BHS boys, Sheffield look for high golf state finish
SEVIERVILLE — Finishing fourth after day one, the first 18 holes, at Sevierville Golf Club among the top eight Division I-AA schools in Tennessee Monday, Oct. 9, Tyler Lane’s Bearden Bulldogs looked to solidify a top state finish — if not vie for a state championship — during the Division I-AA State Tournament final round of 18 Tuesday, Oct. 10 (after deadline).
Having won the Region 2-AA championship Monday, Oct. 2, at Three Ridges in North Knoxville as led by junior medalist Bryce Harmon, who won in a playoff versus Hardin Valley sophomore Jake Sheffield, it earned the Bulldogs program its first state berth in 40 years (1983).
Senior Jaden Morrell paced the Bulldogs’ first round at state, finishing 1-under par at 71.
He was followed by teammates Harmon, Conner Hall and Charlie Culberson (each at 77).
But Sheffield was individual co-leader after 18 holes with Halls senior Ethan Whitaker, each firing a 70, 2-under par.
State leader in Division I-AA after one round was Brentwood, seven strokes ahead of Bearden (295).
Region Dawgs
During Region play, other Bulldogs contributing to the winning Three Ridges score of 300 included Morrell (72) and Hall (75), a sophomore who recovered from a rough start to shot 2-under-par for the final 14 holes.
Runner-up Halls ended at 305, while Maryville finished at 314.
BHS girls close
While Knoxville West won the girls Region title at 158 to also earn a state berth, it was just two strokes better than runner-up Bearden’s 160.
Lady Bulldog Maya Hill led the way for her team with a 76 at Three Ridges.
