GAMES
RANKINGS
THE RECAP: Results of the UIL State Boys Golf Tourney; The Woodlands, Memorial excel
Following an intriguing series of events to begin the week, the UIL Boys State Golf Tournament has drawn to a close.
At the White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown, the Class 6A event saw The Woodlands teams claim silver with a total score of 575, and were just narrowly bested by five strokes to the UIL-6A champions Lake Travis.
However, the Highlanders do still hold the distinction of having individual state champ -- Cooper Paull -- among their ranks, after he shot for an astounding 138 over the two-day competition.
Houston Memorial was right behind them in the No. 3 spot (576), and featured four competitors who finished within the top-25.
In Class 5A, the Lake Creek Lions would be the top H-Town finisher, ending up fourth overall -- just one stroke shy of third -- with each of their golfers ending up in the top twenty spots, including Brody Knowlton who tied for third place, individually.
Additionally, Bellville and Livingston featured a slew of top competitors in Class 4A.
With all that being said, here is the full list of H-Town golfers who climbed the charts on the state-wide golf course.
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CLASS 6A BOYS GOLF
(Teams)
2nd Place (Total Score: 575): The Woodlands Highlanders (Daniel Zou, Cooper Paull, Abhay Duggal, Tripp Depoy, Caden Cox)
3rd Place (Total Score: 576): Memorial Mustangs (Charlie Wylie, David Martinez, Austin Le, Turner Chiles, Grant DeLorenzo)
7th Place (Total Score: 586): Stratford Spartans (Ben Potter, Andrew Molina, Caleb Lumpkin, Tyler Davis, Noah Bahrami)
11th Place (Total Score: 605): Clear Creek Wildcats (Blake Harwell, Max McCloskey, J.T. Waltzer, Carter McCaffrey, Clark Rangel)
12th Place (Total Score: 622): Klein Cain Hurricanes (Adrian Rodriguez, Joshua McGown, Keaton Blume, Jake Robinson, Jaxson Dittmer)
(Individual Finishers)
*Several golfers had the same final score, so there will be "T" before their placement to indicate the tie, and are placed according to the UIL Live Results
1st Place (138): Cooper Paull, The Woodlands (Individual Champion)*
T-4th Place (141): Max McCloskey, Clear Creek
T-9th Place (142): Blake Brown, Bridgeland
T-9th Place (142): David Martinez, Memorial
12th Place (143): Caleb Lumpkin, Stratford
T-13th Place (144): Daniel Zou, The Woodlands
T-13th Place (144): Charlie Wylie, Memorial
T-19th Place (145): Austin Le, Memorial
T-19th Place (145): Ben Potter, Stratford
T-24th Place (146): Grant DeLorenzo, Memorial
T-24th Place (146): Abhay Duggal, The Woodlands
T-28th Place (147): Blake Harwell, Clear Creek
T-31st Place (148): Tripp Depoy, The Woodlands
T-31st Place (148): Andrew Molina, Stratford
T-31st Place (148): Cole Pregler, Katy Jordan
T-39th Place (150): Noah Bahrami, Stratford
T-42nd Place (151): Turner Chiles, Memorial
T-42nd Place (151): Caden Cox, The Woodlands
T-42nd Place (151): Adrian Rodriguez, Klein Cain
T-47th Place (152): Bowen Ballis, College Park
T-47th Place (152): Keaton Blume, Klein Cain
T-47th Place (152): Joshua McGown, Klein Cain
T-61st Place (156): J.T. Waltzer, Clear Creek
T-63rd Place (157): Tyler Davis, Stratford
T-63rd Place (157): Alejandro Rojas, Clear Lake
T-67th Place (164): Carter McCaffrey, Clear Creek
T-67th Place (164): Isaac Voisinet, Ridge Point
69th Place (165): Clark Rangel, Clear Creek
70th Place (167): Jake Robinson, Klein Cain
72nd Place (174): Jaxson Dittmer, Klein Cain
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The No. 4 overall boys golf team in Class 5A -- The Lake Creek LionsPhoto acquired via Twitter (@LakeCreekgolf1)
CLASS 5A BOYS GOLF
(Teams)
4th Place (Total Score: 590): Lake Creek Lions Tyler Sanford, Brody Knowlton, Julian Worrell, Brady Bains, Brogan Smith)
(Individual Finishers)
*Several golfers had the same final score, so there will be "T" before their placement to indicate the tie, and are placed according to the UIL Live Results
T-3rd Place (141): Brody Knowlton, Lake Creek
T-14th Place (148): Jace Parsell, Fulshear
T-14th Place (148): Tyler Sanford, Lake Creek
T-18th Place (149): Brady Bains, Lake Creek
T-18th Place (149): Corrington Case, Kingwood Park
T-22nd Place (150): Daniel Rice, Magnolia
T-30th Place (152): Julian Worrell, Lake Creek
T-37th Place (154): Brogan Smith, Lake Creek
T-58th Place (161): Cole Mayon, Kingwood Park
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CLASS 4A BOYS GOLF
(Teams)
7th Place (Total Score: 626): Livingston Lions (Jackson New, Brandon Munson, Brayden Akers, Drew Davidson, Carson Pipes)
10th Place (Total Score: 634): Bellville Brahmas (Deacon Bauerschlag, Cooper Hollomon, Emil Kloss, Jason Wood, Dane King)
(Individual Finishers)
*Several golfers had the same final score, so there will be "T" before their placement to indicate the tie, and are placed according to the UIL Live Results
T-3rd Place (145): Deacon Bauerschlag, Bellville
T-14th Place (150): Brayden Akers, Livingston
T-26th Place (154): Brandon Munson, Livingston
T-32nd Place (156): Jackson New, Livingston
T-37th Place (157): Cooper Hollomon, Bellville
T-40th Place (159): Jason Wood, Bellville
58th Place (167): Drew Davidson, Livingston
T-62nd Place (170): Carson Pipes, Livingston
67th Place (178): Dane King, Bellville
68th Place (179): Emil Kloss, Bellville
BASES LOADED: No. 19 Stratford looks to rally this Spring
No. 19 -- Stratford Spartans
2023: 23-9 (Finished 2nd in District 17-6A/Bi-District Finalist)
Shortly after taking silver in the district, the Spartans experienced a gut-wrenching loss in an extra-innings matchup against Lamar during the Bi-District round.
Given their early exit from the playoffs a year ago, this Spring should be when Stratford turns things around.
Coach Spencer Richards enters his second year with the program after earning the 17-6A Coaching Staff of the Year award and will have the tools necessary to flip the script.
Texas State-commit Caden Baker will headline the lineup from the outfield spot, while second-teamers Thomas Cloud and Braxton Wakefield return to the fold as well.