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Led by Caden Powell winning medalist with a round of 74, St. Stephens High won Thursday’s Northwestern 3A-4A golf match at Brushy Mountain.
The Indians shot 320 to nip host Alexander Central by one stroke, and West Caldwell finished third at 344.
Bryce Hull added a 75 for St. Stephens, which leads the league race after five matches at 1,612. Hickory and West Caldwell are each 20 strokes behind the Indians.
The individual conference leader, by 10 strokes, is Hull (377) with Noah Bumgarner of West Caldwell in second place (387) and Jared Clontz of Freedom in third (390).
Team scores: 1. St. Stephens 320; 2. Alexander Central 321; 3. W. Caldwell 344; 4. Watauga 346; 5. Hickory 354; 6. S. Caldwell 363; 7. Freedom 369; 8. McDowell 401.
Top 10 individuals on Thursday: 1. Caden Powell (SS) 74; 2. Bryce Hull (SS) 75; 3. Matthew Gurnsey 77; 4. Noah Harris (F) 78; 5. Garrison Millsaps (AC) 79, Garret Sipe (AC) 79; 7. Jared Clontz (F) 80; 8. Cole Carrigan (AC) 81; 9. Ben Nichols (H) 82, Jordan Austin (W) 82, Hunter Braswell (AC) 82.
Other top team scorers: Andy Townsend (SC) 85; R.J. Stanley (M) 88.
Team scores through five matches: 1. St. Stephens 1,612; 2. Hickory 1,632, Alexander Central 1,632; 4. Alexander Central 1,635; 5. Watauga 1,720; 6. S. Caldwell 1,803; 7. Freedom 1,838; 8. McDowell 2,007.
Top 10 individuals through five matches: 1. Bryce Hull (SS) 377; 2. Noah Bumgarner (WC) 387; 3. Jared Clontz (F) 390; 4. Garrison Millsaps (AC) 395; 5. Eli Wyatt (H) 396; 6. Ben Nichols (H) 399; 6. Caden Powell (SS) 401; 7. Lexton Ford (WC) 402; 8. Matthew Gurnsey (WC) 403; 9. Trent McLauchlin (SS) 405; 10. Cole Carrigan (AC) 410.
Lake Norman Charter still leads
Lake Norman Charter won its fifth South Fork 2A match of the season on Thursday, besting North Lincoln by nine strokes at the Catawba Country Club.
The Knights shot 327 to finish ahead of North Lincoln, West Lincoln (339) and East Lincoln (355).
Lance Rowe of East Lincoln was medalist with a 74, two strokes ahead of West Lincoln’s Dalton Adams, while Jace Arko has Lake Norman Charter’s best score at 79.
Team results: 1. Lake Norman Charter 327; 2. N. Lincoln 336; 3. W. Lincoln 339; 4. E. Lincoln 355; 5. Maiden 357; 6. Bandys 358; 7. Newton-Conover 368; 8. Lincolnton 524.
Top 10 individuals on Thursday: 1. Lance Rowe (EL) 74; 2. Dalton Adams (WL) 74; 3. Jace Arko (LNC) 79, Stowe Rankin (NL) 79; 5. Bauer Galloway (WL) 81; 6. Carter Busse (LNC ) 82, Ian Johnson (LNC) 82; 8. Chase Lackey (NL) 83; 9. Brandon Spinks (LNC) 84, Kenan Lawing (LNC) 84.