Words: Emily Hollwedel

On the morning of Tuesday, October 25, the Centennial Golf team arrived at University of Maryland College Park to begin states.  The results were unexpected.

Ty Sams, who did not place in the qualifiers, placed twelfth in the Boy’s 3A/4A Division Tournament.  He advanced on to the playoff round and tied for seventeenth.

Sams shot 162 strokes over the two days of the tournament.

Kenny Chaplain placed fifth in boys districts, and Morgan Taylor placed third in the girls districts to qualify for the state tournament.  Both ended up below the cut line in both divisions.  Chaplain shot 87, while Taylor shot a 94.

The Centennial team as a whole placed twelfth in states with a score of 359.

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