Play continued at the Girls State Junior Championship Wednesday with second-round action at The Hawthorns Golf and Country Club in Fishers.
Angelica Pfefferkorn, an incoming senior at Guerin Catholic, rose up to second place with an even-par 72, giving her a two-day score of 149. Pfefferkorn had the best score of the second round, making four birdies along the way. She was one of three Hamilton County golfers to qualify for the championship flight, which consists of the players in the top 20 going into today’s third round.
Carmel junior-to-be Katie Kuc is in seventh place with a 154, making one birdie in her second round. Chelsea Morrow, a recent Hamilton Southeastern graduate and incoming freshman at Indiana State University, is tied for 13th place with a score of 159.
A total of 79 players are competing at the Girls State Junior Championship, and the other 59 golfers have been divided among five flights. Play begins at 8 a.m. today with the first group, with subsequent groups going off at nine-minute intervals until the top group starts at 11:54 a.m. Pfefferkorn will be in the top group, along with Nataly Munnicha of Columbus and Faith Johnson of Evansville.
Here is a complete list of scores, followed by tee times for county participants.
2. Angelica Pfefferkorn, Carmel 77-72=149, 7. Katie Kuc, Carmel 72-82=154, T13. Chelsea Morrow, Fishers 80-79=159, T32. Christina Pfefferkorn, Carmel 85-82=167; Ava Hedrick, Carmel 85-82=167, 46. Sophie McGinnis, Westfield 86-86=172, T48. Elizabeth Hedrick, Carmel 91-82=173, T53. Natalie Shupe, Westfield 89-85=174, T63. Sydney Longstreth, Carmel 84-94=178, T68. Averie Reiter, Carmel 88-93=181, T72. Ava Nguyen, Carmel 89-94=183; Ellie Karst, Noblesville 89-94=193; Ella Woods, Carmel 89-94=183, T76. Samantha Brown, Westfield 93-96=189, 79. Lauren Hosier, Westfield 93-99=192.
TODAY’S FLIGHTS AND TEE TIMES
Fifth flight: Lauren Hosier, Westfield, 8 a.m.; Samantha Brown, Westfield 8:09 a.m.; Ella Woods, Carmel 8:18 a.m.; Ellie Karst, Noblesville 8:18 a.m.; Ava Nguyen, Carmel 8:18 a.m.
Fourth flight: Averie Reiter, Carmel 8:36 a.m.; Sydney Longstreth, Carmel 8:45 a.m.
Third flight: Natalie Shupe, Westfield 9:12 a.m.; Elizabeth Hedrick, Carmel 9:21 a.m.; Sophie McGinnis, Westfield 9:39 a.m.
Second flight: Ava Hedrick, Carmel 10:15 a.m.
First flight: Christina Pfefferkorn, Carmel 10:24 a.m.
Championship flight: Chelsea Morrow, Fishers, 11:18 a.m., Katie Kuc, Carmel 11:36 a.m.; Angelica Pfefferkorn, Carmel 11:54 a.m.
Reporter photos by Richie Hall
Angelica Pfefferkorn, an incoming senior at Guerin Catholic, is tied for second after two rounds of play at the Girls State Junior Championship. The tournament concludes today at The Hawthorns in Fishers. (Richie Hall)
Chelsea Morrow, a Hamilton Southeastern graduate, is tied for 13th and will play in the championship flight today. (Richie Hall)