Four teams within four shots at NCHSAA women’s 3-A golf and Northern Guilford is there with Taylor Penzer(82)

from www.nchsaa.org:

FOUR TEAMS WITHIN FOUR SHOTS OF LEAD IN 3-A WOMEN’S GOLF

FOXFIRE VILLAGE— Four teams are within four shots of the lead after Monday’s opening day of play in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s state 3-A women’s golf championships at the West Course at the Foxfire Resort and Golf Club in Foxfire Village.

Ledford had a 277 and holds a slim one-shot lead over Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons and Northern Guilford, with Waxhaw Marvin Ridge in fourth at 281.

The course is set at par 72 and a 5,787-yard layout for the championship.

The best three scores of a team count toward the team totals, and a total of 13 teams and 78 golfers are competing in the event, the ninth year that the sport has been classified. It is the first time that three separate championships have been held and the 31st year for state championship competition in the sport.

Junior Tara Simmons of Pikeville Charles B. Aycock had a 76 on a chilly day and has a six-stroke advantage in the individual race over Taylor Penzer of Northern Guilford. Rachel Jones of Southwestern Randolph had an 84 and a trio of golfers are tied at 85.

The final day of play is scheduled to get underway at 9:00 on Tuesday morning(TODAY).

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2011 STATE 3-A WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Foxfire Resort and Golf Club, West Course

MONDAY’S RESULTS– TEAM SCORES
Ledford 277
Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 278
Northern Guilford 278
Waxhaw Marvin Ridge 281
Western Alamance 295
West Henderson 298
Pikeville CB Aycock 313
Gastonia Forestview 331
Southern Nash 335
Jacksonville 337
Winterville South Central 338
Enka 359

Tara Simmons CB Aycock, 11 76
Taylor Penzer Northern Guilford, 12 82
Rachel Jones SW Randolph, 11 84
Payton Culler West Henderson, 10 85
Marley Felthousen Currituck, 11 85
Rachel Walker Marvin Ridge 85
Sarah Bertram Concord, 11 86
Ashlyn Setzer Fred T. Foard, 11 86
Allie Vaughn Walter Williams, 12 87
Evelyn Stein Statesville, 11 88
Rebecca Wiley Cardinal Gibbons, 10 88
Ashley Sloup South Brunswick, 10 89
Ellen Smith Cardinal Gibbons, 9 89
Madi Cauble South Point, 12 90
Kira Aiken Cox Mill, 11 91
Morgan Brock Ledford, 11 91
Chandler Danielson West Henderson, 10 91
Alexis Kershaw Ledford, 10 92
Jamie Barnes Crest, 12 93
Caroline Jones Chapel Hill, 12 93
Bree Keller Hickory, 10 93
Lacy Mirovich Mt. Pleasant, 11 93
Julia Carrol l Ledford, 9 94
Elizabeth Ewing Northern Guilford, 12 95
Heather Dockerill Western Alamance, 12 96
Caroline Jones Morehead, 10 96
Morgan Laird Marvin Ridge, 9 97
Julia Shelton McMichael, 9 97
Erica Alligood Washington, 11 98
Amanda Hampton Marvin Ridge, 11 99
Jana Morehart Asheboro, 11 99
Ashley Pate Western Alamance, 12 99
Lindsay Dakin Union Pines, 10 100
Clair Dockerill Western Alamance, 10 100
Karlee Garrison Forestview, 11 100
Bryce Huntoon Northern Guilford, 10 101

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