Maclay won the golf team championship at the Tallahassee City Championships on Tuesday at Hilaman Golf Course, finishing with a team score of 319 (+31) in the boys 18-hole tournament. Chiles finished second at 323 (+35), followed by Leon at 330 (+42), St. John Paul II at 335 (+47), Florida High at 338 (+50), Lincoln at 347 (+59), Community Leadership Academy at 359 (+71) and Rickards at 482 (+194). Florida High sophomore Hunter Glantz claimed the individual championship for the second year in a row, with an even-par round of 72, edging Lincoln senior Chase Fleischer, who finished one stroke behind at 73 (+1).
Maclay secured the team title with a four-stroke advantage over Chiles. The Marauders placed three golfers in the top 12, led by senior Cameron Kise, who tied for eighth with a 78 (+6). Eighth-grader Brayden Swiney and junior Brody Mitchell each carded an 80 (+8) to tie for 10th, while junior Downing Jordan finished 12th with an 81 (+9). Senior Austin Nobles added an 84 (+12), helping Maclay finish ahead of seven other teams.
Chiles finished second behind a strong performance from junior Rhys Cochran, who took third individually with a 74 (+2). Senior Parker Ritchie also finished among the top five, tying for fifth with a 77 (+5). Junior Asher Hall shot an 85 (+13), sophomore Mason Githens finished with an 87 (+15), and senior Jackson Kukla recorded an 88 (+16).
Leon placed third in the team standings, led by junior Solomon Hardy, who finished fourth individually with a 75 (+3). Sophomore Liam Minton tied for fifth with a 77 (+5), while senior Hudson Gardner shot an 85 (+13). Senior Andrew Suber and junior Aubrey Turner rounded out Leon’s listed finishers with matching scores of 93 (+21).
Glantz delivered a consistent round to secure the individual championship, shooting even par on both the front and back nine for a total of 72. The Florida High sophomore recorded 36 on each side, finishing with 14 pars and two birdies. His birdies came on the third hole, a par 5, and the 15th hole, a par 4. Glantz maintained his steady pace throughout the round, finishing at even par to claim the individual title.
Fleischer took second at 73 (+1), while Cochran rounded out the top three at 74 (+2). Hardy finished fourth, and Minton, St. John Paul II senior Jack Collins and Ritchie tied for fifth at 77 (+5).
St. John Paul II finished fourth as a team, with Collins leading the Panthers at 77 (+5) and junior Cullen Edwards tying for eighth at 78 (+6). Florida High placed fifth, with Glantz’s individual victory leading the Seminoles’ results. Lincoln finished sixth behind Fleischer’s runner-up performance, while Community Leadership Academy placed seventh and Rickards finished eighth.
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