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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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