Kannapolis Current Conference Leader After 5 Matches

Since last reported, the Southern Piedmont conference completed three more matches.  On Wednesday, March 20^th, the conference met at the Club at Irish Creek.  Like most of the matches this season, the weather was anything but spring like. Despite the conditions, there was some excellent golf.  The Concord High team took the team title with a score of 154.  Concord freshman Walker Cress, who shot even par 35 on the Davis Love redesigned track, led the team.  Blaine Laszlo’s 37, Seth Robert’s 40 and Marshall Cromer’s 42 followed Cress closely.  JM Robinson led by senior AT Cashwell’s 36 took second with a team 165.  In third was Cox Mill, again led by Junior Justin Westveer’s 35 and a team 167.  In fourth was Mt Pleasant 169, followed by Hickory Ridge 170, Central Cabarrus 198, Northwest 207 and Kannapolis 213 

The individual race continues to be a four man dual.  Walker Cress and Justin Westveer tied for match medalist with even par rounds of 35.  This round moved Westveer back into the lead in the conference.  Justin’s 37-stroke average is half a stroke in front of Walker Cress and Davis Kiger (Hickory Ridge) and just one stroke in front of Cashwell.  This year the Conference MVP battle will probably come down to the final match. 

Match 4 was at Skybrook Golf Club played on probably the worst day this season!  With a high temperature of 41 degrees and 20+ mph winds, this looked like a recipe for high scoring.  Surprising everyone, the top four continued to play outstanding golf and paid no attention to the weather.  Justin Westveer was again low but AT Cashwell was right there with him as both players shot two over par 38, followed by Walker Cress’s 39 and Davis Kiger’s 41.  Westveer (37.33) continues to lead this foursome by less than an average of one stroke (Cress and Cashwell are both at 38.00). 

JM Robinson’s 170 took the team competition.  AT Cashwell was the base and he was helped by Chris Johnson’s 42, Zach Boatwright’s 44 and a pair of 46’s by Trent Jones and Alex Jones.  Concord took second with 175, with Cox Mill close at 176.  The scoring was completed as Hickory Ridge took 4^th with 179, Mt Pleasant 183, Central Cabarrus 197, Kannapolis 220T (7th on tiebreaker), and Northwest 220T.  The overall team lead goes to Concord High followed by JM Robinson, Cox Mill, Hickory Ridge, Mt Pleasant, Central, and tied for 7^th Northwest and Kannapolis. 

Match 5 was played at Cabarrus Country Club.  The weather was at least much kinder and the play remained at a high level.  Concord High won the match and remained in the overall lead.  Freshman Walker Cress continues to impress as he lead the Spiders with a solid 38 over the front-nine and Cabarrus.  The team 166 also included a 39, a 44 and a 45.  Trying to have back-to-back wins, JM Robinson fell one stroke short with a 167.  AT Cashwell had another good day with a team low 38 helped by three 43’s.  The rest followed in this order Hickory Ridge 177, Mt Pleasant 180, Cox Mill 188, Central 195, Northwest 212 and Kannapolis 220. 

Individually, Justin Westveer, Cox Mill and Davis Kiger, Hickory Ridge tied for match medalist with one under par 35s.  This was Justin’s 4^th out of 5 matches to either hold or tie for the match medalist.  This also kept him in the overall lead for Conference MVP with an average 36.75 just one stroke ahead of Davis Kiger 37.75.  A total of 1.25 strokes separate number one from a tie for third at 38.00 for Walker Cress and AT Cashwell.  As predicted, these four have separated from the rest of the conference players, but it is still a race to the finish.   

Justin Westveer         Spring Break for the Cabarrus County Schools will put this competition on hold for a week.  The next match will take place on Monday, April 8^th at Cabarrus Country Club. There are only three regular season matches left for somebody to challenge the Concord Spiders for the Regular Season Championship and for the top four to make a move to the top. Up to date scoring.....

KERNERSVILLE, NC – March 26, 2013 – Maple Leaf Golf Club – The Piedmont Triad 3A Conference held their first match of this season at the Maple Leaf Golf Club in Kernersville, NC. The match was a nine hole event with a course par of 35. 

The Bison’s from High Point Central came away with the title by one stroke over Northwest Guilford with East Forsyth carding the third place finish.  Trevor Blevins from Glenn High School was the medalist for the round with an even par round of 35.

Team Scores
High Point Central           151
Northwest                      152
East Forsyth                   159
Southwest High School    161
Glenn                             163
Ragsdale                        170

The second SPC golf match of 2013 took place this past Monday at Rocky River Golf Club.  After a warm and very nice weekend, the weather turned cold and rainy for this match but the course was in good shape and the new greens installed last year are a great addition. 

The top four players from the first match continue to lead the conference but the order has shifted and this will probably continue throughout the season.  The top player for this match was Kiger Davis from Hickory Ridge.  Kiger managed a round of 37, three strokes better than the rest of the field to earn the medalist title.  Kiger’s score lead Hickory Ridge to a total 176 (37, 41, 48, 50) and a third place finish in the match.  Walker Cress from Concord shot a round of 40 and this was matched by teammate Marshall Cromer.  The two Concord players lead an all 40’s team score of 166 (40, 40, 41, 45) and first place for the second match of the season.  AT Cashwell again lead the JM Robinson team with a 42.  His score along with a 43, and two 47s made for a total 179 and 4^th place for the JM team.  Though Justin Westveer slipped a bit to a 44, the rest of the team picked him up.  Lead by Austin Albers’ 40 and two 45’s the Cox Mill team totaled 174 and second place for the match.  The remaining team scored as follows:  5^th place was Mt Pleasant (181) lead by Avery Suggs who shot a 41; 6^th place was Central Cabarrus (204) lead by Stephen Hartsell’s 42; 7^th place was Northwest Cabarrus (218) lead by Danny Chubb’s 52; and 8^th place was Kannapolis (223) lead by Zach Martens’ 53 

After two matches, the team standings have Concord High and Cox Mill tied at the top, followed by JM Robinson, and Hickory Ridge. As for the individual leaders, the top 4 remain the same but with a new order.  In first place is Davis Kiger (Hickory Ridge), then Walter Cress (Concord), AT Cashwell (JM Robinson) and Justin Westveer (Cox Mill).  The top four players are separated by a total of two strokes, so it looks like there will be a fight for the top spot in the conference this year.  These four will not only have to watch each other, the next four including Marshall Cromer (Concord), Blaine Laszlo (Concord), Austin Albers (Cox Mill) and Chris Johnson (JM Robinson) are pushing to get into the race and currently are only another stroke out of the top spot. This fight will continue on Wednesday, March 20^th at The Club at Irish Creek for match 3. - Complete Scoring.....

Team Scores
Southwest High School 159 - Page 170 - Ragsdale  173 

Individual Scores
Southwest High School - Drew Adams   35 (Medalist) - Zach Lance  40 - Ryan Hardy  40 - Devin Lanier            44 

Page - Ralph Mayes  40 - Jackson Neff  41 - Owen Reightsell  44 - Mitch Ellis  45 - Greg Clark  45

Ragsdale - David Song  42 - Jared Milliken  42 - Jake Blythe  43 - Xan Swaim   46