MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – It was quite an opening day for the Baylor girls and boys Tuesday at the DII state golf tournament at the Old Fort Golf Course.

"You could say we let the hounds loose,'' Baylor coach King Oehmig said.

Baylor’s Brooke Pancake, a junior, and two-time defending state champion, broke the 18-hole individual scoring record by firing an 8-under 64 in taking the first-round lead.

Pancake’s effort helped lead the Baylor girls to a 14-stroke lead over GPS entering Wednesday’s final round. She combined with teammate Morgan McQuary, who shot a 74 on day one, to give Baylor a first-day team score of 138, which is tied for the lowest 18-hole team score in state tournament history.

Meanwhile, Baylor senior Harris English shot a 6-under 66 in taking the first-round lead. The defending state champion’s first-day score tied for the fifth lowest 18-hole individual score in state tournament history. His front nine score of 31 was the second lowest 9-hole score in state tournament history.

English combined with Stephen Jaeger and Jay Vandeventer, who each shot a 69, as well as freshman Keith Mitchell’s 71 to give Baylor a team score of 275, an 18-hole team score state tournament record. The previous record of 278 was also set by Baylor in 1995 at Henry Horton State Park. Baylor has 12 overall titles and is trying to win its fourth consecutive state title.

The Red Raiders lead Montgomery Bell Academy at 15 strokes entering Wednesday’s final round.

BAYLOR GIRLS: Pancake birdied six holes on the back nine to start the day at 5-under through nine with a 31. She birdied three of the first six holes on the front nine and shot par on the last three holes to finish with the record score of 64.

The previous state tournament record was held by Sarah Jacobs of Davidson Academy, who shot a 67 at Old Fort in 1998. Pancake’s 64 is also the course record at Old Fort.

The 36-hole individual state tournament record of 139 was set by Elizabeth Dotson of Creek Wood in 2002 at Old Fort. Davidson Academy shot a 138 on the second round of the 1998 tournament at Old Fort. Baylor is vying for a record 12th consecutive and overall state golf title.

"Brooke played the back nine first and was 5-under at the turn,'' Oehmig said. "Then she just kept it going. She drove it well, hit her irons well and putted well. She had it all going.''

Leigh Henderson of Knoxville Webb finished day one with a 3-under par 69 and is in second place, five strokes behind Pancake. University School of Nashville’s Callie Nielson is in third with a 70.

BAYLOR BOYS: English shot a 31 on the front nine without making a birdie. He had consecutive eagles on Nos. 4 and 5, holing second shots of 100 and 80 yards.

"It was just an incredible thing,'' Oehmig said. "Hard to believe that could be done on back-to-back holes.

"Our boys were 12-under after the first nine holes. They were disappointed after losing the region championship to Webb and really got into focus.''

Jaeger and Vandeveter, along with MBA’s Rob Campbell, are each tied for second and three strokes behind the leader heading in to day two. Montgomery Bell’s Campbell combined with Dylan Burroughs’ 71, to finish day one in second place with a team score of 290, 15 strokes behind Baylor.

"Today was an awesome thing to behold,'' Oehmig said. "Honestly, I wasn't that surprised. I knew we had a great team that just hadn't broken through and gone so low.''

Oehmig said he will have a "pow-wow'' with the boys and girls Tuesday night.

"We're not going to take anything for granted,'' he said. "This is golf. This is teen-agers playing golf. It's very unpredictable.''

Boys Results

Team Scores

Baylor 275, Montgomery Bell Academy 290, Webb School of Knoxville 292, Evangelical Christian School 295, Memphis University School 296, Battle Ground Academy 302, Christian Brothers 312, Father Ryan 312.

Individual Scores

Harris English (Sr.), Baylor 31-35--66
Rob Campbell (Sr.), Montgomery Bell Academy 36-33--69
Stephen Jaeger (Jr.), Baylor 34-35--69
Jay Vandeventer (So.), Baylor 33-36--69
Wes Roach (Sr.), Knoxville Webb 33-37--70
Dylan Burroughs (Sr.), Montgomery Bell Academy 34-37--71
Drew Frisby (So.), Memphis University School 34-37--71
Keith Mitchell (Fr.), Baylor 34-37--71
Robbie Taylor (So.), Battle Ground Academy 34-37--71
Daniel Brown (Sr.), Memphis University School 37-35--72
Tyler Baird (Sr.), Knoxville Webb 35-38--73
Jonathan Fly (Sr.), Evangelical Christian School 37-36--73
Jonathan Martin (Sr.), Father Ryan 37-36--73
Will Pearson (Fr.), Evangelical Christian School 34-39--73
Ryan Thornton (So.), Baylor 37-36--73
John Burch (Jr.), Montgomery Bell Academy 38-36--74
Wes Carver (Sr.), Evangelical Christian School 38-36--74
Spenser Eaton (Sr.), Brentwood Academy 37-37--74
Grant Milner (So.), Knoxville Webb 36-38--74
Will Snipes (So.), McCallie 39-35--74
Bobby Bruce (Sr.), Evangelical Christian School 36-39--75
Ben Goodson (Sr.), Knoxville Webb 37-38--75
Taylor Irwin (Sr.), Battle Ground Academy 38-37--75
Dev Varma (Sr.), Memphis University School 37-38--75
Daniel Leader (Jr.), Montgomery Bell Academy 39-37--76
Max Markley (Fr.), McCallie 36-40--76
Rob Broadhurst (Jr.), Montgomery Bell Academy 41-36--77
Bailey Childress (Sr.), Christian Brothers 37-40--77
Will Garner (Jr.), Evangelical Christian School 38-39--77
Adam McKenny (Sr.), Christian Brothers 39-38--77
Matt Caldwell (Sr.), Father Ryan 36-42--78
Ryan DuLaney (So.), Harding Academy 38-40--78
Douglas Harris (Sr.), Battle Ground Academy 39-39--78
Casey Lenahan (Sr.), Christian Brothers 39-39--78
Wilson Orr (Fr.), Memphis University School 38-40--78
Tyler Shellnut (Fr.), Battle Ground Academy 38-40--78
John Michael Sisinni (Fr.), S. Baptist Education Center 38-40--78
Paul Billings (Jr.), Memphis University School 38-42--80
John Foley (So.), Christian Brothers 42-38--80
William Mayfield (Jr.), Brentwood Academy 38-42--80
Jared Parker (Sr.), Father Ryan 38-42--80
Sam Pressley (Jr.), Knoxville Webb 39-41--80
Chad Staples (Sr.), Father Ryan 39-42--81
Stephen Yontz (Sr.), Father Ryan 40-41--81
Wes Patterson (Sr.), Briarcrest 45-38--83
Richard Piacentino (So.), Christian Brothers 38-45--83
Nick Vellanti (Fr.), Battle Ground Academy 40-46--86
Grant Caudill (Fr.), Ensworth 45-48--93

Girls Results

Team Scores

Baylor 138, Girls Preparatory School 152, Davidson Academy 160, St. Agnes 165, Battle Ground Academy 170, St. George's 177, University School of Nashville 178, Southern Baptist Educational Center 189.

Individual Scores

Brooke Pancake (Jr.), Baylor 33-31--64
Leigh Henderson (So.), Knoxville Webb 35-34--69
Calle Nielson (Sr.), University School of Nashville 33-37--70
Jordan Britt (Fr.), Girls Preparatory School 35-37--72
Lauren Spurlock (Sr.), Southern Baptist Educational Center 36-36--72
Morgan McQuary (So.), Baylor 35-39--74
Caroline Prebul (So.), Baylor 33-44--77
Stephanie Smith (So.), Davidson Academy 41-38--79
Anne Mason (Fr.), St. Agnes 39-41--80
Mary Alice Murphy (Fr.), Girls Preparatory School 41-39--80
Hillary Goodall (Sr.), Davidson Academy 39-42--81
Mary Leigh Baker (Jr.), Battle Ground Academy 39-43--82
Sarah Hollis (Sr.), Harpeth Hall 41-41--82
Amelia Morgan (Jr.), Girls Preparatory School 38-44--82
Sarah Mathews (So.), St. Agnes 42-43--85
Danielle Forrest (Sr.), St. Benedict 44-42--86
Harper Parkey (8th), Battle Ground Academy 42-46--88
Abby Whipple (Sr.), St. George's 44-44--88
Becca Godman (So.), St. George's 43-46--89
Whitney Phillips (So.), Davidson Academy 43-46--89
Caitlin McDonald (Sr.), Immaculate Conception 48-43--91
Lauren Watt (Sr.), Father Ryan 50-42--92
Natalie Mars (Sr.), Evangelical Christian School 47-48--95
Ashley Powell (8th), Battle Ground Academy 47-48--95
Katie Turner (Sr.), Pope John Paul II 45-51--96
Ainsley Lightman (Sr.), St. George's 51-49--100
Rachel Holloway (Fr.), Knoxville Webb 49-52--101
Caroline Awh (Fr.), University School of Nashville 51-57--108
Bailey Fleming (So.), Southern Baptist Educational Center 63-54--117
Lauren Steele (Jr.), Southern Baptist Educational Center 56-61--117
Natasha Jhalla (Fr.), University School of Nashville 58-79--137

(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)