By David Rogers. LENOIR, N.C. — Watauga men’s golfer Jake Warren fired a 71 to take top medalist honors on April 18 at Cedar Rock Country Club, helping the Pioneers to a third place team finish in the Northwestern Conference tournament.
Warren finished five strokes ahead of second place individual Aiden Hollar of Alexander Central and six strokes ahead of third place Will Reynolds of Hibriten.
Watauga’s five golfers combined for a 328 team score, nine strokes off the pace set by Alexander Central’s 319 but just two strokes behind second place team, Freedom (326).
For Watauga, individual scoring at Cedar Rock, in order of best score:
- Jake Warren – 71
- Colin Phelps – 84
- Paul Taylor – 86
- Elliott Holcomb – 86
- Leo McEvoy – 87
Team Scores
- Alexander Central – 319
- Freedom – 326
- Watauga – 328
- Hibriten – 336
- South Caldwell – 349
- Ashe County – 377
Watauga head coach Klay Anderson said after the tournament, “Congratulations to Jake Warren. His 71 was impressive and he beat everyone. With this finish, as a team we maintain our third place position in the conference with two conference matches yet to play.”
