HSE, Noblesville head to The Players Club

The REPORTER

Things move quickly in the spring, especially when it comes to the boys golf postseason.

Three days after contesting an extremely close sectional at Fox Prairie, Noblesville and Hamilton Southeastern are headed to the Yorktown regional, which takes place today at The Players Club. A total of 18 teams will compete at the regional, with the top three advancing to next week’s IHSAA state finals.

The Millers and the Royals finished tied Monday at Fox Prairie, with both teams scoring 296. Noblesville won in the closest way possible, by a one-stroke advantage on the fifth-man score. If that weren’t enough, third place Pendleton Heights was just one stroke behind the top two at 297.

All three teams are listed on the Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association’s final set of state rankings. Southeastern is No. 1, the Millers are No. 7 and the Arabians were one of three teams receiving Honorable Mention.

Another ranked team is competing at The Players Club. No. 11 Cathedral won its own sectional on Friday, June 5, carding 300 at Maple Creek Golf Club. Eastbrook, another Honorable Mention team, won the Norwell sectional at Timber Ridge Golf Club on Friday, June 5 with a score of 319.

As for individuals, the low man coming into regional is Parker Atkins from Eastern Hancock. He scored 68 to win the Greenfield-Central sectional at Hawk’s Tail Golf Club on Monday and help his team advance with a second-place finish.

Southeastern’s Mattingly Upchurch and Pendleton’s Hayden Fox both scored 70 at Fox Prairie, with Upchurch winning the medalist honor in a playoff.

Fishers’ Evan Back and Kaiden Sullivan will represent the Tigers as individuals at the regional.

Hamilton County’s regional qualifiers from the Westfield sectional will play in the Harrison regional Friday at Coyote Crossing. A preview for that event will appear in The Reporter’s Friday edition.

Here is a list of all regional team qualifiers to The Players Club.

NORWELL (Timber Ridge Golf Club)

Advancing teams: Eastbrook 319, Bluffton 326, Bellmont 332.

Medalist: Landon Tropf, Eastbrook 73.

CATHEDRAL (Maple Creek Golf Club)

Advancing teams: Cathedral 300, North Central 320, Heritage Christian 321.

Medalist: Charlie Belch, Bishop Chatard 71.

NOBLESVILLE (Fox Prairie Golf Club)

Advancing teams: Noblesville 296 (won in playoff), Hamilton Southeastern 296, Pendleton Heights 297.

Medalist: Mattingly Upchurch, Hamilton Southeastern, 70 (won in playoff).

MONROE CENTRAL (Hickory Hills Golf Club)

Advancing teams: Monroe Central 317, Delta 324, Yorktown 329.

Medalist: Maddox Taylor, Monroe Central 71.

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (Hawk’s Tail Golf Club)

Advancing teams: New Palestine 302, Eastern Hancock 309, Mt. Vernon 311.

Medalist: Parker Atkins, Eastern Hancock 68.