The regular season in boys golf wrapped up in Hamilton County on Thursday, with a three-team meet at Purgatory Golf Club.
Noblesville, Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers all got together for the meet, with the Millers finishing in first place by scoring 304. The Royals were second with a 308, followed by the Tigers with 315. The setting of the meet was not a coincidence: All three teams will be back at Purgatory on Monday to compete in the Noblesville sectional.
Jacob Deakyne led the Millers with an even-par 72. Joe Whallon was next by scoring 75, and Clay Merchent followed with a 77. Other Noblesville scores were Jaxon Stutz 80, Chris Scheib 81 and Reed Murray 81.
Sam Crousore was Southeastern’s low man with a 76, while Adam Horner and Sam Smith both carded 77s. Daivic Akala scored 78, followed by Mekheil Garcia 82 and John Cherry 85.
Fishers’ Caleb Bopp was the meet medalist with a one-under par 71. Bryce Robertson followed with a 78. Other Tigers scores were Will Schade 83, Davey Acres 83, Dylan O’Daniel 85 and Ryan Gausepohl 91.
The sectional at Purgatory is scheduled to tee off at 8:30 a.m. with 11 teams competing. Hamilton Heights will join the three other county schools at the meet, along with Alexandria, Anderson, Elwood, Frankton, Lapel, Pendleton Heights and Tipton.
The other county schools will compete at the Westfield sectional, which also takes place on Monday. The Shamrocks will host this 11-team sectional at Ulen Golf and Country Club in Lebanon, with the first golfers teeing off at 9 a.m. Carmel, Guerin Catholic, Sheridan and University will be competing, joining Bethesda Christian, Brebeuf Jesuit, Lebanon, North Central, Western Boone and Zionsville.
The top three teams at each sectional advance on to the regional, along with the top three individuals not on an advancing team. The teams that come out of the Noblesville sectional head to The Players Club in Yorktown, while the qualifiers from the Westfield sectional advance to Sandy Pines in DeMotte. Both regionals are set for next Thursday, June 6.
The state finals are set for June 11 and 12 at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel.
Noblesville’s Jaxon Stutz carded an 80 for the Millers during their three-team meet with Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers Thursday at Purgatory Golf Club. (Richie Hall)