Trojan Classic Just That...A Classic

It was a shootout Monday at The Legends of Indiana in Franklin, where No. 2 Martinsville and No. 3 Avon tied with a 315 to win the Center Grove Invitational, The Trojan Classic. It took a fourth-player tiebreaker to determine the winner. Top ranked Hamilton Southeastern finished third with a 318. Sixth-ranked Noblesville continued to improve their scores, this time against some of the state's best girls golf teams, to finish ninth by carding a 330 team total. A loaded and talented field always draws attention to this early season tournament, which often showcases some of the top teams in the state. Twenty-one teams competed this year, including 12 of the top 14 ranked teams in the state. Columbus North's Taylor Gohn won individual medalist winners, carding a 68 on one of the tougher courses in the state. Carmel's Ari Savich posted a 69 to finish runner-up. Noblesville senior Meghan Potee shot a 72, as did teammate Emily Podzielinski, to tie for third individually with Avon's Breanna Patz. Almost a dozen golfers finished below 80 on the day. Martinsville, HSE and Carmel showed strong depth, while No. 5 Roncalli carded a 333 - keeping the Rebels in the discussion of the state's top challengers. The Legends of Indiana in Franklin is home of the state championship meet each year and also hosts the Johnson County Match today at 3:30 p.m. Another showdown looms on Aug. 30 at Forest Hills, site of the Hall of Fame Classic. Here's a scoring breakdown (team and individual) from Monday's monster matchup: Team scores No. 2 Martinsville 315 No. 7 Avon 315 No. 1 Hamilton Southeastern 318 No. 12 Carmel 320 No. 4 Richmond 320 No. 3 Columbus North 322 No. 14 DeKalb 326 No. 10 Penn 327 No. 6 Noblesville 330 No. 5 Roncalli 333 No. 9 Greensburg 347 Center Grove 357 Lafayette Jefferson 363 Western 365 Indianapolis Cathedral 372 No. 8 Kokomo 376 Homestead 377 Bedford North Lawrence 379 Indianapolis Chatard 382 North Central (Indianapolis) 415 Shelbyville 431 Top individuals 1) Taylor Gohn, Columbus North 68 2) Ari Savich, Carmel 69 3) Breanna Patz, Avon 72 3) Emily Podzielinski, Noblesville 72 3) Meghan Potee, Noblesville 72 6) Carleigh Silvers, Martinsville 73 7) Paige Crafton, Indianapolis Chatard 75 Team scores (Central Indiana schools): Martinsville 315 Carleigh Silvers 37-36-73 Kelsey Benson 37-39-76 Nina Jackson 44-41-85 Shelby Wilson 43-39-82 Jaclyn Schindler 45-39-84 Avon 315 Breanna Patz 37-35-72 MacKenzie Smith 40-37-77 Becky Roberts 40-41-81 Taylore Floreancig 47-38-85 Hannah Bailey 42-44-86 Hamilton Southeastern 318 Autumn Duke 37-39-76 Christina Beyerl 36-40-76 Jen Blanchard 42-43-85 Kelsey Smith 40-48-88 Brooke Beegle 44-37-81 Carmel 320 Ari Savich 36-33-69 Briana Midkiff 40-46-86 Diana Poulin 41-39-80 Katie McDougal 42-47-89 Hillary Givens 40-45-85 Noblesville 330 Emily Podzielinski 32-40-72 Meghan Potee 36-36-72 Brenne Obergfell 52-46-98 Vanessa Hanlin 47-46-93 Shannon Collier 46-47-93 Roncalli 333 Erin Buckley 39-38-77 Jamie Caylor 40-40-80 Anna Gleixner 47-43-90 Julie Traina 44-42-86 Coleen Gaughan 44-49-93 Center Grove 357 Kylie Fennig 44-42-86 Karlyn Franklin 44-43-87 Anna Nicholson 51-44-95 Sydney Clute 43-46-89 Elaina Mellott 49-46-95 Cathedral 372 Abby Lauck 46-47-93 Kaleah Wolf 52-47-99 Molly Ward 42-46-88 Sarah Renie 44-48-92 Courtney Balog 56-50-106 Chatard 382 Paige Crafton 39-36-75 Maureen Parsons 50-50-100 Maggie Dodson 47-53-100 Rachel Ward 62-57-119 Christian Williams 54-53-107 North Central 415 Sriya Murali 49-51-100 Stephanie Long 49-48-97 Sophie Herman 43-51-94 Peyton Conners 67-66-133 Asia Mathis 68-56-124 Shelbyville 431 Kenzi Turner 41-47-88 Jenna Hebbe 56-49-105 Madisen Basey 55-58-113 Shawna Phelps 69-56-125