GOLF: West Laurens boys win area 2-AAA title, girls also qualify for state

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A BIG DAY IN THE ‘BORO: West Laurens boys golfers (from left) Will Tribble, Brody Graham, Braceton Beasley, Wade Martin, Lane Neal and Jake Harden brought home first place from Tuesday’s area 2-AAA tournament, hosted at the Georgia Southern Golf Course in Statesboro, to advance to the GHSA state championships for the first time since 2022/SPECIAL PHOTO

The West Laurens High School boys golf team overcame a difficult Georgia Southern University Golf Course and some tough competion to win the area 2-AAA championship Tuesday in Statesboro.

The team shot 309 to place first, with Southeast Bulloch finishing as the runner-up.

Braceton Beasley and Brody Graham tied for second as individuals and led the team, shooting a pair of 74s.

Wade Martin finished tied for sixth overall, with a 77. Will Tribble had an 84 to round out the Raider scoring.

FIVE-PEAT: West Laurens girls (from left) Valley Stewart, Peyton Dean, Morgan Barfield and Bailey Jean Logan also qualified to advance to state for a fifth consecutive season with Tuesday’s third-place finish/SPECIAL PHOTO

Needing to finish among the top three teams to qualify for state, the Raider girls came in third.

Bailey Jean Logan (106) and Morgan Barfield (110) had scoring rounds for the ladies.

Both teams will now advance to the GHSA AAA state tournament, the girls for a fifth-straight season and the boys for the first time since 2022. The 36-hole event will be held in LaGrange at The Highlands Country Club on May 19-20.

GOLF: West Laurens boys win area 2-AAA title, girls also qualify for state

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