BY JESSE SMITHEY
With the 2025 TSSAA State Golf Tournaments just around the corner, area high school golf programs and individuals are vying this week for qualifying spots through their respective region tournaments.
Sevierville Golf Club will once again serve as the TSSAA State Tournament host course, doing so Oct. 6-7 for Division I-AA and Division II-AA and then again Oct. 9-10 for Division I-A and Division II-A.
Here’s a quick glance at some of the results — with scores below…
The Hardin Valley Academy girls’ and boys’ golf teams both won Region 2-AA Tournament titles on Monday, Sept. 29, at Beaver Brook Country Club in Knoxville.
Addisyn Newman’s 74 led the way for the Lady Hawks, who are all too familiar with what to expect next week at state. HVA tied for third in last year’s Division I-AA state tournament, and Newman tied for first in that event.
Jake Sheffield, the 2025 5Star Preps Masters champion, claimed medalist honors in the boys Region 2-AA Tournament on Monday at Beaver Brook with a 66. His score was good enough for a 3-shot win, individually, and helped HVA win by eight shots to claim their first-ever berth in a boys golf state tournament.
At the Region 2-A Tournament at Springbrook Golf and Country Club in Niota, Tenn., the Kingston boys and Alcoa girls teams each won playoffs to advance to the state tournament fields.
Kingston topped Anderson County for the boys title. Hayden Weaver and Brady Fay led Kingston in the win with matching 79s. Maddox Tackett and Max Stanfill from Anderson County advanced to state as individuals thanks to shooting 77 and 78, respectively.
The Alcoa girls topped the Anderson County girls in a playoff after each squad shot 168 in regulation. Sophia Parsons led Alcoa with an 81. Anderson County’s top two players — Sydney May (79) and Molly Jacakson (89) — still scored low enough to qualify for state as individuals.
In Region 1-A, which was played Monday at Elizabethton Golf Course, the Elizabethton boys and Greeneville girls secured team state-tournament berths with ease.
Elizabethton shot 319 to win by seven shots. Bryson Hardin led the Cyclones with a round of 72, earning medalist honors. Seymour’s Corbin Johnson advanced to state as an individual after shooting 78.
Greeneville’s girls golf team won by 38 shots and return to the state tournament. Brylee Catron won medalist honors for Greeneville on Monday with a round of 75. She and teammates Kamryn Renner and Kylee Renner placed fifth collectively at the 2024 TSSAA Division I-AA state tournament. This time around, though, they’ll be in the Division I-A field.
The Division II-A Region Tournament was held Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Three Ridges Golf Course, and First Baptist Academy’s boys won a region title with a winning mark of 299. They and CAK’s boys (305) both advanced to the state tournament. Lane Stokes led FBA with a 71. Tyler Stafford, of CAK, was the tournament medalist (70). Sam Helms of Berean and Chris Hamilton of Concord advanced as individuals, with Hamilton earning the right to move on in a playoff. He’s the first golfer in Concord Christian history to reach state.
In Division II-A girls, defending state champion CAK won its region tournament by 17 shots, as Isabella Coughlin paved the way with her tournament-low round of 70. Lakeway’s girls will also advance after their 171 placed them second. Grace Christian’s Lydia Walker advanced as an individual, as did Boyd-Buchanan’s Alli Troxell.
See the full field scores below. Find pics of the Division II-A East region tournament HERE.
SCOREBOARD
Division II-A Region at Three Ridges
BOYS
FBA (299*): Lane Stokes 71, Brady Morris 74, Max Green 77, Jesse Clowers 77, Alex Green 79
CAK (305*): Tyler Stafford 70, Aiden Cooper 77, Blake Russell 79, Peyton Smith 79, Malachi Deubert 83
Boyd-Buchanan (318): Nathan Randolph 77, Bentley Edwards 78, Taylor Wood 78, Will Sessions 85
Collegedale (319): Wesley Smith 76, Steven Guild 77, Callen Nudd 81, Dakota George 85, Owen Nudd 96
Lakeway (328): Zach Voiles 76, Jeremy Diamond 79, Luke Burnett 86, Thomas Angelos 87, Josiah Rosser 95
Silverdale (344): Jonathan Hasty 78, Owen Baumgartner 83, Lawson Hughes 87, William Ryan 96, Tungsten Tibbetts 104
Notable individuals: Sam Helms (Berean) 75*, Chris Hamilton (Concord) 76*, Joel Crisp (Grace) 77, Chase Birling (Concord) 81, Abram Hatfield (Providence Academy) 83, Charles Klein (Chatt. Christian) 84, Coen Herreth (Notre Dame) 88, Julius Froboese (St. Andrews) 92, Dax Brown (Notre Dame) 101, Bryant Karunda (St. Andrews) 102
GIRLS
CAK (154*): Isabella Coughlin 70, Grady Thomas 84
Lakeway (171*): Riley Reed 80, Zoey Shockley 91
Grace (180): Lydia Walker 86*, Leah Rowe 94
Boyd-Buchanan (185): Alli Troxell 87*, Sydney Baker 98
Silverdale (230): Sophia Volz 105, Abby Newberry 125
Notre Dame (288): Hadley Dillard 142, Madison Kadlick 146
Notable individuals: Lydia Simmons (Clayton Bradley) 92, Ainsley Burnette (FBA) 103, Laci LaValley (Concord) 104, Payton Turner (Concord) 110, Keenlan Day (FBA) 115
* denotes teams & individuals qualifying for state.
Region 2-A Golf at Springbrook
BOYS
Kingston (319*): Hayden Weaver 79, Brady Fay 79, Nate Backus 80, John Howell 81, Paxton Burnette 83
Anderson County (319): Maddox Tackett 77*, Max Stanfill 78*, Luke Baldwin 82, Peyton Warwick 82, Hoyt Chadwell 86
McMinn Central (330): Landon Harris 80, Peyton Reed 81, Jon McDaniel 84, Garrett Gaskins 85
Alcoa (338): Chase Ion 80, Cade Bruce 80, Mattis Schlenger 82, Calloway Branam 96
Clinton (357): Grant Hannah 81, JP Robbins 89, Isaiah Williams 93, Aden Golden 94
Loudon (361): Alex Schmieder 84, Cade Tate 90, Cooper Carr 93, Gavin Millsaps 94
Notable individuals: Beckett Stout (Fulton): 78*, Andrew Doyle (L&N): 80
* denotes teams & individuals qualifying for state.
GIRLS
Alcoa (168*): Sophia Parsons 81, Ella Stone 87
Anderson County (168): Sydney May 79*, Molly Jackson 89*
Sequoyah (196): Kali Compton 97, Caroline Britton 99
Kingston (197): Lauren Ballentine 93, Addyson Sivik 104
Loudon (210): Samantha Snider 101, Mikayla Aikens 109
L&N Stem (232): Delana Prichard 114, Brooke Hurst 118
Notable individuals: Lyla Campbell (Samuel Everett): 89*
* denotes teams & individuals qualifying for state.
Region 2-AA Tournament at Beaver Brook
BOYS
Hardin Valley (286*): Jake Sheffield 66, Arjun Patel 73, Conner Williams 73, Hunter Mousa 74
Maryville (294): Ray Rebell 69*, Leo Huddleston 70*, Wil Huddleston 76, Wyatt Johnson 79
Halls (304): Davis Reitz 72, Ty Abbott 73, Roddy Sturgeon 77, Micah Crowe 82
Bearden (306): Charlie Culbertson 70*, Conner Hall 75, Dane Helzer 80, Will Ibbotson 81, Will King 81
Central (326): Andrew Bivens 79, Daniel Greenleaf 80, Brennan Pierce 80, Joseph Iglehart 87
Campbell County (334): Ethan Nelson 76, Peyton Phillips 86, Caden Wright 86, Brayden Gosnell 86
Notable individuals: Carson Roberson (Powell) 75, Evan Brown (Farragut) 77, Hunter Hinton (Oak Ridge) 78, Bryce Coulter (Farragut) 80, Will Feeham (Farragut) 82, Elijah Watson (Karns) 82, Anders Julius (Lenoir City) 82, Dax Truax (Karns) 87, Tate Shular (Powell) 87
* denotes teams & individuals qualifying for state.
GIRLS
Hardin Valley (157*): Addisyn Newman 74, Rylee Taylor 83, Leona Patel 90
Farragut (169): Sophia Williams 82*, Harper Holmes 87*, Lauren Hedinger 99
William Blount (202): Bella Jones 94, Natalie Etherton 108
Powell (211): Daisy Gentry 95, Julia Hyman 116
Campbell County (255): Alli Hinch 122, Abby Cardwell 133
Oak Ridge (inc.): Langenberg 108
Notable individuals: Reese McMahan (West): 86*, Carlie Miller (Maryville) 93
* denotes teams & individuals qualifying for state.