POSTSEASON GOLF TRACKER (10.01.24) presented by Brad Rose Golf: Bearden boys, HVA girls win Region 2-AA; Kingston sweeps Region 2-A

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BY JESSE SMITHEY

Last season, the Bearden High School boys’ golf team broke a 40-year drought in securing a TSSAA state tournament berth.

Now, the Bulldogs are going back again.

Bearden senior Bryce Harmon shot an 8-under-par 64 Tuesday at Oak Ridge Country Club to earn medalist honors and catapult his team to the Region 2-AA championship and automatic spot in the field at state.

The Bulldogs finished 4-under 284 and won by nine over Maryville (293) and Halls (293). Oak Ridge was fourth at 297.

Bearden finished third last week at Three Ridges in the District 4-AA Tournament behind Maryville and Oak Ridge.

But Harmon, who shot 73 at District, came through with an all-timer of a round. And teammate Charlie Culbertson played big, too — firing a 1-under 71 on Tuesday. Conner Hall (74) and Dane Helzer (75) helped comprise Bearden’s winning 284 mark.

Oak Ridge senior Jack Benz (66), Hardin Valley junior Jake Sheffield (69) and Halls senior Evan Caldwell (70) secured individual berths into the TSSAA State Tournament, which will be played Oct. 10-11 at Sevierville Golf Club. Caldwell won his spot in a playoff with Maryville’s Jack O’Quinn (70).

On the girls’ side, Hardin Valley Academy will make its first-ever appearance as a team in a TSSAA state tournament. The Lady Hawks shot 3-over 147 to edge Maryville (150), West (155), Farragut (156), Halls (156) and Gibbs (160) in a highly competitive Region 2-AA Tournament field.

Addisyn Newman, a freshman at Hardin Valley, signed for a 2-under 70 to earn medalist honors, winning that in a playoff against Maryville’s Rylee Tucker.

Newman’s score was paired with Rylee Taylor’s 77 for the winning 147 total.

Tucker, of Maryville, still advanced as an individual thanks to her 70. Farragut sophomore Harper Holmes (75) and William Blount senior Sophia Gambini (75) qualified for state as individuals, as well.

REGION 2-AA PHOTOS

SEE FULL TOURNAMENT SCORES BELOW

REGION 2-A TOURNAMENT

The Kingston boys golf team, which has won the last three Division I, Class A, state championships, will compete for a possible fourth in a row Oct. 7-8 at Sevierville Golf Club. The Yellow Jackets got there by winning their sixth consecutive Region 2-A Tournament, doing so on Monday by seven shots at Springbrook.

Nate Backus (79), Hayden Weaver (79), Kaiden Gurney (80) and John Howell (81) used that team scoring balance to their advantage, and their 31-over 319 total bested Oliver Springs (326), Loudon (327), McMinn Central (334), Tellico Plains (377) and Oneida.

Oliver Springs freshman Maddox Tackett earned medalist honors with a 6-under 66. He, Loudon’s Ben MacKintosh (72) and McMinn Central’s Landon Harris (73) all qualified for next week’s state tournament as individuals.

The Kingston girls qualified, as well, with a 216 total. Tellico Plains’ Abbi Wear shot 106 to win medalist. She, Loudon’s Samantha Snider (115) and Meigs County’s Tensley Peaden (106) qualified for state as individuals.

SEE FULL TOURNAMENT SCORES BELOW

Region 2-A Tournament
at Springbrook (Par 72)

BOYS
Kingston (319*): Nate Backus 79, Hayden Weaver 79, Kaiden Gurney 80, John Howell 81, Mason Ragsdale 117
Oliver Springs (326): Maddox Tackett 66* (Medalist), Liam Boeke 79, Eli Brummett 84, Kaiden Jenkins 97, Jackson Daugherty 102
Loudon (327): Ben MacKintosh 72*, Cooper Carr 82, Rock Rogers 82, Aiden Worley 91, Cade Tate 93
McMinn Central (334): Landon Harris 73*, Elijah Hacker 82, Jon McDaniel 89, Peyton Reed 90, Nick Jay 101
Tellico Plains (377): Lake Sewell 77, Clint Moser 94, Will Sanders 98, Alexander Davvison 108, Camden Sewell 109
Oneida (400): George Kline 90, Trav Smith 101, Jackson Byrdd 103, Connor Mays 106, Carter Daugherty 123
Individuals: Cooper Queener (Midway) 88, Noah Isabell (Greenback) 90, Mason Roberts (Harriman) 94
*- qualifies for state

GIRLS
Kingston (216*): Addyson Sivik 107, Reese Owings 109, Lauren Ballentine 110
Tellico Plains (233): Abbi Wear 106* (medalist), Cheyenne Cruz 127
Loudon (233): Samantha Snider 115*, Mikayla Aikens 118
Individuals: Tensley Peaden (Meigs) 106*, Sophia Butler (Harriman) 140, Avery Moore (McMinn Central) 176
*- qualifies for state

 

Region 2-AA Tournament
at Oak Ridge CC (Par 72)

BOYS
Bearden (284*): Bryce Harmon 64 (medalist), Charlie Culbertson 71, Conner Hall 74, Dane Helzer 75, Aiden Ella 79
Maryville (293): Jack O’Quinn 70, Leo Huddleston 72, Wyatt Johnson 73, Wil Huddleston 78, Owen King 80
Halls (293): Evan Caldwell 70*, Nathan Jackson 73, Davis Reitz 75, Kade Wayland 75, Rodney Sturgeon III 76
Oak Ridge (297): Jack Bentz 66*, Lewis Niad 72, Hunter Hinton 72, Kaleb Jackson 87, Braxton Pemberton 90
West (307): Fletcher Mays 73, Garrett Burch 76, Fletcher Hilmer 78, Bennett Collett 80, William Scott 80
Anderson County (326): Caden Williams 75, Hoyt Chadwell 83, Gavin Drake 84, Peyton Warwick 84, Luke Baldwin 86
Individuals: Jake Sheffield (HVA) 69*, Conner Williams (HVA) 75, Ethan Nelson (Campbell Co) 75, Hudson Capps (Farragut) 75, Carson Roberson (Powell) 76, Garin Weint (Lenoir City) 77, Braden Wolfe (Clinton) 77, Thomas Bivens (Central) 81, Grant Hannah (Clinton) 84, Matthew Brantley (South-Doyle) 92

GIRLS
Hardin Valley (147*): Addisyn Newman 70 (medalist), Rylee Taylor 77, Leona Patel 79
Maryville (150): Rylee Tucker 70*, April Johnson 80, Caroline Beeler 94
West (155): Calley Holbert 77, Anna Claire Gibson 78, Elli Carner 92
Farragut (156): Harper Holmes 75*, Sophia Williams 81, Ava Shane 90
Halls (156): Madison Miller 77, Lauren Davis 79, Reagan Ramsey 97
Gibbs (160): Brook Farmer 79, Jadyn Thompson 81, Harper Fariss 111
Individuals: Sophia Gambini (W. Blount) 75*, Sydney May (Anderson Co.) 79, Addison Kammann (Bearden) 84, Bella Jones (W. Blount) 90, Natalie Etherton (W. Blount) 94, Coy Tomlinson (Anderson Co.) 99, Julia Hyman (West) 108, Molly Jackson (Anderson Co.) 110, Allison Perry (Heritage) 120.