By RICHIE HALL
Reporter Sports Editor
Westfield got off to a hot start at Fox Prairie Saturday, and the result was a second invitational victory in as many weekends.
The No. 5-ranked Shamrocks won the Noblesville Bob Spacey Invitational, carding a score of 298. Westfield edged out two other top five teams, No. 1 Carmel and No. 3 Noblesville, to win the tournament.
“We really got off to a really hot start,” said ‘Rocks coach Josh Bryant. “Through five holes, we were five under as a team and turned at nine three under. Like every tough day of golf, you run into a few holes and the back nine here at Fox Prairie here can be fairly difficult.”
Westfield was led by Noah Shanteau, who finished in second place with a score of 72. Ethan Lutz was next in line, shooting 74.
“Our fifth man, Ethan Lutz, played outstanding today, shooting 74, and that’s really big for us,” said Bryant.
The Greyhounds finished second with a team score of 301, but had the individual champion. Kevin Stone carded an even-par 71 to get the first-place plaque.
The third-place finisher gets a plaque, but this year there will be two plaques. Noblesville’s Clay Merchent and Richmond’s Jake Miller both shot 73s. The usual format calls for a playoff to decide third place, but the two golfers were still tied after three holes, so it was decided to call it a draw.
As a team, the Millers scored 306. All five of their players finished under 80.
No. 6-ranked Hamilton Southeastern placed fifth with a 319; Drew Alexander was the Royals’ low man with a 77. Guerin Catholic and 14th-ranked Fishers both scored 330. Matthew Godfrey shot 80 for the Golden Eagles, while Shivom Patel carded 79 for the Tigers.
Hamilton Heights scored 403. Hudson Hochstedler led the Huskies with a 98.
Team scores: Westfield 298, Carmel 301, Noblesville 306, Zionsville 314, Hamilton Southeastern 319, Avon 326, Richmond 328, Guerin Catholic 330, Evansville Mater Dei 330, Fishers 330, Park Tudor 334, Noblesville Black 335, Hagerstown 335, New Castle 349, Plainfield 353, Muncie Central 356, Heritage Christian 357, Pendleton Heights 359, Hamilton Heights 403, Bishop Chatard 440.
Medalist: Kevin Stone (Carmel) 36-35=71.
Second place: Noah Shanteau (Westfield) 34-38=72.
Third place: Clay Merchent (Noblesville) 38-35=73; Jake Miller (Richmond) 35-38=73.
Other Westfield scores: Ethan Lutz 36-38=74, Andrew Lewis 35-40=75, Josh Kehl 35-42=77, Kevin Hitch 43-42=85.
Other Carmel scores: Curtis Robertson 39-37=76, Cole Harris 38-39=77, Clay Stirsman 40-37=77, Nick Dentino 40-41=81.
Other Noblesville scores: Kyle Claussen 41-36=77, Parker Deakyne 40-38=78, Mitchell Compton 41-37=78, Jacob Deakyne 39-40=79.
Southeastern scores: Drew Alexander 40-37=77, Alex Bullington 38-41=79, Luke Jolly 41-38=79, Will Kirchner 39-45=84, Jake Hutmacher 47-38=85.
Guerin Catholic scores: Matthew Godfrey 42-38=80, Ty Gingerich 41-42=83, Luke Paige 42-41=83, Keaton Modleski 40-44=84, Graham Keller 44-44=88.
Fishers scores: Shivom Patel 39-40=79, Nick Fisher 40-39=79, Bryce Robertson 40-44=84, Noah Chamberlin 46-42=88, Adam Woodward 46-45=91.
Noblesville Black scores: Jack Barnes 40-38=78, Chris Cannatella 40-43=83, Michael Podzielinski 43-43=86, Alec Clark 42-46=88, Connor Mills 45-49-94.
Heights scores: Hudson Hochstedler 49-49=98, Jake Fulton 48-52=100, Price Knowles 48-53=101, Max Beale 49-55=104, Josh Lasley 53-53=106.
Noblesville individuals: Carson McNitt 41-40=81, Hank Rose 44-42=86, Joe Whallon 41-45=86, Jaxon Stutz 40-52=92, Nick Bragg 43-50=93.
County individuals: Nick Shaffer (Carmel) 40-37=77, Sam Smith (Southeastern) 43-39=82, Stephen Hildebrand (W) 44-41=85.
The Westfield boys golf team won the Noblesville Bob Spacey Invitational Saturday at Fox Prairie. The No. 5 Shamrocks scored 298 to win their second tournament in as many weekends. (Richie Hall)
Carmel’s Kevin Stone (left) won the individual medalist award at the Bob Spacey Inviitational on Saturday. Westfield’s Noah Shanteau was second.
Richmond’s Jake Miller (left) and Noblesville’s Clay Merchent finished tied for third after 18 holes and a three-hole playoff.