Notre Dame senior Will Armor shot a career-best 67 to lead the Irish to their fifth straight A/AA district boys' golf title Monday at Brainerd Golf Course.

Armor, who claimed medalist honors on the boys' side, had seven birdies and two bogies on the way to the 5-under 67 and Notre Dame needed everyone of those birdies to beat Signal Mountain 316-317, for the District 7 crown, while Marion County was third (364).

How appropriate that Armor shot a career low in his final high school match on Notre Dame's home course (Brainerd).

On the girls' side, Hayley Davidson took medalist honors (79) and led Signal Mountain to its fourth straight district championship with a team total of 163, while Chattanooga Christian was second (189) and Richard Hardy was third (227).

Advancing to Region 4 Tourney - The top three teams and the top five individuals (not on one of the top three teams) in each district advance to the region tournament next Monday. Only the region team champions (8 regions) advance to the state championship, Oct. 9-10 in Manchester.

District 7 A/AA  Boys ... Notre Dame has now won five straight district titles as Will and his twin brother, Patrict Armor, were in the seventh grade at St. Jude (2007) the last time an Irish team failed to win the district.  Hixson won the district in 2007 (Notre Dame was second and CCS was third), but Chattanooga Christian won the region.

The next four years belonged to Notre Dame with district and region crowns each time out and a state championship in 2011 capping a team finish of 4-3-2-1 at the state from 2008-2011.

Playoff For Third: Marion County edged Chattanooga Christian by one shot in a one hole playoff for third place and the final spot in the Region 4 tourney Monday at Bear Trace in Harrison.

Top Three Teams Advance to Region 4

1 Notre Dame -  316

2 Signal Mountain - 317

3 Marion County - 364 * (won in a playoff with CCS)

4 Chattanooga Christian - 364*

5 Bledsoe County - 402

6 South Pittsburg - 420

7 Grundy County - 436

8 Richard Hardy - 438

9 Van Buren - 458

Individual Medalist - Will Armor (Notre Dame) - 67 (only player to break par)

 

Teams Which Advance to Region 4 (top four scores count)

Notre Dame, 316 - (top four scores count in team total) - Will Armor (67), Alex Riddle (76), Patrick Armor (84), Zach Bombassi (89), Brendan Eiselstein (90)

Signal Mountain, 317 -  (Sullivan Baker (75), Jackson Cooper (79), Austin Nolan (81), Jimmy Billings (82), Jacob Bailey (84)

Marion County, 364 - Lucas Coffelt (80), Justin Lreland (93), Preston Pickett (94), Corey Blevins (97)

Top Five Individuals Advancing to Region 4

1. Lake Johnson (CCS), 78

2. Scott Stevens (CCS) , 80

3. Sergei Kellian (South Pittsburg), 82

4.(tie) Lee Cox (Bledsoe Co.), 83

4 (tie) Grayson Hammond (CCS), 83

 District 7 A/AA Girls ... Signal Mountain has won four straight district titles since placing fifth in 2008. The Eagles are three-time defending state champions.

The Eagles shot 163, while CCS (189) and Richard Hardy (227) all advance to the Region 4 team competition.

Top Three Teams Advance to Region 4 Tourney

1 Signal Mountain 163

2 Chattanooga Christian - 189

3 Richard Hardy  - 227

4 Grundy County -  260

Individual Medalist - Haley Davidson (Signal Mtn) -  79

Teams Which Advance to Region 4 (top two scores count in team total)

Signal Mtn, 163 - Haley Davidson (79), Bethany Burns (84), Marli Patten (88)

Chattanooga Christian, 189 - Anna Pope (87), Chandler Peppers (102), Emma Johnson (112)

Richard Hardy, 227 - Jade Case (108), Scarlett Tate (119)

Top Five Individuals Advancing to Region 4

1 Mattie Strozak (Notre Dame), 89

2 Anna Pope (CCS), 87

3 Hannah Ladd (Grundy Co.), 121

4 Keaton Evans (Bledoe Co), 123

5 Kristen McCoy (Van Buren), 134

contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net