GG Avon Inv.: #2 Martinsville hottest of the hot at Prestwick

August 11, 2010

Hoosier Authority


By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

AVON – Defending state champion Martinsville defended its Avon Invitational title Aug. 10 as the second-ranked Artesians posted a 313 to down runner-up No. 24 Zionsville by 24 strokes under brutally hot conditions in a 10-team tournament at Prestwick.

No. 13 Lafayette Jefferson (347) placed third behind the medalist-winning 75 of senior Regan Pittard, with 22nd-ranked Ben Davis earning a fifth-player tiebreaker over Fishers for fourth after each shot 359.

Martinsville saw all five of its players finish in the Top 10 despite temperatures flirting with the 100-degree mark. The Artesians got a 39-37–76 from second-place junior Molly English plus a fourth-place 37-40–77 from senior Jaclyn Schindler to go with the 37-41–78 of senior Shelby Wilson (fifth) and the 40-42–82 of junior Mariah Richardson (seventh).

Martinsville coach Sharon Most was pleased with her team’s effort, especially after coming off a 325 in a fourth-place finish the day before at the Trojan Invitational won by top-ranked Roncalli.

“We were a little bit off at The Legends, so I was happy to see the 313,” Most said. “Roncalli is the real deal.

“It’ll be interesting when we play the whole thing (in the Hall of Fame Classic Sept. 4) at Battle Ground when it’s 5,600 or 5,700 yards, so I’m looking forward to that.”

Fishers senior Kelli Witt also went 39-37 in tying English for second, while Zionsville’s Lucy Stevens posted a 41-37–78 to tie Wilson for fifth.

Ben Davis coach Dave Patz thinks his girls are off to a solid start and that placing fourth out of 12 teams (Greensburg and North Central (Indianapolis) did not field complete four-score efforts) was a nice finish.

“However, I believe that we are capable of playing better,” said Patz, the man in charge of the girls state rankings for the Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association. “We are still not scoring from inside 100 yards the way I thought we would, and we are still having too many big numbers from experienced players – hence the high score of 359.

“So, we need to continue to improve to reach our ultimate goals. The good news is the kids have been very focused in practice and should get better over the course of the season, and we are looking forward to playing in our Ben Davis Invitational this weekend.”

VIDEO!!!

To see Lafayette Jefferson medalist Regan Pittard as well as Bronchos coach John Hatter, check out the video player on the Jeff page by clicking here.

To see Avon coach Tom Maples, check out the video player on the Avon page by clicking here.

PICS!!

Click here for a 24-photo gallery from Prestwick!

Team scores
1. #2 Martinsville 313
2. #24 Zionsville 337
3. #13 Lafayette Jefferson 347
4. #22 Ben Davis 359
5. Fishers 359
6. Avon 370
7. Harrison (West Lafayette) 383
8. Brownsburg 384
9. Cascade 420
10. Guerin Catholic 456

Top individuals
1. Regan Pittard, Lafayette Jeff 35-40–75
2. Molly English, Martinsville 39-37–76
2. Kelli Witt, Fishers 39-37–76
4. Jaclyn Schindler, Martinsville 37-40–77
5. Shelby Wilson, Martinsville 37-41–78
5. Lucy Stevens, Zionsville 41-37–78
7. Chelsea Mattingly, Ben Davis 43-39–82
7. Mariah Richardson, Martinsville 40-42–82
7. Hannah Bailey, Avon 44-38–82
10. Katherine Habbel, Martinsville 43-41–84

The complete team scores (thank you, Dave Patz!):

Martinsville 313
10 Habbel 43 41 84
4 Schindler 37 40 77
7 Richardson 40 42 82
5 Wilson 37 41 78
2 English 39 37 76

Zionsville 337
5 Stevens 41 37 78
15 Hosking 44 43 87
23 Park 49 42 91
11 Flynn 42 43 85
15 Day 44 43 87

Lafayette Jefferson 347
1 Pittard 35 40 75
17 Kerfoot 43 45 88
13 Burklow 41 45 86
33 Burklow 45 53 98
46 Burkhart 57 51 108

Ben Davis 359
7 Chelsea Mattingly 43 39 82
26 Kristen Fitzgerald 50 44 94
19 Katie Kirschner 46 44 90
24 Brittany Mosteller 45 48 93
44 Karisa Stojkovich 55 51 106

Fishers 359
2 Witt 39 37 76
29 Held 48 48 96
18 Witt 47 42 89
33 Nedleman 48 50 98
46 Bailey 57 51 108

Avon 370
7 Bailey 44 38 82
36 Van Wassel 57 43 100
24 Guckenberger 47 46 93
29 Crowe 44 52 96
35 Thompson 48 51 99

Harrison (West Lafayette) 383
31 Lewellen 47 50 97
19 Foster 45 45 90
38 Skelton 51 50 101
27 Ave 49 46 95
49 Herron 53 57 110

Brownsburg 384
13 Dippel 43 43 86
36 Hall 54 46 100
27 Lindenschmitt 47 48 95
43 Wesson 50 53 103
46 Smith 55 53 108

Cascade 420
11 Smyth 38 47 85
39 Toole 50 52 102
52 Powell 59 59 118
51 Kentzer 58 57 115

Guerin Catholic 456
45 Grina 56 51 107
39 Linton 51 51 102
57 Seego 59 71 130
56 Eiker 67 62 129
52 McDonald 58 60 118