KINGSLAND – The Brownwood Lions’ first trip as a team to the Class 4A Boys Golf State Tournament in more than 30 years concluded Tuesday with a sixth-place finish at Legends Golf Course.

The Lions followed their first-round 311 team score Monday with a 310 Tuesday to finish with a 22-over par total of 621. Brownwood’s tally trailed state champion Canyon Randall (603), runner-up Andrews (607), bronze medalist Sulphur Springs (615), fourth-place Wimberley (618), and fifth-place Boerne (620).

The rest of the team scores included seventh-place Bullard (624) trailed by Bellville (639), Lampasas (640), Marble Falls (648), Celina (693), and Pleasant Grove (713).

Hudson Reagan led the charge for the Lions with rounds of 75 Monday and 76 Tuesday for a 7-over par total of 151. Sir Bubba Jones followed with a 79 Monday and 73 Tuesday for an 8-over par score of 152. Caleb Modawell chipped in an opening 75 and a closing 80 for an 11-over tally of 155. Cobe Walker started with an 82 and closed with an 81 for a 19-over total of 163, and Slayde Espinoza added a Monday 82 and a Tuesday 83 for a 21-over score of 165.

Individually, Wimberley’s Jaxon Donaldson again won the state championship with rounds of 70 and 66 for an 8-under par tally of 136, followed by silver medalist Colin Price of Godley (73-67=140, -4) and Jack Burgen of Andrews (74-67=141, -3) and Price Hill of Boerne (70-71=141, -3), who tied for third place.

(story courtesy of Derrick Stuckly of Brownwoodnews.com)