North wins high school golf coaches tournament at Sunset
Published 12:35 pm Saturday, June 5, 2021
- Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association representative Chris Parker presents a medal to Kelli Scheck, the girls Most Valuable Player in the annual North-South All-Star tournament that concluded Thursday at Sunset Country Club.
MOULTRIE – Heading into this week’s Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association North-South All-Star tournament, the North team and the South team each had won six times.
The North broke that tie on Thursday at Sunset Country Club, winning in impressive fashion.
The two-day tournament, which featured a Ryder Cup format that included match play on Wednesday and single matches on Thursday, was not close, with the North winning 23 ½-12 ½.
The North led 9-3 after the first day and poured it on on Thursday.
The North was led by boys team member Sean Cook of St. Pius, whose hole-in-one helped him earn Most Valuable Player honors.
Kelli Scheck of Lake Oconee Academy was the girls MVP.
Colquitt County’s Chloe Howell was selected to play for the South team, but suffered a wrist injury and was unable to compete. She was replaced by Carlin Paulk of Ware County.
The tournament drew 48 golfers.
The North team’s boys also included Cameron Bruce of Social Circle; Henry Sharpton, Commerce; Ryan Donaldson and Sam Patterson, Gainesville; Rylan Black, Lake Oconee Academy; Will Jones, Milton; Luke Koenig; Hunter Smith and Parker Houck, Prince Avenue Christian; Micah Webb, Jefferson; Noah Bauer, Etowah; Will Ranieri, Brookwood; and Jackson Buchanan, Buford.
The girls representing the North were Kelli and Katie Scheck, Lake Oconee Academy; Maggie Jackson and Brinson Hall, Tallulah Falls; Cameron Ford, Commerce; Neve Thanner, St. Pius; Mikayla Dubnik, North Hall; Bridgett Huang and Yedam Lee, Peachtree Ridge; and Lindsey Wayland, Creekview.
The South team, led by coach Kurt Hitzeman of Carrollton, included, Luke Able, Carrollton; Kate Belote, West Laurens; Jonathan Brezina, Landmark Christian; Rachel Camp, Starr’s Mill; Tyler Coffman, Northgate; Tyler Cook, Central, Carroll; Ty Cranford, Bleckley County; Gage Driskell, Bremen; Payne Elkins, Valwood; Morgan Ellison, Woodward Academy; Aly Francis, Woodward Academy; Morgan Gray, Carrollton; Will Griffith, Carrollton; Parker Highsmith, Valwood; J.D. Judd, ACE Charter; Shelby Oldham, Heard County; Carlin Paulk, Ware County; Shaun Price, Columbus; Jake Reid, Valdosta; Lee Smith, Ware County; Ebby Somers, Lowndes; Wyatt Underwood, Bremen; Lucy Wiegert, Bleckley County; Christian Williams, Bremen.