NCHSAA Girl’s Golf 1-A/2-A State Championship

YATAWARA OF SALISBURY WINS IN PLAYOFF; CROATAN TAKES TEAM TITLE IN 1-A/2-A WOMEN’S GOLF

SOUTHERN PINES — It took a playoff to decide the individual championship on
Tuesday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s state 1-A/2-A women’s golf championships at the Longleaf Golf and Country Club.

Salisbury’s Grace Yatawara, the defending champion, and Ellie Porman of Belmont Stuart Cramer finished the regulation 36 holes deadlocked at 158, and then Yatawara captured the crown with a par on the first playoff hole.

A Salisbury golfer has now won the individual title four of the past five years.

Porman had a 76 on Monday and had a five-shot lead over the field after the first day, and then had an 82 for her 158 total. Yatawara carded a five-over 77 in the second round to go with her opening 81.

Caroline Cole of Gastonia Highland Tech was third at 165, seven shots back.

The course was set at par 72 and 5,659 yards for the championship.

Newport Croatan, in third place and five shots back after the opening day, had a 265 team score Tuesday to surge to the team title. Croatan recorded a 537, four shots ahead of West Davidson, with Misenheimer Gray Stone Day in third.

Salisbury, seeking its fifth straight state team title, wound up in fifth, 34 strokes back.

The best three scores of a team counted toward the team totals, and a total of 11 teams and 78 golfers competed in the event, the 13h year that the sport has been classified. It was the fifth year that three separate championships have been held and the 35th year for state championship competition in the sport.

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2015 STATE 1-A/2-A WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Longleaf Golf and Country Club

FINAL RESULTS — TEAM
Newport Croatan 272-265–537
West Davidson 267-274–541
Misenheimer Gray Stone Day 267-282–549
Hendersonville 274-277–551
Salisbury 281-290–571
Avery 289-283–572
Gastonia Highland Tech 294-299–593
Franklin Academy 292-301–593
Currituck 326-317–643
Central Academy 333-320–653
North Johnston 368-368–736

FINAL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Note: Yatawara defeated Porman on first playoff hole for first place.

# Competitor Score
1 Grace Yatawara, Salisbury 81-77–158 (+14)
2 Ellie Porman, Stuart Cramer 76-82–158 (+14)
3 Caroline Cole, Highland Tech 81-84–165 (+21)
4 Alexis Jarell, Community School of Davidson 83-83–166 (+22)
T5 Micah Mason, Gray Stone Day 85-83–168 (+24)
T5 Lindsey Burton, Rosewood 82-86–168 (+24)
7 Sarah Hardin, Ashe County 81-88–169 (+25)
8 Emma Reid, Hendersonville 87-83–170 (+26)
T9 Juliet Townsend, Hendersonville 84-87–171 (+27)
T9 Meaghan McPeak, Carrboro 86-85–171 (+27)
T9 Alyssa Cox, Mount Airy 83-88–171 (+27)
12 Danielle Mirovich, Mount Pleasant 86-86–172 (+28)
T13 Savannah Vasquez, Croatan 87-86–173 (+29)
T13 Paige Church, Avery 84-89–173 (+29)
15 Rachael Mast, West Davidson 84-90–174 (+30)
T16 Darby Creech, Croatan 94-83–177 (+33)
T16 Mallery Fobes, Forbush 90-87–177 (+33)
18 Sara Allen, Franklin Academy 89-89–178 (+34)
T19 Autumn Senter, Surry Central 93-87–180 (+36)
T19 Olivia Sharpe, West Davidson 90-90–180 (+36)
T21 Kate Beeken, Lake Norman Charter 96-86–182 (+38)
T21 Aleigha Grant, Maiden 95-87–182 (+38)
T23 Colby McMillan, Gray Stone Day 88-97–185 (+41)
T23 Kayla Yang, Maiden 93-92–185 (+41)
T25 Olivia Mast, West Davidson 93-94–187 (+43)
T25 Angela Morando, Croatan 91-96–187 (+43)
27 Haley Hagwood, Mount Airy 93-96–189 (+45)
28 Karie Grace Shields, West Stanly 96-94–190 (+46)
29 Devyn Plyler, Avery 95-96–191 (+47)
T30 Nicole Rogers, South Stokes 99-93–192 (+48)
T30 Ellie Martin, Murphy 98-94–192 (+48)
32 Miriam Sundell, Thomas Jefferson 96-98–194 (+50)
T33 Claire Patrick, South Granville 104-91–195 (+51)
T33 McKenna Mitchell, Newton-Conover 99-96–195 (+51)
T35 Peyton Henderson, Voyager Academy 99-97–196 (+52)
T35 Lauren Denhard, Gray Stone Day 94-102–196 (+52)
T37 Bree Stamper, Cherokee 108-89–197 (+53)
T37 Morgan Byles, East Burke 100-97–197 (+53)
T37 Mackensie Vincent, River Mill Academy 95-102–197 (+53)
T37 Lyndsie Campbell, Riverside (Martin) 97-100–197 (+53)
41 Erin Walsh, Franklin Academy 98-100–198 (+54)
T42 Hunter Tharpe, East Wilkes 98-102–200 (+56)
T42 Cameron Patrick, South Granville 104-96–200 (+56)
44 Caitlyn Seastrunk, East Wake Academy 97-104–201 (+57)
45 Kimberly Shellman, Highland Tech 100-102–202 (+58)
T46 Olivia Peppin, Central Academy 104-99–203 (+59)
T46 Meredith Barton, Brevard 100-103–203 (+59)
48 Payton Newsome, Pine Lake Prep 109-95–204 (+60)
49 Shelby Holden, Salisbury 98-107–205 (+61)
T50 Ellie Kidd, Surry Central 102-104–206 (+62)
T50 Bailee Twiford, Currituck 108-98–206 (+62)
52 Rachel Lindsay, East Lincoln 106-101–207 (+63)
T53 Caroline Parrott, Salisbury 102-106–208 (+64)
T53 Bridgette Smith, Avery 110-98–208 (+64)
55 Ragan Dalton, West Davidson 107-102–209 (+65)
T56 Stephanie McCrary, Hendersonville 103-107–210 (+66)
T56 Ellie Chung, East Burke 103-107–210 (+66)
T58 Bayley Plummer, East Davidson 102-109–211 (+67)
T58 Sarah Godwin, Beddingfield 103-108–211 (+67)
T58 Claudia Sisk, NCSSM 106-105–211 (+67)
61 Jennifer Yang, NCSSM 109-103–212 (+68)
62 Issabella Dyson, Community Schl of Davidson 107-106–213 (+69)
T63 Sarah Conley, Currituck 110-106–216 (+72)
T63 Megan Gioffre, Central Academy 104-112–216 (+72)
T63 Graysyn Waisner, Gray Stone Day 103-113–216 (+72)
66 Emma Bowers, Franklin Academy 105-112–217 (+73)
67 Jade Duncan, Wilkes Central 114-104–218 (+74)
68 Britney Tyndall, Currituck 108-113–221 (+77)
69 Tysha Sampson, Cherokee 114-109–223 (+79)
70 Kayla Forest, Pine Lake Prep 110-114–224 (+80)
T71 Emily Spargo, Highland Tech 113-113–226 (+82)
T71 Shamayah Revis, Rosewood 115-111–226 (+82)
T73 Bethany Snodgrass, Central Academy 125-109–234 (+90)
T73 Brilyn Parker, North Johnston 119-115–234 (+90)
75 Caroline Baker, North Johnston 113-122–235 (+91)
76 Kylie Jones, Riverside (Martin) 133-121–254 (+110)
77 Heather Crocker, North Johnston 136-131–267 (+123)
78 Kaitlyn Zimmerman, Reidsville WD (WD)