CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Boyd-Buchanan’s Jake Campbell shot a lower round than his sister Monday at Chatata Valley in the District 5-A/AA high school golf tournament. But guess which one was a medalist?
Lydia Campbell’s 78 proved to be two shots better than the scores posted by her teammate Zacori Hill and McMinn Central’s Mattie Cardin, making her the girls’ individual winner. Boys’ runner-up Jake Campbell came up two strokes short of the 71 shot by Silverdale Baptist Academy’s Dalton Sutton, who was the only player in the field to shoot a round below par.
The Campbells led Boyd-Buchanan to both team championships – the boys totaling 312 for a 13-stroke advantage over Silverdale and McMinn Central and the Lady Bucs shooting 158 for an 11-shot margin over Sequoyah.
Silverdale defeated McMinn Central in one playoff hole for second place, although both teams will be joining the Buccaneers in Wednesday’s Region 3-A/AA tournament, also at Chatata Valley. The third girls’ team from the district to move on to the region is Silverdale, which shot 180 on Monday.
The most important thing about being a medalist in the tournament is family bragging rights – for a couple of days at least.