Hays Post
HAYS – The Hays High boys golf team used their home course to their advantage Monday. The Indians shot a 359 which was good enough for third place at the Hays 5A Regional at Smoky Hill Country Club. Salina South won the regional title with a 353, two shots ahead of Hutchinson and six better than Hays High.
Hutchinson’s Ty Adkins won the individual title with a 7-over-par 78. Salina South sophomore Jackson Perry was three shots back and finished second with a 10-over-par 81. The Cougars Maddox Xaysongkham finished in third place with an 82.
Hays High had four golfers finish in the top-20. Landen Clark placed sixth with a 17-over-par 88, Ashton Bickle was one shot back and finished in seventh place with an 89. Blake Buckles fired a 91 and was part of a seven-way tie for 10th place which included freshman Caleb Thompson.
Team Results (Top 3 advance to state)
1. Salina South – 353
2. Hutchinson – 355
3. Hays – 359
4. Valley Center – 360
5. Maize – 363
6. Great Bend – 398
7. Newton – 402
8. Salina Central – 480
Top 20 Individual Results (*Top 5 not on a qualifying team advance to state)
1. Ty Adkins, Hutchinson – 78
2. Jackson Perry, Salina South – 81
3. Maddox Xaysongkham, Salina South – 82
4. Caden Bastain, Valley Center – 84 *
5. Grier Jones, Maize – 86 *
6. Landen Clark, Hays – 88
7. Ashton Bickle, Hays – 89
8. Jack Cain, Salina Central – 90 *
8. Amoldo Cavazos, Maize – 90 *
10. Blake Buckles, Hays – 91
10. Colby Byers, Valley Center – 91 *
10. Roman Kulick-Hart, Hutchinson – 91
10. Holden McDaniel, Valley Center – 91
10. Mitchell Rice, Hutchinson – 20
10. Grayson Ybarra, Newton – 91
17. Kobey Jackson, Maize – 92
17. Jacob Tran, Salina South – 92
19. Joshua Cox, Valley Center – 94
19. Timothy Powers, Maize - 94