High scores the norm in Day 1 of Group AAA golf

MONETA - High scores were the order of the day at the Virginia High School League Group AAA golf tournament at Waterfront Country Club.

The favorite, Westfield, posted four counting scores that totaled 312. Fellow Northern Virginia representative James Madison trails by two strokes.

Defending state champion James River, the runner-up from the Central Region, is tied for third with Loudoun Valley at 327. Deep Run trails the field with 332, but the difference between third and eighth is just five shots.

James River's Sean Dougherty and Deep Run's Chris O'Neill shot 79 each to pace their teams. The best scores from the Central Region were the 78s from Tanner Foutz of Atlee and Jeremy Carrell of Prince George.

Ji Soo Park of Chantilly is the individual leader after carding 72.

The final round is today.

FIRST ROUND RESULTS
At Waterfront CC, par 72

Team scores : Westfield 312, James Madison 314, James River 327, Loudoun Valley 327, Frank Cox 329, Battlefield 330, Kellam 330, Deep Run 332

James River (327): Sean Dougherty 79, Dawson Hobbs 82, Drew McLean 83, Rhett Martin 83

Deep Run (332): Chris O'Neil 79, Mikey Cantor 80, Ben Smith 86, Jason Schumacher 87

Central Region individuals: Tanner Foutz (Atlee) 78, Jeremy Carrell (Prince George) 78, Trent Thomas (Patrick Henry) 81, Jason Park (Mills Godwin) 84, John Dozier (Mills Godwin) 85, Kevin Clarke (Cosby) 86