High school golf district roundup: Cobb, Hull, Spruce Creek boys claim championships
DAYTONA BEACH — Amelia Cobb walked toward the parking lot at Daytona Beach Golf Club holding a few things Monday afternoon.
Water bottle. Phone. And her second straight individual district championship medal.
She had just completed her dominance of the District 6-2A Tournament, shooting a 1-under-par 70 to defend her crown. In four years of high school golf, the senior has placed second, second, first and first on the district leaderboards.
Her Seabreeze Sandcrabs finished as the runner-up Monday after claiming district titles during each of Cobb’s first three years. Bishop Moore Catholic ran away with the top spot, putting forth a 320 team score.
The top three teams from each district advance to regionals as do the highest finishing three individuals from non-qualifying teams.
“My putting was pretty good,” Cobb said. “I would keep the ball close to the hole, and my drives were pretty good, too.”
Simple, yet effective.
After a bogey on the par-4 third hole, Cobb rebounded and dropped below par with an eagle on the par-5 fourth.
She birdied No. 10 and, following bogeys on No. 13 and No. 16, carded a birdie on the par-4 17th. Cobb ranked six strokes ahead of Bishop Moore Catholic’s Amelia Miller, the runner-up.
Three other Sandcrabs placed in the top 10. Sophomore Jillian Heller was seventh, senior Isablla Reuter was eighth and junior Kailey Annon was 10th.
Seabreeze also hosted the boys’ side of the District 6-2A tournament at Daytona Beach Golf Club Monday.
The Sandcrabs again took second behind Bishop Moore Catholic and its 308. Seabreeze recorded a 317 as a team.
Junior Isaac Baldwin and senior Kyler Crafton led the way, grabbing second and third place, respectively.
With a 3-over-par 74, Baldwin sat one stroke off the individual lead held by Bishop Moore Catholic’s Packy Mokris.
“I putted better than normal,” Baldwin said.
He said he typically tries to avoid looking at the leaderboard during his round. But Monday?
“I was on it all day today,” Baldwin said. “Like, from hole 2.”
Crafton ended his round with a 5-over-par 76.
“I made a lot of good saves, a lot of good par saves,” Crafton said, “and kept myself out of trouble.”
Boys team standings
1. Bishop Moore Catholic — 308
2. Seabreeze — 317
3. Horizon — 328
4. Lake Buena Vista — 354
5. Atlantic — 382
6. Pine Ridge — 440
7. Mainland — 444
Boys individual top 10
1. Packy Mokris, Bishop Moore Catholic — 73 (+2)
2. Isaac Baldwin, Seabreeze — 74
3. Kyler Crafton, Seabreeze — 76
T-4. Matthew Barry, Bishop Moore Catholic — 78
T-4. Reagan Chaires, Bishop Moore Catholic — 78
T-6. Bradley Royer, Bishop Moore Catholic — 79
T-6. Oliver Tomko, Horizon — 79
8. Stone Schultz, Horizon — 80
9. John Keelan, Bishop Moore Catholic — 81
10. Jack Scott, Horizon — 82
Girls team standings
1. Bishop Moore Catholic — 320
2. Seabreeze — 403
Girls individual top 10
1. Amelia Cobb, Seabreeze — 70 (-1)
2. Amelia Miller, Bishop Moore Catholic — 76
T-3. Raelin Miller, Bishop Moore Catholic — 81
T-3. Emma Sanabria, Bishop Moore Catholic — 81
5. Jill Weibel, Bishop Moore Catholic — 82
6. Julia Gardner, Bishop Moore Catholic — 93
7. Jillian Heller, Seabreeze — 103
8. Isabella Reuter, Seabreeze — 106
9. Antonella Diaz, Lake Buena Vista — 108
10. Kailey Annon, Seabreeze — 124
District 4-3A boys and girls
Spurred by under-par efforts from juniors Gabriel Hull and Scotty Messick, the Spruce Creek Hawks won the boys District 4-3A title Monday at Spruce Creek Country Club.
Hull claimed the individual crown with a 2-under-par 69. Messick finished second with a 70. Senior Michael Watson (tied for sixth, 75) and freshman Jacob Watson (tied for 10th, 78) also ranked inside the top 10 for the Hawks.
New Smyrna Beach senior Tyler Brewer carded an even-par 71 to grab third place. He was the lone non-Spruce Creek golfer from Volusia County to earn a top-10 slot.
At Twins Rivers Golf Club, DeLand’s girls team was the District 4-3A runner-up behind Lake Mary. Senior McKenzie Coody (tied for fifth, 75) and junior Evie Cohen (10th, 79) performed as the Bulldogs’ top two individuals.
Spruce Creek’s Vanessa Perry also pushed toward the top of the leaderboard. The sophomore shot a 2-over-par 74 to pace all Volusia County participants.
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Boys team standings
1. Spruce Creek — 292
2. Hagerty — 301
T-3. Lake Mary — 320
T-3. Lake Brantley — 320
5. Oviedo — 338
6. DeLand — 342
7. New Smyrna Beach — 348
8. Lake Howell — 365
9. Lyman — 373
T-10. Winter Springs — 378
T-10. Seminole — 378
12. University — 406
Boys individual top 10
1. Gabe Hull, Spruce Creek — 69 (-2)
2. Scotty Messick, Spruce Creek — 70
T-3. Tyler Brewer, New Smyrna Beach — 71
T-3. Arth Sinha, Hagerty — 71
5. Brett Beliech, Hagerty — 73
T-6. Michael Watson, Spruce Creek — 75
T-6. Vishruth Badiga, Lake Mary — 75
T-6. Lorenzo Zuniga, Lake Brantley — 75
T-6. Arya Patel, Hagerty — 75
T-10. Riley Sillaway, Lake Mary — 78
T-10. Caleb Anderson, Oviedo — 78
T-10. Sebastian Gonzalez, Lake Brantley — 78
T-10. Jacob Watson, Spruce Creek — 78
T-10. Tre Dahm, Oviedo — 78
Girls team standings
1. Lake Mary — 287
2. DeLand — 336
3. Hagerty — 367
4. Lake Brantley — 376
5. New Smyrna Beach — 382
6. Spruce Creek — 387
7. Seminole — 397
8. Oviedo — 424
9. University — 496
10. Lyman — 579
Girls individual top 10
1. Ryleigh Knaub, Lake Mary — 65 (-7)
2. Lauryn Finley, Lake Mary — 71
3. Bretton Mackiewicz, Lake Brantley — 73
4. Vanessa Perry, Spruce Creek — 74
T-5. McKenzie Coody, DeLand — 75
T-5. Arenui Faana, Lake Mary — 75
7. Delaney Sillaway, Lake Mary — 76
8. Meyher Khokhar, Lake Mary — 77
9. Hannah Booth, Oviedo — 78
10. Evie Cohen, DeLand — 79
District 4-2A girls
Matanzas had two second-place finishes — one in the team standings and one in the individual standings — at the District 4-2A Tournament Monday at Palatka Golf Club.
The Pirates’ 389 trailed only Beachside’s 304. Defending 2A state champ Alexandra Gazzoli tied for second with 4-over-par 75. The senior was joined in the top 10 by junior Zoe Alred (eighth, 93).
Team standings
1. Beachside — 304
2. Matanzas — 389
3. Palatka — 437
4. Menendez — 449
5. Belleview — 463
6. Eastside — 503
7. Santa Fe — 524
8. Vanguard — 534
9. Gainesville — 538
Individual top 10
1. Sofia Rivera, Beachside — 72 (+1)
T-2. Alexandra Gazzoli, Matanzas — 75
T-2. Fiona Clancy, Beachside — 75
4. Ralienne Nacional, Beachside — 77
5. Maddie Rathjen, Beachside — 80
6. Alexia Lordanov, Beachside — 84
7. Kaley Giddens, Palatka — 91
8. Zoe Alred, Matanzas — 93
9. Grace Ko, Eastside — 97
10. Jessica Duff, Menendez — 102
District 7-1A girls
Father Lopez competed at the District 7-1A Tournament Monday at Timacuan Country Club and placed fifth. Freshman Sabrina Smith served as the Green Wave’s top individual, shooting a 1-over-par 73 for eighth place.
Team standings
1. Brevard Heat — 284
2. Circle Christian — 293
3. Lake Mary Prep — 299
4. Holy Trinity — 373
5. Father Lopez — 375
6. Cocoa Beach — 382
7. West Shore — 469
Individual top 10
1. Lilly Parker, Brevard Heat — 68 (-4)
2. Isabella Dovhey, Circle Christian — 69
T-3. Grace Carter, Brevard Heat — 71
T-3. Sophia Christy, Brevard Heat — 71
T-3. Nancy Dai, Lake Mary Prep — 71
T-6. McKenna Murphy, Lake Mary Prep — 72
T-6. Angelina Pacheco, Circle Christian — 72
8. Sabrina Smith, Father Lopez — 73
9. Lucy Ryals, Brevard Heat — 74
T-10. Tatiana Ang, Lake Mary Prep — 76
T-10. Alyvia Boddie, Circle Christian — 76
T-10. Ava Saavedra-Fundora, Circle Christian — 76
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: High school golf: Volusia, Flagler district tournaments roundup
