WILLIAMSPORT — Wheelersburg and Sheridan grabbed the two spots up for grabs in the Division II state championship during Wednesday’s Southeast District tournament at Crown Hill Golf Course.
Circleville was seven shots off the pace to finish third and Logan Elm took the fifth spot.
While the Braves placed fifth as a team, junior Grant Cline was one of four players to shoot a round of 79.
Going to a scorecard playoff, Cline came out on top over Ironton’s Carson Blankenship and Waverly’s Ben Nichols to earn a spot as an individual at the state tournament Oct. 13 and 14 at Northstar Golf Club in Sunbury.
Wheelersburg’s Brady Gill was the match medalist with a round of 75 and Unioto’s Charlie Lewis claimed the other individual berth taking second with a round of 77.
Reid Seimetz led the Tigers with an 81, Brady Reuter shot a round of 83, Liam McConnell posted an 86 and Michael Fernandez shot 88. Jude Blair rounded out the Tigers’ day with a 99.
Grant Cline’s round of 79 led the Braves, Graham Williams shot 85 and Will Higginbotham and Mason Gentry each had an 89. Parker Calder put together a round of 105 to finish out LE’s day.
Team Place: * Indicates qualifying team.
1. Wheelersburg* 328 (Brady Gill 75, Carter Hancock 81, Owen Young 86, Eli Hall 86, Jackson Hill 96); 2. Sheridan* 331 (Cody Hupp 85, Bryce Kelley 79, Wyatt Satterfield 83, Owen Cains 100, Canyon Daly 84); 3. Circleville 338; 4. Fairland 342; 5. Logan Elm 342; 6. Ironton 343; 7. Gallia Academy 348; 8. Waverly 350; 9. Warren 364; 10. Alexander 364; 11. Northwest 0; 12. Piketon 0; 13. Chesapeake 0; 14. Minford 0; 15. Unioto 0; 16. Washington 0; 17. Fairfield Union 0; 18. Zane Trace 0;
Individual Scores: * Indicates qualifying individual.
1. Brady Gill (Wheelersburg) 75; 2. Charlie Lewis* (Unioto) 77; 3. Carson Blankenship (Ironton) 79, Ben Nichols (Waverly) 79, Bryce Kelley (Sheridan) 79, Grant Cline* (Logan Elm) 79; 7. Carter Hancock (Wheelersburg) 81, Kyle Salyers (Fairland) 81, Gavin Long (Gallia Academy) 81, Reid Seimetz (Circleville) 81; 11. Jeremiah Fizer (Fairland) 82, John Wharton (Warren) 82, Stanley Viny (Alexander) 82, Mason Morris (Alexander) 82; 15. Hunter Freeman (Ironton) 83, Braedon Cardwell (Gallia Academy) 83, Wyatt Satterfield (Sheridan) 83, Brady Reuter (Circleville) 83, Garrett Wahl (Washington) 83, Jon Grondolsky Jr. (Zane Trace) 83; 21. E.B. Hall (Fairland) 84, Canyon Daly (Sheridan) 84; 23. Cody Hupp (Sheridan) 85, Graham Williams (Logan Elm) 85; 25. Owen Young (Wheelersburg) 86, Eli Hall (Wheelersburg) 86, Jacob Skeens (Chesapeake) 86, J.J. Smith (Minford) 86, Liam McConnell (Circleville) 86; 30. Isaiah DeLong (Fairfield Union) 87; 31. Chaydan Kerns (Ironton) 88, Michael Fernandez (Circleville) 88; 33. Will Higginbotham (Logan Elm) 89, Mason Gentry (Logan Elm) 89; 35. Caden Corkerton (Waverly) 90, Weston Bloss (Waverly) 90, Aiden Toler (Gallia Academy) 90, Brevin Wooldridge (Piketon) 90; 39. Zander King (Waverly) 91, Brayden Parsons (Warren) 91; 41. Kole Keller (Piketon) 92; 42. Judah Barnes (Ironton) 93; 43. Cash Jones (Gallia Academy) 94; 44. Ben Southard (Fairland) 95, Cody Beekman (Waverly) 95, Connor Roddy (Warren) 95; 47. Jackson Hill (Wheelersburg) 96, Tyler Steele (Warren) 96, Isaiah Wynne (Washington) 96; 50. Brady Meadows (Ironton) 98, Austin Stevens (Alexander) 98; 52. Jude Blair (Circleville) 99; 53. Kiyan Paige (Fairland) 100, Owen Cains (Sheridan) 100, Liam Nuzum (Warren) 100; 56. Alec Conway (Gallia Academy) 101; 57. Brandon Eichenlaub (Northwest) 102, Klaxton Hawk (Alexander) 102; 59. Parker Calder (Logan Elm) 105; 60. Mason Arbaugh (Alexander) DQ;
