HICKORY’S POSTON HAS RECORD ROUND IN NCHSAA 3-A GOLF
FOXFIRE VILLAGE — Hickory’s J.T. Poston recorded the lowest round ever in North Carolina High School Athletic Association state golf tournament history to roar to the lead in the 26th annual state 3-A men’s golf championships at the Foxfire Golf and Country Club.
Poston, the defending individual champion, fired a blistering nine-under 63, with nine-hole totals of 32 and 31. He has a six-shot advantage over second-place Will Long of Gastonia Forestview with a 69, and William Register of Burlington Williams is seven strokes off the lead after shooting a 70.
Long finished in a tie for seventh in last year’s championship, eight shots behind Poston.
The championship is being held on a par-72, 6,851-yard layout for the NCHSAA event.
Forestview, the runner-up in the team standings last year based on the score of the fifth player after finishing in a deadlock with Northern Guilford, has a three-shot advantage of Hickory and Burlington Williams. Forestview recorded a 288 to 291 for Hickory and Williams, with Asheboro in fourth at 301.
The best four of six individual scores count toward the team total.
Prior to 1986, all NCHSAA schools competed for a single title in an open tournament. Play went to three classifications in 1986 and then to four classes beginning with the 1998 tournaments.
A total of 84 golfers began play in the two-day event. Action will resume at eight o’clock on Tuesday morning.
Wendy’s is the presenting sponsor of the NCHSAA sports program.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2011 MEN’S 3-A GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Foxfire Golf and Country Club
TEAM STANDINGS
Gastonia Forestview 288
Hickory 291
Burlington Williams 291
Asheboro 301
Waynesville Tuscola 307
Concord JM Robinson 311
Waxhaw Marvin Ridge 313
Northern Guilford 317
West Carteret 322
Charlotte Catholic 323
Wilson Fike 323
Rocky Mount 370
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS—par 72
First NameLast Name School Score
J.T. Poston Hickory 63
Will Long Forestview 69
WilliamRegister Williams 70
KirbyMoffitt Asheboro 71
TaylorDickson Forestview 71
TrevorCone JM Robinson 71
Matt Yelverton Weddington 71
LukeHaithcock Williams 71
DanielBrantley Asheboro 73
KeeganHoff Charlotte Catholic 73
Will Blalock Forestview 73
ColinMcKenna Northern Guilford 73
RobertRegister Williams 73
RitchieWainwright Concord 74
PeterHarrill Hickory 74
BradleyReep Patton 74
GregHensley West Brunswick 74
Kyle Austin Ern. Alamance 75
Alex Taylor Forestview 75
GrahamHaney Forestview 75
DK Kin Marvin Ridge 75
CarterPage Tuscola 75
CoreyStamper Tuscola 75
SpencerPeterson Fike 76
Win Balatow Hickory 76
Alex Pugh Asheboro 77
BlainNichols Marvin Ridge 77
Jay Ealley Northern Guilford 77
CalebKeck Rockingham Co. 77
DerekBland Tuscola 77
JeffersonEllington Williams 77
HarrisonFrye Forestview 78
ChristianCarpenter Fred T. Foard 78
MatthewTurner Hickory 78
ChrisJohnson JM Robinson 78
Zac Lewis Southern Lee 78
GriffithChandler Williams 78
Tom Farrel JM Robinson 79
Raymond Caldwell West Carteret 79
ShieldsMcKeown Asheboro 80
JaredWieseham Charlotte Catholic 80
ReedHarold Fike 80
Trey Blood Marvin Ridge 80
ChristianConstance Tuscola 80
TannerNorris West Carteret 80
JacobHaithcock Williams 80
CameronMitro Marvin Ridge 81
ChrisSherrod Triton 81
EvanGfeller Tuscola 81
Ty Hall West Carteret 81
Jake Kennedy West Rowan 81
FrankWyatt Hickory 82
Jack Williams Hickory 82
VinnySantoro West Carteret 82
KendallLewis Asheboro 83
CameronSuddreth Fike 83
AndrewGeddes JM Robinson 83
AndrewCampbell Marvin Ridge 83
JeffreyJackman Northern Guilford 83
Alex Pruitt Charlotte Catholic 84
TurnerGarris Fike 84
John Derrick Northern Guilford 84
WadeHarris Asheboro 85
BaileyRose Fike 85
ATCashwell JM Robinson 85
JamesMartin Rocky Mount 85
EthanMead Charlotte Catholic 86
JoshuaWright Marvin Ridge 86
SterlingCline Fred T. Foard 87
BradleyCarter West Carteret 87
CurtisVinson Hertford County 88
PatrickMcCleary West Carteret 89
DevonDemain Charlotte Catholic 90
GardnerNoble Rocky Mount 90
DylanMatthews Rocky Mount 91
BlakeJones Tuscola 91
CoreyDeland Charlotte Catholic 93
MartinKappauf Northern Guilford 94
Trey Poole Northern Guilford 97
Brett Fortin JM Robinson 98
TylerHolland Rocky Mount 104
DeanLennard Rocky Mount 110
ClarkCovolo Rocky Mount 123
BrianReneau Fike No SCORE
