FOXFIRE VILLAGE— Defending champion Isabella Rusher of Salisbury fired the only par round of the entire tournament on Tuesday to pull away and win the individual crown in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s state 1-A/2-A women’s golf championships at the West Course at the Foxfire Resort and Golf Club in Foxfire Village.
Rusher won the championship for the second consecutive year but did so much more easily this time. She won the title by a single shot a year ago, but her even par 71 on Tuesday gave her a 146 total, four over par for the tournament, under cold and blustery conditions. The course was set at par 71 and a 5,765-yard layout for the championship.
North Surry’s Kasey Tolbert had two rounds of 79 for a 158 total, good for second place eight shots back. Rusher’s teammate Grace Yatawara was third at 161, 15 shots out of first.
Defending champion Salisbury, which rolled to the 1-A/2-A team championship a year ago by a whopping 33 shots, really blew the field away this time, winning by an incredible 60 strokes. The Hornets recorded a team score of 244 on Tuesday for a 490 total, with Hendersonville in second at 550. Newport Croatan tied with North Surry for third at 560.
The best three scores of a team counted toward the team totals, and a total of 13 teams and 78 golfers competed in the event, the tenth year that the sport has been classified. It was the second year that three separate championships have been held and the 32nd year for state championship competition in the sport.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 2012 STATE 1-A/2-A WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Foxfire Resort and Golf Club, West Course
TUESDAY’S RESULTS – FINAL TEAM SCORES
Team 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Total Salisbury 246 244 490 Hendersonville 284 266 550 Croatan 275 285 560 North Surry 287 273 560 Piedmont 280 284 564 South Stokes 285 280 565 Northwood 297 290 587 Elkin 296 301 597 Avery 311 296 607 Pisgah 317 300 617 Lake Norman Charter 307 328 635 South Iredell 318 319 637 Granville Central 399 364 763
FINAL INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
Name School 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Total Isabella Rusher Salisbury 75 71 146 Kasie Tolbert North Surry 79 79 158 Grace Yatawara Salisbury 78 83 161 Mary Francis Hall Elkin 76 86 162 Ashley Thompson Pisgah 79 86 165 Allea Hawkins Hendersonville 90 78 168 Madison Moore East Surry 82 87 169 Katie King Tarboro 84 85 169 Maegan Ports Lake Norman Ch 86 85 171 Jessica Prince Piedmont 84 87 171 LeAnn Domitrovits Croatan 82 90 172 Megan Burgess North Henderson 88 88 176 Rachel Wynne Northwood 91 88 179 Annika Winebarger Elkin 91 90 181 Megan Mabe South Stokes 92 90 182 Madeline Hoskins Salisbury 93 90 183 Brittany Smith East Lincoln 89 95 184 Kelly Jackson Hendersonville 94 90 184 Taylor Shellman Highland Tech 89 97 186 Alexis Killian Lincolnton 91 95 186 Liz Reed Piedmont 90 96 186 Paige Church Avery 96 91 187 Gatlin Hiatt North Surry 95 93 188 Mary Leonard Croatan 89 100 189 Lacynn Heflin Princeton 96 93 189 Victoria Hedrick Central Davidson 98 92 190 Brooke Kiger South Stokes 97 93 190 Brooke Martin South Stokes 96 97 193 Samantha Lilley Riverside (Martin) 94 101 195 Sydni Parham Riverside (Martin)100 97 197 Courtney Simpkins Hendersonville 100 98 198 Nicole Rogers South Stokes 98 100 198 Savannah Vasquez Croatan 104 95 199 MaKenna Hammer Neuse Charter 103 96 199 Kendal Hutchinson Northwood 101 98 199 Brooke Smith Salisbury 93 106 199 Kristen Burleson Avery 99 101 200 Juliet Townsend Hendersonville 102 98 200 Katie Tally Alleghany 102 100 202 Jessica Lee NCSSM 97 105 202 Lindsey Chamblin East Surry 96 107 203 Margo Lovelace North Lincoln 101 102 203 Heather Hancock Jordan-Matthews 103 101 204 Lindsey Burton Rosewood 95 110 205 Samantha Smith East Davidson 99 107 206 Lacey Webb Mountain Heritage 110 97 207 Elizabeth Belham Pisgah 106 101 207 Leah Hobgood SW Edgecombe 105 102 207 Megan Widener Piedmont 107 101 208 Brianna Williams South Iredell 105 103 208 Logan McClamroch Northwood 105 104 209 Jessica Hamlin Owen 105 105 210 Mary Hogan Croatan 108 103 211 Taylor Gales Rosewood 102 109 211 Kirby Guill South Iredell 105 106 211 Abi Van Pelt Croatan 106 107 213 Emily Gabbard Highlands 106 108 214 Sarah Holleman North Surry 113 101 214 Abbey Stogner East Davidson 99 116 215 Abbey Mills Piedmont 106 111 217 Morgan Deal South Iredell 108 110 218 Nikki Wright Avery 116 104 220 Christy Harring Richlands 108 116 224 Borden Thomas Northwood 110 116 226 Caroline Cole Highland Tech 109 119 228 Brittnay Buckstad Lake Norman Ch 110 121 231 Kayla Thomas Lake Norman Ch 111 122 233 Karen Vanderford Northwood 115 118 233 Yancy Pace Polk County 106 135 241 Dajana Gauble-Ogle Granville Central 132 110 242 Haley Penland Pisgah 132 113 245 Mindi White Topsail 126 122 248 Sophia Nicolosi Cuthbertson 130 120 250 Kaley Cornelison Elkin 129 125 254 Allison Carey Granville Central 132 126 258 Kayla Fogleman Granville Central 135 128 263 Becca Wilkins Corinth Holders 136 137 273