The UMS-Wright Boys’ Golf Team won their 26th AHSAA State Golf Championship with the Class 5A crown and the Mountain Brook Boys won their 11th – and fifth in a row – with the 6A title. as the 73rd AHSAA Championships wrapped up Tuesday at Robert Trent Jones of Huntsville. Hampton Cove Golf Course.
The Haleyville Class 4A boys shot 297 consecutive rounds to win their first state title and three girls’ teams won championships for the first time – Mars Hill Bible in 1A/3A, Pike Road in 4A/5A and UMS-Wright in 6A.
Nine golfers on the boys’ side of the competition finished under par, led by Class 7A medalist Jack Mitchell James Clemens with his second consecutive 68 in the 36-hole tournament to finish at 8 under 136. Spain Park’s Chase Kyes was second at 5 under and Ward Harris of Vestavia Hills was third at 2 under. Kyes’ 67 on Tuesday was the lowest round of the day.
Tom Fischer of Mountain Brook and Buddy Fleming of St. Paul’s finished 1-under 6A, tied for low medal honors. John Bruce of Guntersville led the 5A class with a 3-under 141 and Hudson Lawson of Haleyville shot 2 under to finish atop the 4A standings.
Bayside Academy’s Cole Komyati led the 3A class with a 1 under finish and Michael Heaton of 1A/2A Bayshore Christian finished the competition at 1 under.
Five girls finished under par with three at 4 under 140 – Molly Davidson of Hewitt-Trussville in 7A, Frances Brown and Jinger Heath of Hartselle in 6A. Auburn’s Kate Ha was second in 7A with a 1-under 143. Brindlee Mountain’s Ellie Cothran led 1A/3A at 3-under. Lauren Sechrest of Alexandria took 4A/5A honors with a 5-over finish.
On Tuesday, 34 of 40 teams improved their score from Monday’s opening 18-hole competition. Lauderdale County’s Peyton Preston scored a hole-in-one on the 14th hole and finished seventh in Class 3A.
The other men’s champions were 7A Vestavia Hills with a 14 out of 590, Bayside Academy in 3A (67 out of 643) and Elba in 1A/2A (89 out of 665). Spain Park won the Women’s 7A title against Huntsville. The two teams finished at 20 of 452, with the championship decided by the first tiebreaker – the lowest scorer at the No. 4 position. Courtney Johnson finished 79-76-155 for the Jaguars, which also tied for ninth in the 7A class.
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 of 71-69-140 to lead the Bulldogs’ race for state champions. Heath fired 75 shots Monday and finished with a total of 141 over 36 holes.
Full statistics are available at this link.
Results by team and top 10 of each division:
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
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 – 341-338 – 679
Lawrence County – 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 County – 346-355 – 697
Westbrook Christian – 353-345 – 698
CLASS 1A/2A BOYS
Elba – 336-329 – 665
Brantley – 339-327 – 666
Athens Bible – 365-336 – 701
North Sand Mountain – 368-348 – 716
CLASS 7A GIRLS
Park Spain – 233-219 – 452 *
Huntsville – 229-223 – 452
Auburn – 237-228 – 465
Mary Montgomery – 246-240 – 486
* Won the tiebreaker
CLASS 6A GIRLS
UMS-Wright – 231-226 – 465
Hartselle – 247-229 – 470
Homewood – 283-239 – 492
Fort Spanish – 252-253 – 505
GIRLS CLASS 4A/5A
Pike Road – 231-237 – 468
White Plains – 247-237 – 484
Alexandria – 254-238 – 492
John Carroll – 283-273 – 556
CLASS 1A/3A GIRLS
Mars Hill Bible – 253-249 – 502 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 – 72-71 – 143 (bottom 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
Pack Stabler, St. Paul – 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 Temple, Haleyville – 72-74 – 146
Andrew Hinson, Randolph – 75-73 – 148
Jack Lawson, Haleyville – 76-74 – 150
Colton Boyce, Randolph – 79-75 – 154
Kimbrell Griffon, Haleyville – 79-77 – 156
Andrew Turner, American Christian – 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 (low medalist)
Nicklaus Ledbetter, weaver – 78-74 – 152
Elliott Overton, Winfield – 83-73 – 156
Luke Ferguson, Bayside Academy – 74-82 – 156
Eli Edge, Christian Westbrook – 86-79 – 165
Peyton Preston, Lauderdale County – 83-84 – 167
Jack Hicks, Bayside Academy – 87-81 – 168
Dillon Bayes, Lauderdale County – 87-82 – 169
Anse McHugh, Westbrook Christian – 87-84 – 171
CLASS 1A/2A BOYS
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10
Michael Heaton, Bayshore Christian – 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, Baie Rouge – 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 (medal-winning 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 (medalist bass)
Beka Yang, Pike Rd – 74-76 – 150
Yvette Gorden, Pike Road – 75-78 – 153
Lucia Perez, Westminster Christian – 87-68 – 155
Julie Waldo, Alabama Christian – 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 (low medalist)
Chloe Ruble, Lindsay Lane – 74-77 – 151
Causey Thompson, Bayside Academy – 74-82 – 157
Esther Alexander, Mars Hill Bible – 85-75 – 160
Virginia Anne Holmes, Trinidad – 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, Trinidad – 92-81 – 173
Ansleigh Davis, Westminster-Oak Mountain – 86-90 – 176