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2018-19 Tournament in Review                                                    2018-19 Tournament in Review


                                                                                    Top Individuals                      Final Team Standings
                                                                                                               Round                               Round
                                                                                                                            Name
        Dentino wins Playoff, Leads Carmel to Repeat State Championship                Name                       1    2  Total    1  Carmel   1 299  289  588
                                                                                                                                                      Total
                                                                                                                                                  2
                                                                                    T1. Nick Dentino, Carmel*   70  70  140  T1  Nick Dentino,12   70   70   140
                                                                                       Clay Merchent, Noblesville   72  68  140  T6  Luke Prall, 11   74   72   146
     Carmel’s Nick Dentino won the first playoff hole                                                                    T15 Clay Stirsman, 11   74   76   150
                                                                                                                         T19 Cole Harris, 12
                                                                                                                                              81
                                                                                                                                                  71
                                                                                                                                                      152
     to take the individual state championship and                                  3.  Drew Wrightson, Brebeuf Jesuit   72  71  143  T40 Jack Crawford, 12   82   76   158
     the senior joined his Greyhound teammates                                      T4. Adam Bratton, Castle   72  73  145  T2  Center Grove   303  302  605
     to run away with the team competition for the                                     Nic Hofman, Harrison (West Lafayette) 75  70  145  T6  Alex Heck, 11   73   73   146
     second straight year in the 83rd IHSAA State                                                                        11  Luke DeHaven, 12   74   74   158
     Finals played at Prairie View Golf Club.                                       T6. Alex Heck, Center Grove   73  73  146  T25 Peyton Short, 11   78   76   154
                                                                                       Luke Prall, Carmel      74  72  146  T58 Mitchel Sanders, 12   78   84   162
                                                                                                                         T69 Caleb Tidd, 11
                                                                                                                                              85
                                                                                                                                                  79
                                                                                                                                                      164
     Dentino birdied the designated playoff hole                                                                         T2  Noblesville      305  300  605
     - the 547 yard, 18th, while Noblesville senior                                 T8. Drew Pickering, Heritage Christian  73  74  147  T1  Clay Merchent, 12   72   68   140
     Clay Merchent settled for par. Dentino became                                     Kash Bellar, Peru       70  77  147  T19 Jacob Deakyne, 12   78   74   152
     the second Carmel player to wear the overall                                      Stewie Hobgood, Evansville North  75  72  147  T21 Joe Whallon, 12   77   76   153
     crown and first since 1963 when Don Wood                                                                            T56 Chris Scheib, 12   78   83   161
     was one of three players who tied for first. It                                                                     T62 Jaxon Stutz, 12   81   82   163
                                                                                                                                              313  304  617
                                                                                                                         4  Guerin Catholic
     was also the second year in a row and third                                     * Won one-hole playoff for state title  T15 Ty Gingerich, 12   77   73   150
     time in five years the individual title had to be                                                                   T21 Andrew White, 10   78   75   153
     settled in a playoff.                                                                                               T34 Connor McNeely, 9   77   80   157
                                                                                                                         T58 Ben Burgan, 10   86   76   162
     Dentino held a two shot lead heading into                                                                           T62 Keaton Modleski, 12   81   82   163
     the final three holes but he bogeyed the 17th                                                                       T5  Castle           314  316  630
                                                                                                                         T4  Adam Bratton, 11
                                                                                                                                                  73
                                                                                                                                                      145
                                                                                                                                              72
     while Merchent birdied the 18th to make up the                                                                      T31 Walker Beck, 12   78   78   156
     difference and finish tied at 140 (-4).                                                                             T62 Benjamin Heppner, 11   82   81   163
                                                                                                                         T72 Brycen Moore, 12   82   84   166
     The top-ranked Greyhounds of coach Chard                                                                            95  Jacob Reimer, 11   95   86   181
     Reid repeated as state champions and also                                                                           T5  Columbus North   321  309  630
                                                                                                                                                  73
                                                                                                                                              77
                                                                                                                         T8  Henry Kiel, 12
                                                                                                                                                      150
     claimed a state record seventh boys golf title                                                                      T34 Drew Smith, 12   79   76   155
     breaking a tie they held with Anderson.                                                                             T44 Luke Schneider, 9   83   76   159
                                                                                                                         T66 Jacob Niedbalksi, 10   82   84   166
     Besides Dentino, the other Greyhound players                                                                        T89 Jackson Kerber/Luke VanDeventer 85   88   173
     included Luke Prall (6th place 74-72-146), Clay                                                                     T7  Penn             322  312  634
     Stirsman (T15, 74-76-150), Cole Harris (T19,                                                                        T25 Joshua Yoder, 11   76   78   154
                                                                                                                                                      158
                                                                                                                                              84
                                                                                                                         T40 Bazil Furry, 11
                                                                                                                                                  74
     81-71-152), and Jack Crawford (T40, 82-76-                                                                          T58 Joshua Gaughan, 11   82   80   162
     158).                                                                                                               T62 Ryan Hahaj, 9    81   82   163
                                                                                                                         T62 Keenan Donze, 10   83   80   163
     Third-ranked Noblesville and fourth-ranked                                                                          T7  Floyd Central    311  323  634
     Center Grove tied for state runner-up honors                                                                        T34 Harrison Eades, 12   78   79   157
                                                                                                                                              79
                                                                                                                                                  78
                                                                                                                         T34 Reece Compton, 11
                                                                                                                                                      157
     at 605.                                                                                                             T49 Judson Dukes, 10   78   82   160
                                                                                                                         T49 Christian McIntosh, 10   76   84   160
     Brebeuf Jesuit’s Drew Wrightson placed third                                                                        96  Ben Howell/Max Zoeller   92   91   183
     at 143, while Castle’s Adam Bratton and                                                                             9  FW Bishop Dwenger   315  322  637
     Harrison’s (West Lafayette) Nic Hoffman tied                                                                        T34 Nick Holder, 10   77   80   157
     for fourth place at 145.                                                                                            T40 Jonny Filler, 12   74   84   158
                                                                                                                                                  75
                                                                                                                                                      159
                                                                                                                                              84
                                                                                                                         T46 Danny Kimes, 12
                                                                                                                         71  Corey Ryan, 11   82   83   165
     Both days of the event were played under                                                                            T79 Joseph Brita, 10   82   86   168
     mostly sunny skies and highs near 80 degrees.                                                                       10  Hamilton SE      324  320  644
                                                                                                                         T21 Daivic Akala, 12   78   75   153
                                                                                                                         T34 John Cherry, 12   79   78   157
                                                                                                                         T76 Mekheil Garcia, 11   85   82   167
                                                                                                                         T76 Sam Smith, 12    82   85   167
                                                                                                                         T85 Adam Horner, 11   85   87   172
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