PALATKA - Middleburg High's girls golf team, led by junior Braelyn Isbell's team-leading 86 on the par 70 Palatka Golf Course, stayed the course with five golfers while Fleming Island, with overall winner Sophia Moody putting in the day's best score, nearly pulled off a stunning team win with just four golfers. 

"We knew with just four golfers scoring, we needed a big day by our top two girls; Sophia Moody and Shayla Abbas," said Fleming Island girls golf coach Brian Nedrich. "Shayla has a broke bone in her right foot and still played courageously for the team and that was the difference." 

In the final tally, Middleburg earned the team title with five golfers and a playoff hole victory to get the district 4-2A team title after both teams tied at 384. 

For the Broncos, Isbell and sophomore Jordan Bork played it close to the vest with an 88 and 90 to offset the lack of a fifth golfer for Fleming Island. 

"I didn't have my best round here after having a great round a week ago on the same course," said Isbell, who has been Middleburg's top finisher through most of the season. "Jordan's score was the important one today." 

For Moody, who surgically scored a 74, just two over par on the long Palatka course, give bogies along the way were offset by a string of pars and a final birdie on the 18th hole.
Abbas, who was not in a tri-match last week for Nedrich, made the decision to play in the districts and the bravey paid off with a third place overall behind Wolfson's Akery Paing, a freshman, with Abbas at 81, Paing at 79.
Abbas noted she was a little tentative on her drives with her heavily taped foot. 

"When I pivoted on that foot, I felt it, but kind of just played through it I guess," Abbas said. "It should be better by regions with ice and therapy, so me and Sophia will be ready to go." 

For Fleming Island's boys, senior Tyler Mawhinney played strong after noting some drive difficulties at a last dual meet a week ago. 

"It's our home course for regions and that's good," said Fleming Island coach Bruce Cloud. "We're getting good golf from Ryan (Houck) and William (McGready) in this final stretch. We need a big round from one of the 3-4-5 guys to get a shot at our third state title." 

At district 4-1A, St. Johns Country Day School's Beckham Cummings, with a 69 score in his district tournament, had enough for a solo berth, but, according to coach Tom Lucas, the Spartans got one of four wild card invites to take the entire team to Pensacola for their region tournament. 

The Keystone Heights boys and girls teams both finished third, team wise, in their district 5-1A tournaments with Baylor Ford leading the boys and Audrey Brooks leading the girls.

District 5-1A (Boys)

at Mark Bostick Golf Course, Gainesville (Par 70)
October 28

Winner: Newberry Hunter Ives 77

1. PK Yonge 341, 2. Oak Hall 345 (Qualify regions)
3. Keystone Heights (No region qualifiers)
Baylor Ford 86; Samuel Wacha 90, Nathaniel Bardier 90, Will Begue 93, Landon Spence 95

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District 4-2A (Boys)
at Palatka Golf Course (Par 70)
October 28

Winner: FIHS Tyler Mawhinney 66

1. Fleming Island 282, 2. Clay 326 (Both teams advance to regions)
FIHS: Mawhinneyh 66, Ryan Houck 67, William McGready 72, Alexander Blom 77, Carson Moore 83
CHS: Jack Newell 76, Ian Garcia 78, Oliver Gilmore 83, Brayden Lapointe 89, Andrew Caudill 93
MHS: Logan Walhstom 78 (9th), Jackson Bork 80 (12th)
RHS: Hayden Skrzypczak 86 (23rd), David Whaley 92 (30th)

Regions at Fleming Island Golf Club, Tuesday, Nov. 4 (8 a.m.)

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District 4-2A (Girls)
at Palatka Golf Course (Par 70)
October 27

Winner: FIHS Sophia Moody 74

1. Middleburg 384, 2. Fleming Island 384 (MHS wins OT)
(Both teams qualify for regions)
MHS: Braelyn Isbell 88, Jordan Bork 90, Emily Martin 106, Chloe Toney 100, Reagan Stininger 118
FIHS: Sophia Moody 66, Shayla Abbas 81, Addison McGarva 101, Samiyah Brown 128
CHS: Cora Parker 116, Lillian Bishop 119, Charlotte Glavin 119
RHS: Callie Fenwick 134, Nitaya Nhiev 146

Region at Quail Heights Golf Course, Lake City, November 4 (9 a.m.)

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District 2-3A (Girls)
at Eagle Landing Golf Course (Par 72)
October 27

Winner: Nease Sophia Cavanaugh 68

1. Ponte Vedra 298, 2. Nease 300
9. Oakleaf 459: Angeline Hawkins 99, Kinsey Winterling 113, Vanessa Hawkins 121

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District 2-3A (Boys)
at Stillwater Golf and Country Club (Par 72)
October 27

Winner: Fletcher Cole Slater 68

1. Fletcher 287, 2. Beachside 294
11. Oakleaf 376-Andrew Downs 88, Salomon Pelayo 95, Mitch Eaton 96, Ryan Szprya 97, Jacob Downs 101
12. Orange Park 382-Elias Hernandez 94, Michael Susser 95, Ricky Harpster 95, Evan Davies 98, Joe Snyder 115

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District 4-1A (Boys)
at The Golf Club at Fleming Island (Par 71)

Winner: Providence Ethan Gossman, Providence Jack Cole 67

1. Providence 283, 2. Episcopal
4. St. Johns Country Day School 308
SJCDS: Beckham Cummings 69, Noa Bridges 82, Anderson Vogt 78, Fletcher Cummings 79, Reece Hoffman 85

Region Qualifier: SJCDS Beckham Cummings, also Spartans team received Wild Card berth

Regions at Pensacola Country Club, Tues., Nov. 4

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District 5-1A (Girls)
at Chiefland Golf and Country Club (Par 72)
October 27

Winner: St. Joseph Academy Danielle Dailey 75

1. Oak Hall 371, 2. Chiefland 433
3. Keystone Heights - Aubrey Brooks 94, Rebecca Binet 112, Amberlea Wagner 121, Zoey Gill 123, Jillian Huntley 128

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