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Central Dauphin sophomore Allison Cooper finished sixth in the state in the PIAA AAA girls' tournament. - (JOHN C. WHITEHEAD, The Patriot-News)
YORK - After a rough first day in the PIAA boys? and girls? state golf championships at Heritage Hills Golf Resort, the Mid-Penn Conference contingent put on their rally caps and produced a pair of top-10 finishers on Tuesday. Central Dauphin sophomore Allison Cooper, the two-time conference champ and reigning District 3 runner-up, shot a 75 and earned a sixth-place finish in the girls? AAA field. And Carlisle junior J.D. Hughes, who survived a playoff in the Eastern Regionals just to make States, shot a 72 and finished alone in seventh place in the boys? AAA division.
HOT HORNBERGER
Manheim Twp. senior Craig Hornberger shot a 1-under 70 on Tuesday and had a 1-over 143 total and won the AAA boys? crown by a shot over Peters Twp.?s Tommy Nettles and Slippery Rock?s Brian Rinker. That?s three wins in the last three postseason events for Hornberger, who won his third District 3 championship in a row, followed that up with a win in the Eastern Regionals last week and pocketed an individual state title on Tuesday. On Wednesday he?ll try and help the Blue Streaks defend their PIAA team title back at Heritage Hills. Hornberger became the first Manheim Twp. boys? player to win an individual state title since PGA Tour vet and U.S. Open winner Jim Furyk won in 1987. Furyk sent Hornberger an email Tuesday morning wishing him luck in the state finals.
MID-PENN CREW
Hughes, who had a double-bogey on his very first hole of the tournament, and took a 2-stroke penalty for hitting the wrong ball on Monday, finished with a 76-72?148 for his seventh-place medal. He was the low Mid-Penn man in the bunch. Conference champ Jake Reilly from Hershey, the top Mid-Penn finisher in Districts and Regionals, finished 75-79?154 and tied for 16th. Mid-Penn runner-up Tyler Shank from Palmyra shot back-to-back 79s and finished at 158, tied for 22nd. Reilly played in the same foursome with his cousin, Zach Herr from Council Rock North, who shot a 3-under 68 Tuesday and finished alone in fourth.
HOT FINISH FOR COOPER
Cooper carded a 3-over 75 Tuesday to nab a sixth-place finish. That?s the good news. The not-so-good news: She was standing on the 18th tee at even par for the day before making a triple-bogey on her final hole. Still, a two-day 81-75?156 was good for sixth, up from her 13th-place finish in her breakout freshman season last fall. Cooper finished 16 shots behind Council Rock North junior Erica Herr, who successfully defended her girls? AAA crown with a blistering 4-under 68 on Tuesday to finish 72-68?140 for her second gold in a row.
GRAHAM CAPS UNFORGETTABLE RUN
Boiling Springs sophomore Rebecca Graham, the first Bubblers? girls? player to ever make the PIAA finals, improved on her first-round 109 with a 96 on Tuesday. She finished with a 205 ? 18th in the girls? AA division. Villa Maria sophomore Cara Basso shot 78-72?150 to win the girls? AA title by 10 shots. The boys? AA title went to District 3 golfer Isaiah Logue from Fairfield; he shot 74-71?145 and won gold by two shots.
QUOTABLE
?I just wanted to go out and play my game and see what happened. Overall I?m happy, but I know I could have done a lot better. But I?ll definitely take it. I know I?ll be ready to get going next year. I?ll be working on my game and trying to improve all the time.? ? Allison Cooper.
?I played really well but my putting wasn?t all that great. I knew I could play wiht all of these guys; it came down to some little things that I had to do, and I just didn?t do them. But it was an excellent experience.? ? J.D. Hughes
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Source: http://highschoolsports.pennlive.com/news/article/-3654280553775006401
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