Hanks Black 346-364—710; 15. Arlington Heights Gold 395-409—804; 16. El Paso Hanks Silver 456-452—908.

Individuals — 1. Gaven Layne, Argyle, 76-68—144; 2. Blake Keen, Burleson Centennial, 72-72—144; 3. Preston Defriend, Coronado, 76-73—149; 4. (tie) Braylan Mahanay, Aledo, 70-79—149; Ethan Payne, Argyle, 80-69—149: 6. Landon Johnson, Midlothian, 74-77—151; 7. (tie) Tallon Burgess, Burleson Centennial, 73-78—151; Ace Ericsson, Lubbock-Cooper, 73-78—151; Brady Holmes, Tascosa A, 77-74—151; 10. (tie) Michael Chevalier, Grapevine, 75-78—153; Ajay Frank, Argyle, 78-75—153.

*Note: Lane def. Keen in playoff for first place; Defriend def. Mahanay and Payne in playoff for third place; Johnson won playoff for final individual qualifier.

This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Brownwood finishes third at Region I-4A boys golf tournament