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FRANKLIN -ÊWarsaw boys golf coach is a man of his word.
After his Tigers won Friday's regional, the 13th-year skipper said Warsaw was ready to play for a state championship. At Wednesday's first round of the state finals at Legends of Indiana in Franklin, Warsaw played like it.
On a day temperatures climbed into the 90s, the only thing hotter was the golf being played.
The Tigers finished the day with an 18-hole score of 301, leaving them tied for fourth with Bloomington South.
"We're only seven strokes off the lead, really that's only one stroke per man," Turner said. "On this course, in the state tournament, that's pretty good."
Mishawaka Marian leads after one day with a score of 294, followed by Zionsville at 295 and Culver Military Academy at 299.
Playing as an individual, recent Tippecanoe Valley graduate Andy Martin advanced to today's second round with a 71.
"This is just like Chestnut Hills, it's set up good for me," said Martin. "You have to play aggressive and know where your ball is going. From there it's just a little wedge."
CMA's Robert Davidge turned in the day's best score, firing a 4-under 68. His score was one stroke shy of tying Fuzzy Zoeller's record set in 1970 while playing for New Albany. Mishawaka Marian's Cole Isban and LaPorte's Steven Love are tied for second at 69.
FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) - Individual and team leaders after Wednesday's first round of the IHSAA boys golf state finals at The Legends in Franklin:
Individual leaders
Robert Davidge, Culver Military 68
Cole Isban, Mishawaka Marian 69
Steven Lowe, LaPorte 69
Daniel Klauer, Mishawaka Marian 70
Dan Mattingly, Indpls Cathedral 70
Tad Sacheck, Zionsville 70
*Matt Cardarelli, S. Bend St. Joseph's 71
*Andy Martin, Tippecanoe Valley 71
Adam Miller, Owen Valley 71
*Jason Buffone, Lake Central 72
*Dusty Jovanovich, S. Vermillion 72
Jim Batusic, Gary Andrean 72
Adam Johnson, Warsaw 72
Jeff Overton, Evansville North 72
*Sean Phillips, Columbus East 72
John Hughes, Yorktown 73
James Sacheck, Zionsville 73
*Brandon Smart, Pendleton Hgts 73
Jordan Tabereaux, Bloomington South 73
A.J. Walton, Richmond 73
Wil Andersen, Indpls Cathedral 74
Tyler Bale, Carmel 74
Chad Cooper, Lafayette Jeff 74
*Michael Hughes, Mooresville 74
*J.K. Keach, Columbus North 74
*Heath Peters, Garrett 74
Aaron Walters, Bloomington South 74
*Individuals from a non-advancing team who advanced to the second round
Team scores
Mishawaka Marian 294
Zionsville 295
Culver Military 299
Bloomington South 301
Warsaw 301
LaPorte 302
Indpls Cathedral 304
Richmond 305
Evansville North 306
Gary Andrean 309
Yorktown 309
Carmel 312
Kokomo 313
Lafayette Jeff 313
Owen Valley 313
Seymour 313
*Goshen 316
*W. Lafayette 316
*Floyd Central 317
*Southridge 320
*Inpls Roncalli 326
*Team did not qualify for second round
Warsaw -ÊJohnson 72, Aaron Turner 75, Greg Clay 81, Matt Osbeck 77, David Slater 77
