Boys golf: Carmel wins county meet, ‘Rocks edge Millers for second

The Carmel boys golf won a loaded Hamilton County meet, which took place Thursday at Pebble Brook.
The fourth-ranked Greyhounds carded a team score of 290. No. 1 Westfield edged out No. 3 Noblesville for second place; both teams shot 296s, with the Shamrocks getting the runner-up position on the fifth-man score. No. 7 Hamilton Southeastern was fourth with 305.
Carmel took the top two individual places. Kevin Stone and Nick Dentino both carded 68s, with Stone winning medalist honors in a playoff.
The Millers had the next two individuals. Clay Merchent fired a 69 to take third place, with Jacob Deakyne shooting 71 for fourth place.
After that was a four-way tie for fifth place. Westfield’s Noah Shanteau and Josh Kehl both had 73s, with Drew Alexander leading HSE with a 73 of his own. Guerin Catholic’s Ty Gingerich also shot a 73.
As a team, Fishers carded 309, while the Golden Eagles scored 311. Shivom Patel and Noah Chamberlin both had 75s for the Tigers.
Hudson Hochstedler led Hamilton Heights with an 89, while Thomas Tanselle was University’s low man with a 91.

Team scores: Carmel 290, Westfield 296, Noblesville 296, Hamilton Southeastern 305, Fishers 309, Guerin Catholic 311, Hamilton Heights 377, University 385.
Medalist: Kevin Stone 68, won in playoff.
Other Carmel scores: Nick Dentino 68, Curtis Robertson 76, Cole Harris 78, Clay Stirsman 80.
Westfield scores: Noah Shanteau 73, Josh Kehl 73, Andrew Lewis 74, Kevin Hitch 76, Ethan Lutz 81.
Noblesville scores: Clay Merchent 69, Jacob Deakyne 71, Mitchell Compton 78, Michael Podzielinski 78, Parker Deakyne 83.
Southeastern scores: Drew Alexander 73, Jake Hutmacher 74, Luke Jolly 77, Daivic Akala 81, Will Kirchmer 82.
Fishers scores: Shivom Patel 75, Noah Chamberlin 75, Jackson Ousley 79, Nick Fisher 80, Bryce Robertson 82.
Guerin Catholic scores: Ty Gingerich 73, Keaton Modleski 78, Matthew Godfrey 79, Luke Paige 81, Noah Chelovitz 83.
Heights scores: Hudson Hochstedler 89, Jake Beale 91, Price Knowles 98, Hawkins Hochstedler 99, John Thuer 101.
University scores: Thomas Tanselle 91, Troy Belanger 92, Anoop Jasti 98, David Howard 104, John Lawicki 108.