Lake Mary breaks through First Coast blockade in Region 1-3A golf

Lake Mary crashed the First Coast party in Port Orange.

Led by co-medalist Riley Sillaway with a 3-under 69, the Rams won the FHSAA boys Region 1-3A golf tournament on Nov. 2 at the Golf Club at Cypress Head, nosing out Ponte Vedra by one shot at 6-over-par 294.

Tocoi Creek and Spruce Creek tied for third, another four shots back. Beachside was fifth, six shots off the lead and Creekside sixth, nine shots back.

Ponte Vedra entered the tournament first among Class 3A teams in the state on the iWanamaker rankings, while Lake Mary was fourth and Tocoi Creek fifth. Beachside was seventh and finished second to the Toros in the District 3-3A tournament last week.

The stage was set for a First Coast domination but the Rams, who have won five state championships in the highest division since 2004, had other idea.s

The one-stroke difference between the Rams and Sharks could be found in the early holes at Cypress Head. The four players whose score counted for Lake Mary played the first four holes at 1-under and Ponte Vedra's four played them at 4-over.

James Nagle, Maxwell Morgan and Jake Mason tied as low Sharks players at 1-over 73.

Carson Perry of Spruce Creek tied Sillaway for medalist. Ambrose Kinnare of Tocoi Creek, Charlie Hipp of Creekside and Vishruth Badiga of Lake Mary tied for third at 1-under 71.

Based on the iWanamaker rankings, Beachside and Creekside should reach the Class 3A state tournament Nov. 13-14 at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills as at-large teams, with Nease another possibility. The state tournament field will be finalized next week.

Lily Wachter eagle-two caps big day for Beachside

Freshman Lily Wachter drove the green of the par-4 17th hole and drained a 17-foot putt for eagle to play five holes at 4-under and finish with a 67 at the Hawkstone Country Club in Gainesville to lead the Barracudas to the Region 1-3A team title by two shots over Ponte Vedra.

Wachter, who started her round with birdies at Nos. 1, 2 and 4, rallied from a double bogey at the par-5 ninth hole and defeated Nina Santiago of the Sharks by three shots. She drove the 17th green from 236 yards out to set up her eagle putt.

Olivia Connell of Beachside tied for fourth with a 72 and Aspen Bikowski of Bartram Trail finished sixth with a 73.

Boys regional roundup: Bolles outlasts Providence

All five Bolles players shot 77 or lower and the Bulldogs won the Region 1-1A tournament at the King & Bear by nine shots over Providence. Nico Vasto led the Bulldogs with a 74 and Brendan Walrath added a 75. Ethan Grossman led Providence with a 73, tying Brody Mitchell of Maclay for second individually. Hunter Glantz of Florida High was the medalist with a 70. … Live Oak Suwannee's Ty Hurst was the Region 1-2A medalist with a 67 at the Fort Walton Beach Country Club on Nov. 2 and the Bulldogs finished second by 13 shots to Gulf Breeze. Michael Rattigan of Wolfson (75) tied for fifth to lock down an individual spot in the state tournament. Colson Hale of Fernandina Beach (76) tied for seventh.

Girls regional roundup: Sophia Moody on fire

Fleming Island sophomore Sophia Moody shot 4-under 32 on the front nine at the Quail Heights Country Club in Lake City and went on to win the Region 1-2A individual title with a 6-under 65 on Nov. 3. She defeated Lily Martin of South Walton Beach Santa Rosa by one shot and Lily Chiang of Stanton by three. Santa Rosa (305) won the team title by 24 shots over Stanton. … Moody is a combined 11-under in the first two rounds of the postseason and she has shot 69, 66, 67 and 66 in her last four 18-hole rounds. … The Bolles girls got three players in the 70s and won the Region 1-1A tournament on Nov. 2 at Eagle Harbor by 21 shots over Providence. Chloe McGrath led the Bulldogs to their 11th tournament victory of the season with a 73. Sahana Chokshi of Episcopal birdied her first three holes and went on to win the individual title with a 4-under 68 to assure her a spot in the Class 1A state tournament Nov. 17-18. It's the second year in a row she has won or tied as region medalist. Providence was led by Honor Donaldson, who finished second to Chokshi with a 71 that included an eagle at the par-5 12th hole. … Weather has delayed the Region 2-1A tournament at the Cocoa Beach Country Club to Nov. 6. Aubrey Brooks of Keystone Heights is playing as an individual.

(Additional players and teams will be added on an at-large basis based on the iWanamaker rankings when all regionals have been completed).

Region 1-3A, at Golf Club at Cypress Head, Port Orange

Automatic state qualifiers: Lake Mary 294 (Riley Sillaway 69, Vishruth Badiga 71, Ryan Oats 76, Chase Wilson 78, Scrib Dailey 80). Ponte Vedra 295 (James Nagle 73, Maxwell Morgan 73, Jake Mason 73, Ellis Masotti 76, Ryan Averdick 76).

Individual qualifiers: Carson Perry, Spruce Creek, 69; Ambrose Kinnare, Tocoi Creek; Charlie Hipp, Creekside; Liam Minton, Tallahassee Leon, 71.

Region 1-2A, at Fort Walton Beach Country Club

Automatic state qualifiers: Gulf Breeze 299 (Wilmer Mitchell 72, Blake Norris 72, Grant Corbin 74, Rylan Richardson 81. Mitchell Busbee 85). Live Oak Suwannee 312 (Ty Hurst 67, Dawson Wooley 79, Landon Rogers 81, Cooper Hackney 85, Romney Wainwright 90).

Individual qualifier: Michael Rattigan, Wolfson, 75.

Region 1-1A, at King & Bear, St. Augustine

Automatic state qualifiers: Bolles 303 (Nico Vasto 74, Brendan Walrath 75, Hudson Stutzman 77, Bennett LaConte 77, Bo Farrar 77. Providence 312 (Ethan Grossman 73, Jack Cole 78, Alexander Stewart 80, Keelan Jackson 81, Gavin Ring 82).

Individual qualifiers: Hunter Glantz, Florida High, 70; Brody Mitchell, Tallahassee Maclay, 73.

Automatic state qualifiers: Beachside 299 (Lily Wachter 67, Olivia Connell 72, Alexia Iordonov 77, Addy Smotherman 83, Avni Reddy 86). Ponte Vedra 301 (Nina Santiago 70, Kendall Larger 76, Charlotte Xia 77, Kennedy Hronek 78, Elina Memisevic 78).

Individual qualifiers: Ariel Kim, Niceville, 71; Tenley Sharron, Niceville, 72.

Region 1-2A, at Quail Heights Country Club, Lake City

Automatic state qualifiers: South Walton Beach Santa Rosa 305 (Lily Martin 66, Neely Kight 73, Rayna Perkins 76, Sophia Franchi 90, Jordan Houston 93). Stanton 329 (Lily Chiang 68, Leela Clark 78, Olivia Woods 88, Sage Poor 95, Camille Buss 110).

Individual qualifiers: Sophia Moody, Fleming Island, 66; Elle Reisner, Fernandina Beach, 72.

Region 1-1A, at Eagle Harbor, Orange Park

Automatic state qualifiers: Bolles 311 (Chloe McGrath 73, Chloe Pierce 78, Riley Powell 79, Grace Breffitt 80, Ellyn Park 81). Tallahassee Maclay 330 (Trisha Patel 80, Mollie Sprague 81, Emma Holt Upton 83, Reece Erwin 84, Addie Sprague 87).

Individual qualifiers: Claire Bond, Brandford, 76; Addison Kipnis, St. Johns Country Day, 76.

At Mission Inn Resort, Howey-in-the-Hills (boys at El Campeon Course, girls at Las Colinas Course)