Panthers 2nd as team; Zornes advances
Published 2:43 am Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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Ironton Fighting Tigers’ senior Josh Zornes was the overall low individual on a non-qualifying team at the Division II sectional golf tournament Tuesday at Shawnee State Park Golf Course. Zornes advances to the district tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in Circleville. (The Ironton Tribune / Tony Shotsky of Southern Ohio Sports Photos.com)
By JIM WALKER
Tribune Sports Editor
FRIENDSHIP — The Chesapeake Panthers are advancing as a team. Ironton’s Josh Zornes is just advancing.
The Panthers finished second in the Division II sectional golf tournament on Tuesday at Shawnee State Park Golf Course while Zornes qualified for the district tournament as an individual.
The top five teams advance to the district on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in Circleville along with the top five individuals not on a qualifying team.
Gallipolis — now 75-0 on the season — won the tournament with a 308-team score. Chesapeake was next with a 351 followed by Jackson at 357, Hillsboro 358 and Piketon 380.
Rounding out the team scoring was Wellston 386, Portsmouth 389, Portsmouth West 402, Ironton and Fairland 409, Rock Hill 416, Northwest 421, Minford 463, South Point 470, and River Valley and Eastern Brown 477.
While Ironton failed to qualify as a team, Zornes was first among the individual qualifiers with an 81 over the par 72 course. Zornes had a 42 on the front nine but came back with a 39 on the second set of nine holes.
Nick Duffield led the Panthers with an 82 while Seth Waggoner shot an 83. Drew Oxley had a 92 and Eric Sias a 94 to complete the four-man scoring.
Ironton’s Jaylen Thornhill and Travis Taylor each finished at 108 and Rhett Ball 112.
Drew Kidd shot a 91 for Rock Hill and missed qualifying individually by one stroke.
Hunter Schenewark had a 94 and Bailey Manns 96 to lead Fairland. Austin Wellman shot a 110 to pace South Point.
Southeastern Ohio
Division II
Sectional Golf Tournament
Team Scores
Team Score
Gallipolis* 308
Chesapeake* 351
Jackson* 357
Hillsboro* 358
Piketon* 380
Wellston 386
Portsmouth 389
Portsmouth West 402
Ironton 409
Fairland 409
Rock Hill 416
Northwest 421
Minford 463
South Point 470
River Valley 477
Eastern Brown 477
*-Qualified for District Tournament
Individual Leaders
Player, School Score
Nick Saunders, Gallipolis 71
Rob Canady, Gallipolis 72
Corey Arthur, Gallipolis 79
Bagshae, Hillsboro 79
Josh Zornes, Ironton 81
Nick Duffield, Chesapeake 82
Seth Waggoner, Cheapeake 83
Williams, Jackson 83
Fleming, Hillsboro 86
Cameron Pope, Northwest 87
Individual Qualifiers
Player, School Score
Josh Zornes, Ironton 81
Cameron Pope, Northwest 87
Blake Downard, Wellston 88
Daulton Kenyon, Ports. West 89
Thomas Skaggs, Wellston# 90
Taylor Bailey, Ports. West 90
Brandon Jones, Portsmouth 90
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