FARMINGTON -- Edging ever closer to their ultimate goal of winning it all, Farmington's boys golf team of Rhett South, Landon Lawson, Dakota Bogan and Clayton Antwine finished as State Runner-up.
Competing at the Cherokee Village North Course Oct. 7, the Cardinals placed second 10 strokes behind Valley View, which won its second state title in the last three years.
"Rhett South shot a 75, Landon Lawson shot an 80 and Dakota Bogan shot an 80. It was a beautiful day. That's a great golf course," said Farmington coach Randy Osnes. "Highland organized the state meet. Highland did a great job with that and our kids played very well. They enjoyed the course."
Valley View's team total was 225 while Farmington brought home the State Runner-up trophy with a tally of 235.
Third place Brookland was nine strokes behind Farmington. Brookland had a team total of 244 with Shiloh Christian fourth with 248 and Pulaski Academy fifth at 258.
Hunter Jowers won the medalist for Valley View by shooting a 68, three strokes lower than Ben Fowler, of Shiloh Christian, who shot a 71. Landon Hendrix, of Brookland, shot a 72, and Cooper Williams, of Crossett, placed fourth overall with a 74. South rounded out the top five at 75. Luke Morgan, of Valley View, also shot a 75.
Osnes praised the Farmington quartet of juniors, saying they carried themselves with class and do things the right way in the classroom while playing exceptional golf.
"Last year as sophomores they finished third, this year they're are the State Runner-up, so if they keep going that way the plan is they'll win it next year even though they'll have a new coach," Osnes said referring to his recent announcement that this school year 2020-2021 will be his last coaching at Farmington High School.
CLASS 4A
State Boys Golf Oct. 7
at Cherokee Village, North Course
TEAM SCORES
Valley View 225
Farmington 235
Brookland 244
Shiloh Christian 248
Pulaski Academy 258
Malvern 271
Clarksville 276
Nashville 281
Morrilton 281
Camden Fairview 284
Stuttgart 297
Crossett 335
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Hunter Jowers, Valley View 68
Ben Fowler, Shiloh Christian 71
Landon Hendrix, Brookland 72
Cooper Williams, Crossett 74
Rhett South, Farmington 75
Luke Morgan, Valley View 75
Ethan Gunter, Nashville 76
Blake Halsell, Pulaski Academy 79
Landon Lawson, Farmington 80
Dakota Bogan, Farmington 80
Braxton Muldoon, Gravette 80
Gray Manning, Arkadelphia 81
Carson McCoy, Fountain Lake 82
Peyton Ellis, Valley View 82
Braxton Allen, Malvern 82
Caleb Sullivan, Pocahontas 83
Cole Kirby, Brookland 84
Carson Thomas, Morrilton 84
Andrew Pickering, Joe T. Robinson 85
Carson Kerr, Stuttgart 86
J.P. Matthews, Valley View 87
Ryan Oxford, Brookland 88
Kaden Porter, Shiloh Christian 88
Brant Fowler, Shiloh Christian 89
Sawyer Hamilton, Brookland 89
Jacob Gaer, Pulaski Academy 89
Reggie Grant, Harrison 90
Austin Circle, Highland 90
Jordan Crume, Shiloh Christian 90
Braxton Payne, Clarksville 90
Cameron Barnes, Pulaski Academy 90
Jaye Longnecker, Stuttgart 91
Cobey Riddle, Trumann 91
Phillip Taylor, Clarksville 92
Kohl Jones, Camden Fairview 92
Malaki Asher, Malvern 93
Grayson Freeman, Clarksville 94
Jett Stephenson, Nashville 94
Philling Drilling, Morrilton 95
Luke Montgomery, Trumann 96
Miles Upton, Pulaski Academy 96
Cain Fain, Camden Fairview 96
Joey Hobbie, Camden Fairview 96
Andrew Edwards, Malvern 96
Seth Stewart, Malvern 97
Adam Mosely, Camden Fairview 97
John Foster, Clarksville 98
Clayton Antwine, Farmington 98
Nick Wilkerson, Morrilton 102
Adrian Freeman, Morrilton 107
Hunter Serrano, Nashville 111
Braden Earney, Stuttgart 120
Brady Holt, Crossett 122
Clay Meeks, Crossett 139