Harlan County placed three golfers in the top five to capture its second straight Pine Mountain Golf Conference title, shooting a combined score of 340 in the two-day tournament that ended Wednesday at the Wasioto Winds course In Pineville.
Brayden Casolari finished with a 76, shooting 38 each day, to claim medalist honors. Cole Cornett was third with a 79, and Alex Creech was fifth at 84. Zayden Casolari, with a 101, and Mason Himes, with a 102, rounded out the HCHS contingent.
Harlan senior Aiden Johnson placed second with a 78. Kevin Thomas Lee, also of Harlan, shot a 120.
Bell County was the runner up in the team competition with a 365, led by Brayden Saylor with an 87 to place to sixth. Austin Goodin was one stroke back with an 88, followed by Gunnar Sans with a 93, Logan Stepp with a 97 and Jackson Walters with a 104.
Knox Central was third with a 394, led by Trevor Smith and Logan Edmondson, who each shot a 93 to tie for eighth.
Middlesboro’s Garrison Warren placed fourth with an 81. Isaac Harris shot a 105.
Harlan County was also represented at the tournament by Tristan Cooper, who shot a 105, and Sebastian Mosley, who shot a 117. Carson Osborne, with a 110, and Caiden Jackson, with 111, also represented Harlan.