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BGM boys advance to districts
Roth, Heyne advance as individuals
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BROOKLYN — The BGM boys golf team was looking to bounce back after a fourth-place finish at the South Iowa Cedar League meet last week.
Advancing to the district meet will suffice, as the Bears placed second on their home course (Brooklyn-Victor Country Club) in a Class 1A sectional Wednesday.
The top three teams and top two individuals not on a qualifying team advanced to districts Monday.
BGM was led by a seventh-place finish from Beckett Rhoads, who shot a 78 on the par-70.
“My round was good,” Rhoads said. “It was dry which made everything roll down the hills.”
Elevation affects most holes on the course.
BGM golfers were packed tightly; their second- through fifth-best games were within six strokes of Rhoads.
Having a tight bunch of scorers could prove beneficial come Monday.
Top golfer statistically on the season, Ethan Bridgewater, also has the potential to drop a low score and contend at the top.
“We feel pretty good,” Rhoads said of heading into districts. “It’s a tough course, but we should be fine if our guys show up to play.”
The same qualifying criteria for sectionals will be in effect at districts as BGM tries to qualify for state.
Joining BGM at the Wapello district will be two individual qualifiers, HLV-TC’s Peyton Roth and English Valleys’ Gage Heyne.
Roth, coming off a conference individual title, shot an even-par 70, winning by three strokes over-second place Brennan McGuire of Keota.
“I was hitting my driver really well and striking my irons,” Roth said of his round. “Struggled a little on the greens early, but once I got that figured my games was smooth and consistent.”
Roth birdied a total of three holes and now has his sights on qualifying for state in his senior season.
Roth hopes growth on the mental side of the game will help him heading into Monday.
“My swing feels good,” Roth said. “I just know I’m going to have to make minimal errors.”
Heyne finished fifth with a 76 and may have had the shot of the day.
On the 297-yard hole four, Heyne hit his drive on the green and a had a close putt for an eagle look.
Team scores
1. Keota 319, 2. BGM 323, 3. Hillcrest Academy 330, 4. HLV-TC 339, 5. English Valleys 382, 6. Montezuma 389, 7. Iowa Valley 423
Individual
Medalists — 1. Peyton Roth (HLV-TC), 70; 2. Brennan McGuire (Keota), 73; 3. Liam Schrock (Hillcrest Academy), 73; 4. Rowan Miller (Hillcrest Academy), 74
BGM (323): 7. Beckett Rhoads 78, 8. Ethan Bridgewater 80, 10. Beau Burns 82, 11. Robby Tometich 83, 13. Jax Foster 84, 29. Cameron Cooling 103
HLV-TC (339): 1. Peyton Roth 70, 9. Levi Molyneux 80, 20. Devon Weisskopf 92, 27. Lance Milton 97, 28. Bryer Jack 97, 34. Jayden Smith 111
English Valleys (382): 5. Gage Heyne 76, 15. Tyler Lortz 88, 31. Jackson Overy 109, 32. Owen Mather 109, 39. Teagan Mast 123, 41. Cyrus Morrison 148
Montezuma (389): 18. Beau Young 92, 19. Ethan Desrochers 92, 24. Isaiah Wilson 95, 33. Carson Vanderhart 110, 36. Larry Mohr 114
Iowa Valley (423): 17. Dallas Sherman 92, 30. Owen Bral 105, 35. Derek Bral 111, 37. Asher Stubblefield 115, 38. Samuel Ahrens 116, 40, Jackson Slaymaker 139
