The difference in the annual county golf match Thursday for the Bellmont Braves was the outstanding play of No. 1 Owen Minnick, who overcame a tough bogey on the second hole to finish -1 (32) with a couple birdies, including one on the final hole.
Owen Minnick retrieves his ball from the bottom of the cup after sinking a putt for par on No. 1 of the Majorki nine Thursday. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)
Minnick’s birdies came on the Par 4 No. 4 and the Par 5 No. 9 as the Braves beat both Adams Central and South Adams on the Majorki Nine Thursday evening.
The other standout round of the evening went to Adams Central’s No. 3, Jaden Sharpe. He drained a birdie putt on the short seventh hole and finished at +3, overcoming a string of four bogeys with a couple of pars to end his round. Sharpe’s birdie on the raised green of No. 7 was the only one of the night.
Everybody else was unable to crack 40, a common score in the threesomes with Bellmont’s Ben Binegar, Brady Malone and Carson Manley all turning in 40s. Keaton Bush and Avery Biberstein each shot 40.
Ben Binegar watches his drive from hole No. 1 on the Majorki Nine at Cross Creek. The sophomore finished with a 40 as the Braves won the county meet. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)
South Adams’ London Warner ended his round on the fourth hole with a birdie.
Hal Ringger hits his tee shot on the fifth hole for South Adams. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)
Hal Ringger birdied the eighth hole for South Adams.
Bellmont 152
Bellmont head coach Ty Razo had a chance to talk to freshman Cameron Summers before he hit his tee shot on No. 9. The pep talk worked, as Summers was +7 before he caught up with his coach and +2 on the four holes thereafter. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)
Drew Johnson (AC) started his round of 41 with a drive that went into the pond on No. 1, but he recovered well, hitting the green from his drop and saving bogey.
Keaton Bush 40, Drew Johnson 41, Jaden Sharpe 36, Avery Biberstine 40, Micah McClure 43
Avery Biberstine hits his tee shot for the Jets on No. 7. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)
South Adams 167
Conner Fear 42, Ricky Nava 45, Noah Hunley 42, London Warner 41, Hal Ringger 42
London Warner lines up his birdie putt on the seventh hole. Warner navigated the twin Par 3s well, scoring a par on each as part of a round of 41. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)
Dane Fuelling has been passionate about high school sports since childhood. Coming to WZBD via his previous position as sports editor at the Decatur Daily Democrat, Dane is highly involved in high school wrestling with the IHSWCA and is a past winner of the organization's Distinguished Media Award.
