Bob West
The Port Arthur News
PORT ARTHUR —
The Port Neches-Groves boys and Nederland girls, as expected, jumped out to leads on the opening day of the District 20-4A golf tournament at Bayou Din.
PN-G was 1-2 in the boys standings, with the “A” team shooting 304 and the “B” team close behind at 311. If they finish that way after today’s final 18 holes, it would be the third consecutive year for the Indians to claim the top two spots in team standings. Nederland is a distant third at 339.
On the girls side, Nederland, paced by Felicia Sauceda (82) and Shelbi Vincent (85), posted a 377 to lead Port Neches-Groves by 15 strokes and Little Cypress-Mauriceville by 25. Sauceda, however, was four strokes behind LC-M’s Brooke Brasseaux in her bid to win a third consecutive individual title.
Lonnie LaBove, last year’s 20-4A boys medalist, and freshman Braden Bailey led the way for the PN-G “A” team with one-over par 73s. Brandon Provost, playing on the PN-G “B” team was third in medalist standings with a 75.
PN-G, in fact, had the top six individual scores, with Tyler Rawson from the “A” team shooting a 77, Deny McDaniel from the “B” team firing a 77 and Drake Hernandez from the “B” team signing off on a 78. LC-M’s James Walker, with a 79, was the only other player to break 80.
Nederland’s boys were led by an 82 from Thaine Tillie and 84s from Trevor Smith and Hunter Huff.
Blaire Brevell helped PN-G stay with striking distance of Nederland on the girls side with an 89. Oxserio Benites backed her up with a 96.
The leaders on the girls side will tee off at 9:50 a.m. and 9:58 a.m. Thursday on the 10th hole of the Bayou Back. Boys leaders tee off at 9:50 a.m., 9;58 a.m.: and 10:06 a.m.: on the Links course. They will play the Links nine, then the Bayou Back.
Listed below are results from the first round of the District 20-4A golf tournament Wednesday at Bayou Din.
Boys team leaders
1. PN-G “A” 304
2. PN-G “B” 311
3. Nederland 339
4. Livingston 357
Boys medal leaders
1. Lonnie LaBove, PN-G “A” 73
2. Braden Bailey, PN-G “A” 73
3. Brandon Provost, PN-G “B” 75
4. Tyler Rawson, PN-G “A” 77
5. Deny McDaniel, PN-G “B” 77
6. Drake Hernandez, PN-G “B” 78
Girls team leaders
1. Nederland 377
2. PN-G 392
3. LC-M 402
4. Lumberton 427
Girls medal leaders
Brooke Brasseaux, LC-M 78
Felicia Sauceda, Nederland 82
Shelbi Vincent, Nederland 85
Blaire Brevell, PN-G 89
Boys team scores
PN-G “A” (304)
Lonnie LaBove 73
Braden Bailey 73
Tyler Rawson 77
Jarrod Brown 81
Brandon Soileau 84
PN-G “B” (311)
Brandon Provost 75
Deny McDaniel 77
Drake Hernandez 77
Alex Fadhli-Theis 81
Jordan Corcoran 82
Nederland (339)
Thaine Tillie 82
Hunter Huff 84
Trevor Smith 84
Dillon Hebert 89
Cole Trevino 82
Girls team scores
Nederland (377)
Felicia Sauceda 82
Shelbi Vincent 85
Katy Calamia 103
Reagan Bodin 107
Reid Whaley 113
PN-G (392)
Blaire Brevell 89
Oxserio Benites 96
Kameryn Scroggs 100
Kayla Williams 107
Sara Mak 126
LC-M (402)
Brooke Brasseaux 78
Hayley Robinson 104
Ashley Young 108
Kailey Rountree 108
Savana Rothenberger 126
