By Jonathan Schwab
In a nine-hole match between former district rivals, the Rockbridge County High School golf team lost to Turner Ashby last Wednesday at Lakeview Golf Club in Harrisonburg.
TA shot a 158, while the Wildcats tallied a 171. RC switched from the Valley District to the Shenandoah District this year, while TA remains in the Valley.
TA’s Asa Fulk was the medalist, shooting a one-over-par 37. Leading the Wildcats and tying TA’s Adam Higgs and Noah Schwartzendruber for second place was senior Dean Fafatas, firing a 40. Matthew Stallard turned in the Knights’ fourth score, garnering a 45.
RC’s second scorer was sophomore Joe Vargas, carding a 43, while sophomore teammates Parker Flint and Davis Welsh each posted a 44 to complete the Wildcats’ team scoring. Also competing for the Wildcats were junior Finbar Looney (46), senior Harrison Tanner (47) and sophomore Hendrick Colvin (50).
In a match recently added to the schedule, the Wildcats were scheduled to face Fort Defiance and Greenbrier East High School on Monday at The Greenbrier in West Virginia. The Wildcats will try to stay undefeated in the Shenandoah District when they travel for an 18-hole match against district teams on Monday, Sept. 8, at 9 a.m. at Gypsy Hill Golf Club, located in Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton.
Pleased with his team’s progress as they get ready for a short break in competition, first-year RC head coach Garret Huffman said he is “super proud of this group and the work they put in each week.”
