By: Nate Calvin
WAUSEON – The co-champions of the BBC were the top two teams in the Division III sectional at Ironwood Golf Course in Wauseon.
Montpelier put together a school sectional record 321 led by individual sectional champion Jaxon Richmond’s 73 (+1) as the Locos earned their fourth straight trip to the district tournament.
Pettisville totaled a 348 to place second and advance to districts paced by Jack Leppelmeier who was third overall with a 79.
The Edgerton Bulldogs were fifth, missing a top three spot by just ten strokes as they shot a 370 led by Kaden Kennerk with an 84, which qualified him as an individual for districts.
Ben Pettit of North Central also advanced to districts by carding a 78 to earn second place overall and help the Eagles place sixth as a team with a 378.
The Division III district tournament will be October 6 at Stone Ridge Golf Club in Bowling Green.
DIVISION III Sectionals (@ Ironwood)
*Indicates district qualifying team
TEAM SCORES: 1. *Montpelier 321 (Jaxon Richmond 73, Drake Sommer 80, Easten Richmond 84, Trent Thorp 84); 2. *Pettisville 348 (Jack Leppelmeier 79, Blayn Meck 82, Creighton Aeschliman 90, Samuel Myers 97); 3. *Fairview 360; 4. Hicksville 362; 5. Edgerton 370 (Kaden Kennerk 84, Nathan Swank 89, Braden Leppelmeier 95, Landon Perry 102); 6. North Central 378 (Ben Pettit 78, Kenneth Smeltzer 97, Keegan Hickman 101, Keanu Miller 102); 7. Hilltop 394 (Raace Haynes 95, Austin Gault 99, Lakota Siegel 99, Jordan Schaffner 101); 8. Liberty Center 404; 9. Stryker 418 (Daniel Donovan 92, Michael Donovan 101, William Donovan 107, Gavin Paxton 118); 10. Holgate 441; 11. Fayette 472 (Wyatt Mitchell 91, Carter Lavinder 113, Zachary Oehlers 134, Dane Andrews 134); 12. Edon-no team score (Blake Dulle 134, Ashton 157, Dylan Buck 167)
TOP 10 INDIVIDUAL SCORES: (*individual district qualifiers) 1. Jaxon Richmond (Montpelier) 73; 2. *Ben Pettit (North Central) 78; 3. Jack Leppelmeier (Pettisville) 79; T4. Kasen Kauffman (Fairview) 80, Drake Sommer (Montpelier) 80; T6. Jack Karzynow (Fairview) 82, Blayn Meck (Pettisville) 82; 8. *Carter Dickman (Liberty Center) 83; T9. *Kaden Kennerk (Edgerton) 84, Easten Richmond (Montpelier) 84, Trent Thorp (Montpelier) 84
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