by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Lancaster High School sophomore Isaac Hernandez turned in the second best 18 rounds of his career Tuesday, October 15, to shoot an eight-over-par 80 at Great Oaks Country Club and earn all-state medalist honors. Hernandez led all of the Region 1A golfers playing in the match.
to medal with all-state honors. The tournament was held on a
breezy, cool day in Floyd County on Tuesday, October 15. Photo by
Danielle Hernandez
“I was really proud of him,” said coach Rob Pittman. “I thought he would shoot around that score but I wasn’t sure it would hold up. The course was playing tough, it was not playing easy.”
Hernandez finished tied for fifth in the Class 1 golf tournament, while the Northumberland High School team was the state runner-up. Auburn High School was 31 strokes better than the Indians with a team score of 310 to earn the state crown.
The Indians shot a 344 as the second-place team with Middlesex High School of the Tidewater District placing third with a score of 351. The Indians, as the Region 1A tournament champion, and the Chargers, as the regional runner-up, had both advanced as teams. Hernandez and teammate Tyler Brent qualified as individuals.
Hernandez birdied….
