Signal Mountain Girls, Alcoa Boys Lead A-AA Links State - The Chattanoogan
by B.B. Branton
posted September 27, 2011
MANCHESTER � First place Signal Mountain girls and second place Notre Dame boys are carrying the Chattanooga prep golf banner high after day one of the TSSAA A-AA state golf championship here Tuesday at Willowbrook Golf Club. Players will tee off Wednesday morning in the final round.
The high-flying Lady Eagles (159) lead Christian Academy of Knoxville (168) by nine strokes, while Boyd Buchanan is in sixth (182) place in the eight-team field.
On the boys� side, Alcoa (305) is led by defending state champ Grant Daugherty (69) and holds a one-shot lead over Notre Dame (306) with David Lipscomb (310) in third, five strokes back. East Hamilton (330) is in sixth in the eight-team field.
Girls� A-AA: Two-time defending state champ Signal Mountain (159) is in first place with a nine-stroke lead over second place Christian Academy of Knoxville (168) as Eagles Sarah Dolmovich (76) and Hayley Davidson (83) lead the way.
CAK is led by 2010 state individual champ Sophia Schubert who shot a 41-40-81, while teammate Emery Ward shot a 43-44=87.
�We are pleased to be in the lead, but we cannot relax and have work to do tomorrow,� said Signal Mountain coach Rodney Mitchell.
Three-Peat: Signal Mountain goes for its third straight championship with the last A-AA girls� team to post a three-peat was Davidson Academy (2002-03-04)� Davidson Academy won nine A-AA titles between before moving to D-II A and winning that division in 2007.
Story Line For Wednesday: Can a repeat performance from 2010 (70-75=140) by state champ Sophia Schubert be good enough to overtake Signal Mountain or is the duo of Sarah Dolmovich and Hayley Davidson too much.
Girls� A-AA Team Standings
1. Signal Mountain 159, Region 4
2. Christian Academy of Knoxville 168, Region 2
3. Milan 171, Region 7
4. Hickman County 173, Region 6
5. Macon County 175, Region 5
6. Boyd Buchanan 182, Region 3
7. Grainger 186, Region 1
8. Trinity Christian 197, Region 8
Girls� A-AA Top 10 individuals
Legend: Signal Mtn. (SM), Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK), Clarksville Academy (CA), Creekwood (CW), DeKalb County (DC) Eaglesville (Eagle), Harpeth (Harp), Hickman County (HC), Macon County (MC), Polk County (PC), Signal Mountain (SM)
1. Sarah Dolmovich (SM) 39-37=76
1. Marlee Ingham (CW), 38-38=76
1. Lindsay McRee (Eagle), 37-39=76
4. Mindy Llewellyn (Harp), 42-36=78
4. Lydia Triplett (PC), 39-39=78
6. Alexandria Qualls (HC), 41-39=80
6. Mallory Sullivan (DC), 39-41=80
8. Sophia Schubert (CAK), 41-40=81
8. Kaitlin Cartwright (MC), 41-40=81
10. Anna Michelle Moore (CA), 42-40=82
Girls� History: This is the 37th state tournament � GPS won the first six titles, 1975-1980 � Dr. Charlotte Grant (GPS) won the first individual title in 1975.
Boys� A-AA: Alcoa (305) seeks its first golf crown and leads 2010 state runner-up Notre Dame (306) by one stroke and 2007 champ David Lipscomb (310) by five in the eight-team field.
Alcoa�s Grant Daugherty (69) has a two-stroke lead over three players � Peyton Deming (Christ Presbyterian), Bryce Kendrick (Knox. Grace), Elliott Taliaferro (Greeneville) � with Dowling Armstrong (David Lipscomb) and Cameron Duggar (Happy Valley) three strokes back at 72.
Daugherty�s teammate Matthew Giles is in sixth with a 73, while David Weeks (Notre Dame) is in seventh with a 74.
Boys� History: Notre Dame and David Lipscomb have claimed one golf team title each (ND in 1985, the Lions in 2007) and the Lions have had one individual champ in Mike Findley (1997).
The Irish have yet to have an individual winner, but have had a runner-up in Donnie Nichol from that 1985 state championship team.
Alcoa has had three individual winners � Daugherty (2010), Ryo Fukami (1995), Virgil Prater (1957) � and but no golf team crown.
�Of course we would like to be in the lead after day one, but to be in the hunt and not to play our best golf is encouraging,� said Notre Dame coach Jeff Fisher. �You can�t win a state championship on day one, but you sure can lose it and we are right there with 18 holes to play.�
The Irish are led by David Weeks (74), Will Armor (75), Kyle Holley (77) and Alexander Riddle (80) and Patrick Armor (82).
Wednesday�s Story Line: will Alcoa�s Grant Daugherty stay hot, win his second individual championship and give the Tornadoes the team crown � and can teammate Ryan Mohr shave a few strokes of his opening day 85 �
will the Armstrong brothers from Lipscomb all shoot in the 70s and make a run at Alcoa and Notre Dame � will the Irish post four scores in the mid-70s and see if that is enough.
Boys� A-A Team Standings
1. Alcoa 305, Region 1
2. Notre Dame 306, Region 4
3. David Lipscomb 310, Region 5
4. Happy Valley 314, Region 1
5. Madison Academic 328, Region 8
6. East Hamilton 330, Region 3
7. Milan 335, Region 7
8. Cascade 337, Region. 6
Boys� A-AA Top 10 Individuals
Legend: Alcoa (Alcoa) Christ Presbyterian Claiborne (Clai), David Lipscomb (DL), Knoxville Grace (KG), Goodpasture (GP), Greeneville (G�ville), Happy Valley (HV), Notre Dame (ND)
1. Grant Daugherty (Alcoa), 35-34=69
2. Peyton Deming (CPA) 36-35=71
2. Bryce Kendrick (KG) 37-34=71
2. Elliott Taliaferro (G�ville), 36-35=71
5. Dowling Armstrong (DL), 39-33=72
5. Cameron Duggar (HV), 38-34=72
7 Matthew Giles (Alcoa), 38-35=73
7 Aaron Burnett (GP) 39-34=73
9 David Weeks (ND), 37-37=74
9 Richard Hoskins (Clai), 37-37=74
Boys� History: This is the 74th boys golf state tournament � Morristown won the first title (its only one) in 1938 � Ermal Allen (Morristown) was the first individual champion in 1938 with a 152 at Morristown Country Club �
Notre Dame shared a state title with Farragut in 1985, while Lipscomb won it all in 2007 � In 1984, Notre Dame and Farragut tied for second, one shot back of champion Christian Brothers.
Two-time defending champion Christian Academy of Knoxville is not in the race for the team title as it did not win its region. The eight region team champs play for the title.
Notre Dame Legacy: Senior David Weeks is the son of former Irish state wrestling champion David Weeks who was also a two-time NCAA D-II national champion for Chattanooga in the 1970s �
Kyle Holley�s mom, Alice, is a Notre Dame grad while his father, Tad, played prep golf at McCallie and is an assistant pro at Council Fire ... Kyle�s grandfather, Kyle, once ran a 9.8, 100 yard dash on a cinder track for McCallie in the 1940s.
The Armor twins � Will and Patrick � shot 75-82, respectively, and
their mother, Pat, is also a twin and graduated from Notre Dame in 1972.
David Lipscomb Brothers: The Lions have a trio of brothers on this year�s team � Davis (8th grader), shot an 88, while Dawson (So.) had a 75 and Dowling (Jr.) is tied for fifth with a 72 �
Following in Their Dad�s Footsteps: The Armstrong�s dad, Dale, works in development for Lipscomb University � was a freshman on the Lipscomb University team which finished in the top 10 at nationals in the mid 1980s � he played on the pro golf tour for a decade.
contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net
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