Griffin Dorr and St. Paul’s take home Division I boys golf titles

CARENCRO — Griffin Dorr won a sudden-death playoff for the individual title and led his St. Paul’s squad to the team championship Tuesday in the final round of the Division I boys competition in the Allstate Sugar Bowl LHSAA Golf championships.

Dorr, who shot a seven-under-par 65 in Monday’s opening round, struggled to a three-over 75 in Tuesday’s at the par-72 Farm d’Allie. That was still good enough to tie with Noah McWilliams of Benton, who matched his first-round 70 on Tuesday, and forced a playoff.

Both players birdied the par-five first hole, but McWilliams ran into trouble with his tee shot on the par-four second hole, and Dorr eventually won the hole with a par.

St. Paul’s shot a one-over 289 on Tuesday and finished at 566, good enough for a 28-stroke victory over runner-up Benton at 594.

Catholic-Baton Rouge finished third at 597 and C. E. Byrd was fourth at 600.

St. Paul’s had three of the top four individual finishers, with Joshua Achord in third at 73-68—141 and Kason Shaw in fourth at 68-74—142. Teammate Gil Ward tied for fifth along with Zach Robertson of Barbe and Peyton Canter of St. Amant, all at one-under 143.

Achord and Canter shared low-round honors Tuesday, both posting four-under 68s.

Division I

At The Farm d’Allie-Carencro

Par 72

TEAM STANDINGS: 1. St. Paul’s 277-289—566. 2. Benton 294-300—594. 3. Catholic-BR 296-301—597. 4. C. E. Byrd 292-308—600. 5. Barbe 307-310—617. 6. Jesuit 310-313—623. 7. Sulphur 324-316—640. 8. Zachary 335-332—667

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

1. Griffin Dorr, St. Paul’s 65-75—140

2. Noah McWilliams, Benton 70-70—140

3. Joshua Achord, St. Paul’s 73-68—141

4. Kason Shaw, St. Paul’s 68-74—142

5. Zack Robertson, Barbe 67-76—143

t. Gil Ward, St. Paul’s 71-72—143

t. Peyton Canter, St. Amant 75-68—143

8. Eli Hill, Airline 70-74—144

9. Reeves Pullin, Ruston 71-74—145

t. Kyle Bennett, Zachary 72-73—145

11. Carter Schmitt, Catholic-BR 74-73—147

12. Duke Bowen, Byrd 72-76—148

13. Cooper Brennan, St. Paul’s 74-75—149

t. Teagan Richards, Catholic-BR 77-72—149

t. Walter Anderson, Catholic-BR 72-77—149