GOLF: West Laurens teams finish first, third at area tournament; Both headed back to state
The Raiders’ teams both clinched spots in the AAA state tournament, coming up May 18-19 in LaGrange, with their top-three finishes Tuesday in Statesboro.
West Laurens’ golf teams both clinched spots at state with qualifying performances Tuesday in the area 2-AAA tournament at the Georgia Southern University golf course in Statesboro.
The Raider boys went back-to-back, finishing first overall with a team score of 312. They finished 10 strokes ahead of runner-up Richmond Academy (322) and host Southeast Bulloch (342).
Braceton Beasley placed second individually with a 74. Brody Graham and Jake Harden carded 79s in tie for fourth, and Wade Martin (80), Keith Howell (81) and Will Tribble (82) were also in the top 10.
The girls, led by Bailey Jean Logan (111, for 8th overall), Valley Stewart (113, ninth), Aubrie Paul (117, 10th) and Leigh Paul (128, 12th) totaled 224 strokes to finish third behind Southeast Bulloch and Harlem.
The GHSA state championships will be held back at Highland Country Club in LaGrange on May 18-19.
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