Fletcher turns back higher-ranked Ponte Vedra, Beachside, Tocoi Creek with three players under par
Ponte Vedra High girls, boys combined to win Jax Beach Varsity
The sixth annual Jax Beach Varsity Invitational was won by Ponte Vedra High for the second time in three years.
Three Fletcher players broke par as the Senators topped three higher-ranked teams to win the high school District 2-3A golf tournament on Oct. 27 at the Stillwater Golf and Country Club.
Fletcher beat Beachside and Ponte Vedra by seven shots at 1-under 287. All three teams will advance to the Region 1-3A tournament on Nov. 3 at Twin Rivers Golf Club in Oviedo, with the Sharks as an at-large team.
Senators senior Cole Slater played his last five holes at 4-under, with an eagle at No. 16, and won the individual title with a 4-under 68. Teammate and fellow senior Mason Seaton finished second with a 70 and Jackson Runquist tied for third with a 71.
Fletcher won the Gateway Conference tournament by 33 shots last week.
Ponte Vedra entered the district tournament ranked first among Class 3A teams; Tocoi Creek, which finished fourth, was eighth, Beachside 10th and Fletcher 15th.
Jonah Nacional was the low Beachside player with a 71, tying for third, and James Nagle led Ponte Vedra with a 72, tying for seventh.
Brady Dougan and Ambrose Kinnare both shot 71 for Tocoi Creek to earn at-large individual berths in the regional tournament.
Fleming Island cruises at Palatka
Two players shot in the 60s for Fleming Island, led by Tyler Mawhinney’s 66, and the Golden Eagles got their bid for a third state title in a row off to a good start by romping in the District 2-2A tournament on Oct. 28 at the Palatka Golf Club at 2-over 282, beating Clay by 44 shots.
Mawhinney birdied five of his first 10 holes to lead the Eagles to their third consecutive district title. Fellow senior Ryan Houck finished second with a 67 and William McCready was fourth with a 72.
Michael Rattigan of Wolfson (71) finished solo third to lock up one of the individual spots for the regional tournament on Nov. 4 at Fleming Island. Turnery Hersey of Palatka (74) earned the other berth.
Jack Newell (76) was the low player for Clay. It was a fierce battle for the second regional qualifying spot with Palatka (one shot behind the Blue Devils), Wolfson (six back), and Menendez and Middleburg (eight behind) close behind.
Providence freshmen stand out
Ethan Grossman and Jack Cole tied for medalist at 4-under 67 to lead Providence to the District 4-1A title on Oct. 28 by 10 shots over Episcopal at the Golf Club of Fleming Island.
Grossman, a junior, birdied Nos. 11, 12, 13 and 14, and Cole, a freshman, birdied five of eight holes during one stretch. Alexander Stewart (73) finished seventh and another freshman, Gavin King (76) tied for 10th.
The Eagles were led by Aubry Fellows (71), who finished solo fifth. Baker Eller (72) was sixth.
Beckham Cummings of St. Johns Country Day and Nico Vasto of Bolles tied for third at 2-under 69.
Girls: Ponte Vedra beats Nease
Nina Santiago posted a 71 at Eagle Landing to lead Ponte Vedra to the District 2-3A title at Eagle Landing by 14 shots over Nease. Santiago finished solo fourth and Stella Moritz (73) was solo fifth. Sophia Cavanagh of Nease was the medalist with a 68, edging Sofia Rivera of Beachside by one shot and teammate Hazel Peters by two. … Lily Chiang birdied four of her first six holes and went in to shoot 67 at the Fernandina Beach Golf Club to lead Stanton to the District 3-2A title by 30 shots over Bishop Kenny. Chiang topped Elle Reisner of Fernandina by seven shots, with teammate Alyssa Hardy (76) coming in third. … Danielle Dailey of St. Joseph Academy won the District 5-1A girls individual title by four shots at the Chiefland Country Club. … Chloe McGrath of Bolles and Sahanna Chokshi of Episcopal tied for medalist at even-par 71 at Fleming Island but Bolles’ depth won out for the team title as four players broke 80 to beat the Eagles by 58 shots at 18-over 302. Grace Brefitt and seventh-grader Chloe Pierce each posted 76 for the Bulldogs. Eighth-grader Honor Donaldson of Providence (75) finished third for one of the two individual spots. … Ryan Donaldson of Live Oak Suwannee had six birdies and eagle-two on a par-4 hole at the Quail Heights Country Club to win the individual title in District 2-2A by 16 shots over Lake City Columbia’s Rayna Hardin. The Tigers (347) won the team title over Crawfordville Wakulla by 95 shots.
Boys: Colson Hale leads Fernandina Beach
Colson Hale shot 71 and Sam Chenoweth 73 to lead Fernandina Beach to the District 3-2A title at the Fernandina Beach Golf Club. The Pirates beat Bishop Kenny by 17 shots. … Alachua Santa Fe nipped Live Oak Suwannee by two shots in the District 2-2A tournament at Wakulla Sands. Trent Spires of Santa Fe tied Chase Fleischer of Tallahassee Lincoln (72) for medalist. Carter Cannon of Suwannee and Bryce Matthews of Lincoln (73) tied for third. … P.K. Yonge edged Gainesville Oak Hall by four shots in the District 5-1A tournament at the University of Florida’s Mark Bostick Golf Course. Carson Collins of St. Joseph Academy (81) tied for fourth.
FHSAA District golf results
(Top two teams and top two individuals not on those teams qualify for region tournaments next week. At-large teams and individuals may be added on Oct. 30).
Boys
District 2-3A, at Stillwater Golf and Country Club
Automatic qualifiers
1. Fletcher (287): Cole Slater 68, Mason Seaton 70, Jackson Runquist 71, Mathis Toal 78, Jake Mergo 81. T2. Beachside (294): Jonah Nacional 71, Samuel Ha 73, Jaspreet Kendal 75, Jaden Nacional 75, Palmer Scott 76.
At-large qualifier
T2. Ponte Vedra (294): James Nagle 72, Easton Oliva 73, Jake Mason 73, Jude Johnson 76, Cooper Franklin 77.
Individual qualifiers
Brady Dougan (Tocoi Creek) 71; Ambrose Kinnare (Tocoi Creek) 71.
District 2-2A, at Wakulla Sands Club
Automatic qualifiers
1. Alachua Santa Fe (296): Trent Spires 72, Brayden Pedersen 73, Charlie Lloyd 75, Chance Williams 76, Zachary Williams 90. 2. Live Oak Suwanee (298): Carter Cannon 73, Dawson Wooley 74, Brett Bozeman 75, Ty Hurst 76, William Slaughter 83.
Individual qualifiers
Chase Fleischer (Tallahassee Lincoln 72); Bryce Matthews (Tallahassee Lincoln) 73.
District 3-2A, at Fernandina Beach Golf Club
Automatic qualifiers
1. Fernandina Beach (294): Colson Hale 71, Sam Chenoweth 73, Brady Steffen 74, Hudson Dye 76, Jake Chenoweth 76. 2. Bishop Kenny (313): Allyn Rosenbaum 75, Brandon Salomone 79, Jackson Rowe 79, Cole Tucker 80, Antony Candelora 83.
Individual qualifiers
Will Wiggins (West Nassau) 77; Justin Liberg (Stanton) 82.
District 4-2A, at Palatka Golf Club
Automatic qualifiers
1. Fleming Island (282): Tyler Mawhinney 66, Ryan Houck 67, William McCready 72, Alexander Blom 77, Carson Moore 83. 2. Clay (326): Jack Newell 76, Ian Garcia 78, Oliver Gilmore 83, Brayden Lapointe 89, Andrew Caudill 93.
Individual qualifiers
Michael Rattigan (Wolfson) 71; Turner Hersey (Palatka) 74.
District 4-1A, at Golf Club of Fleming Island
Automatic qualifiers
1. Providence (283): Ethan Grossman 67, Jack Cole 67, Alexander Stewart 73, Gavin King 76, Keelan Jackson 76. 2. Episcopal (293): Aubrey Fellows 71, Baker Eller 72, Brody Tran 74, Dylan Tran 76, Landon Pittman 81.
Individual qualifiers
Beckham Cummings (St. Johns Country Day) 69; Nico Vasto (Bolles) 69.
Girls
District 2-3A, at Eagle Landing Golf Club
Automatic qualifiers
1. Ponte Vedra (298): Nina Santiago 71, Stella Moritz 73, Lauren Barned 77, Charlotte Xia 77, Kennedy Hronek 80. 2. Nease (300): Sophia Cavanagh 68, Hazel Peters 70, Chloe Frank 80, Laney Siebert 82, Clara Capelle 89.
Individual qualifiers
Sarah Beth Walters (Creekside) 78; Riley Spencer (Bartram Trail) 78.
District 2-2A, at Quail Heights Country Club
Automatic qualifiers
1. Lake City Columbia (347): Rayna Hardin 83, Megan Ruwe 86, Addie Mock 88, Estella Bauer 90, Hailey Gross 108. 2. Crawfordville Wakulla (442): Hadley Brown 97, Abbigail Lawhon 110, Brianna Stephens 113, Jessalee Core 122, Reagan Wester 124.
Individual qualifiers
Ryan Donaldson (Suwannee) 67, Renee Jamwal (Tallahassee Lincoln) 112.
District 3-2A, at Fernandina Beach Golf Club
Automatic qualifiers
1. Stanton (342): Lily Chiang 67, Alyssa Hardy 76, Olivia Woods 96, Camile Buss 103, Sage Poor 114. 2. Bishop Kenny (372): Katie Biagini 80, Kathleen McMahon 92, Olivia Grippi 99, Grace Frewer 101, Sofia Monahan 106.
Individual qualifiers
Elle Reisner (Fernandina Beach) 74; Caitlyn Lavant (Riverside) 95.
District 4-2A, at Palatka Golf Club
Automatic qualifiers
T1. Middleburg (384): Braelyn Isbell 88, Jordan Bork 90, Chloe Toney 100, Emily Martin 106, Reagan Stininger 118; Fleming Island (384): Sophia Moody 74, Shayla Abbas 81, Addison McGarva 101, Samiyah Brown 128.
Individual qualifiers
Akery Paig (Wolfson) 79; Katre Varica (Wolfson) 97.
District 4-1A, at Golf Club of Fleming Island
Automatic qualifiers
1. Bolles (302): Chloe McGrath 71, Grace Brefitt 76, Chloe Pierce 76, Riley Powell 79, Ellyn Park 93. 2. Episcopal (360): Sahanna Chokshi 71, Simryn Chokshi 86, Crissie Clayman 101, Lilly Ream 102, Madi McClure 102.
Individual qualifiers
Honor Donaldson (Providence) 75; Emilee Cone (Christ’s Church) 77.
District 5-1A, at Chiefland Country Club
Automatic qualifiers
1. Gainesville Oak Hall (371): Scarlett Konecny 79, Jana Oosthuizen 94, Gabrielle Worthmann 97, Kaitlynn Lee 101, Caroline Vu 107. 2. Chiefland (433): Savannah Wade 97, Riley Brooks 108, Lhaynee Rogers 112, Sarah Harvey 116, Peyton Libby 130.
Individual qualifiers
Danielle Dailey (St. Joseph) 75; Olivia Petrella (Ocala Trinity Catholic) 79.
