Monacan, Atlee claim district golf titles

The Dominion District golf tournament turned into a banner event for the Monacan Chiefs.

The Chiefs compiled an 18-hole total of 301 (four counting scores) at Hunting Hawk Golf Course yesterday and captured the tourney title by 25 strokes over runner-up James River.

Both teams will represent the Dominion in the Central Region tournament next week at Jefferson-Lakeside Country Club and Stonehenge Country Club (Monacan's home course).

Because a scheduled playoff to determine the regular-season champ and the automatic berth in the region tournament that goes with it was canceled last Friday, the district tournament became the deciding event.

The Chiefs, led by medalist Brian Critzer, turned in four sub-80 scores. Critzer shot 72, Ryan Pratt and Gavin Parker added 75s and Braden Cosner contributed a 79.

Critzer was 2 under par on the front nine and 2 over on the inward half. He finished one stroke clear of James River's Sean Dougherty and two ahead of Cosby's Kevin Clarke.

Dougerty was the only Rapids player to break 80.

In addition to the two teams, six individuals not on a qualifying team earned bids to the region tournament. Clarke, the district player of the year, headlined that group.

RESULTS

Monacan (301): Brian Critzer 72, Ryan Pratt 75, Gavin Parker 75, Braden Cosner 79

James River (326): Sean Dougerty 73, Dawson Hobbs 84, Taylor Jaszewski 84, Drew McLean 85, Rhett Martin 85

Cosby (329): Kevin Clarke 74, Joshua Foery 76, Katherine Connell 89, Blake Akridge 90

L.C. Bird (336): Alan Radojcic 79, Josh Beasley 83, Stewart Ball 85, George Dubisard 89

Midlothian (341): Jordan Bronstein 79, Jared Grossman 84, Kyle Hart 87, Keil Tormollen 91

Clover Hill (346): Zach Cutter 76, Lee Roberts 88, Kevin Smith 90, Tim Roble 92

Manchester (385): James Ponticello 89, Brendon Hovermale 91, Augie Ayers 93, Cody Adams 112

Huguenot (429): Justin Roberts 88, Ajoya Speight 108, Chad Frierson 116, Jonathan Dixon 117

Individual qualifiers for Central Region tournament: Clarke (Cos), Cutter (CH), Foery (Cos) 76, Radojcic (LCB), Bronstein (Mid), Beasley (LCB)

All-district team : First: Clarke, Hobbs, Critzer, Cosner, Dougherty, Radojcic. Second: McLean, Cutter, Connell, Parker, Pratt, Ayers

Player of the year : Kevin Clarke, Cosby

C oach of the year : Scott Thackston, Monacan

Capital District

The Crossings Golf Course used to give Tanner Foutz a fit.

That changed this summer when Foutz, a junior at Atlee, finished as the runner-up in the RGA Junior after shooting two subpar rounds.

Foutz was even better at The Crossings yesterday in the Capital District tournament. He fired a 3-under-par 69 in windy conditions and captured medalist honors. Foutz also earned the medal at the season-opening Skyhawk Invitational as well.

Foutz's score, five strokes better than Hanover's Reece Chalkley, allowed the Raiders to nip Lee-Davis for second place and earn the district's second berth in the Central Region tournament.

Regular-season champion Hanover, already a qualifier for the region tourney, won the tournament title with a score of 326. Atlee shot 333, and Lee-Davis 334.

Lee-Davis didn't make it as a team, but all six Confederates qualified for the region tournament as individuals.

RESULTS

Hanover (326): Reece Chalkley 74, Trey Cully 78, Philip Hudson 85, Ben Longest 89

Atlee (333): Tanner Foutz 69, Thomas Moore 86, Andrew Crain 89, Alex Fowler 89, Stephen Waskiewicz 89

Lee-Davis (334): Nick Peterson 77, Grant Alvis 82, Jeremy Gilbert 87, Zak Lewis, 88

Henrico (397): Matt Oliver 93, Anthony Thompson 97, William Schwieder 100, David Wu 107

Varina (442): Christina Allen 100, Lowell Rose 106, Matthew Gzerwick 117, Mychal Spivey 119

Individual qualifiers for Central Region tournament: Peterson, Alvis, Gilbert, Lewis, Hunter Long (L-D), Bryan Hare (L-D)

All-district team : Foutz, Chalkley, Peterson, Cully, Alvis, Hudson

Player of the year : Trey Cully, Hanover

C oach of the year : Charlie Dragum, Hanover

Colonial District

Reigning Central Region champion Deep Run needed to win the Colonial District tournament or finish second to Mills Godwin to have an opportunity to defend the title.

The Wildcats, who lost a playoff to Mills Godwin last week for the regular-season championship and the district's automatic spot in the region tournament, rolled to an easy victory yesterday at Hanover Country Club.

Mikey Cantor and Adam Anschultz posted 4-over-par 75s, and Jason Schumacher and Chris O'Neill, All-Metro selections a year ago, contributed 76s for a 302 total, 21 shots better than runner-up Douglas Freeman. Mills Godwin and Maggie Walker Governor's School tied for third at 329.

Cantor won medalist honors in a playoff. Jason Park of Mills Godwin, the district player of the year, and Tim Earley of Maggie Walker shot 77s and were the only other players to break 80.

Earley was the district's low individual qualifier for next week's region tournament. Although Hermitage finished last as a team, Thomas Cole won a playoff to qualify as an individual.

RESULTS

At Hanover CC, par 71

Deep Run (302): Mikey Cantor 75, Adam Anschultz 75, Jason Schumacher 76, Chris O'Neill 76

Douglas Freeman (323): Matt Harman 80, Zach Carl 80, Dave Dwight 81, Connor Hill 82

Mills Godwin (329): Jason Park 77, John Dozier 82, Erich Snyder 83, Brad Snyder 87

Maggie Walker GS (329): Tim Earley 77, Travis McCall 79, Corbin Bagenstose 86, Ryan Polk 87

Patrick Henry (341): Trent Thomas 80, Alex Roberson 86, Mark Weiler 87, Jimmy VanRiper 88

J.R. Tucker (394): Sam Howard 93, Patrick Fernandez 100, Austin Hedrick 100, Sarah Parsons 101

Hermitage (414): Thomas Cole 81, Berkley Ikerenkoetter 109, Jordon McElhinney 109, Josh Teal 122

Individual qualifiers for Central Region tournament: Earley, McCall, Harman, Carl, Thomas, Cole (won in playoff)

All-district team: Cantor, Anschultz, Schumacher, O'Neill, Park, Earley

Player of the year: Jason Park, Mills Godwin

C oach of the year: Tom Hoy, Mills Godwin

Tidewater District

King William lost a playoff for the Tidewater District's automatic berth in the Region A tournament by a stroke. The Cavaliers turned the tables on Middlesex yesterday at Queenfield Plantation and played their way into next week's region tournament at King Carter GC in Irvington.

Rappahannock captured the Northern Neck District tournament easily over Lancaster yesterday. The two will represent the district in the Region A tourney.

RESULTS

King William (345): Jesse Williams 80, Jordan Curry 81, Dylan Longest 90, Adam Stone 94

Middlesex (372): Harley Moore 91, Alex Crittenden 91, Eric Sosa 94, Drew Pitts 96

M athews (444): Corbin Smith 96, Leland Machen 114, John Wooten 114, Chris Lyell 120

West Point : Stuart Sheffield 81, Casey Hill 123, Ryan Angel 135

Individual qualifiers for Region A tournament: Sheffield, Smith, Machen, Wooten, Lyell, Hill

All-district team : First: Williams, Sheffield, Curry, Longest, Moore, Crittenden. Second: Stone, Sosa, Pitts, Smith, Travis Lipscomb (KW), Chad Davis (KW)

M ost valuable player : Jesse Williams, KW

Coach of the year : Jay Blanton, KW

Sportsmanship : King William

NORTHERN NECK DISTRICT

Rappahannock (345): William Johns 83, Kenny Dodson 86, Dylan Dunn 88, Joey Gordon 88

Lancaster (354): Tinsley Clowser 82, Logan Nonnenacker 86, Robert Crowther 89, Marcus Mondy 97

Essex (355): Ryan Baughan 81, Justin Bullis 87, Martin Dille 92, Phillip Sisson 95

Northumberland (371): Ryan Parker 79, Kelly Sumner 80, Brent Basye 105, Laura Farner 107

Individual qualifiers for Region A tournament: Parker, Sumner, Baughan, Bullis, Dille, Bryan Daiger (W&L)

All-district team : Sumner, Bullis, Dunn, Crowther, Daiger, Johns, Dodson, Baughan

Coach of the year : Paul Yackle, Rappahannock