Perkins takes runner-up honors for Golf Bucs at Big 10 Championship; team places sixth

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GRAFTON – Buckhannon-Upshur’s Easton Perkins finished in a tie for runner-up honors at the Big 10 Conference Championship this week at the Tygart Lake Golf Course.

Perkins carded a 76 to finish four under on the par 72 course.

Perkins recorded four birdies and eight pars throughout the event.

With his finish, he earned First Team All-Conference honors.

He tied Caleb Young of Fairmont Senior who also carded a 76 and was just one stroke off the leader, Adam Sheme of Grafton who shot a 75.

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The Bucs finished in a tie with Elkins out of 12 teams in sixth place with a 350.

Fairmont Senior won the team title with a 316 while East Fairmont was second with a 322.

For the Bucs, trailing Perkins was Parker Lockwood with an 88, Jevon Westfall with a 92, Makenzie Egress with a 94 and Jaden Westfall and Drahden Rice each owning 99s.

The Bucs will be back in action Monday in the Region I Championship at The Pines Country Club.

The results:

TEAM STANDINGS

  1. Fairmont Senior 316; 2. East Fairmont 322; 3. Grafton 323; 4. Bridgeport 330; 5. Lewis County 337 6 (tie) Buckhannon-Upshur and Elkins 350; 8. Preston 359; 9. Robert C. Byrd 360; 10. Philip Barbour 371; 11. North Marion 374; 12. Lincoln 381. (Liberty did not field a complete team0

INDIVIDUAL TOP 5

Adam Sheme (Grafton) – 75

Easton Perkins (Buckhannon-Upshur) – 76

Caleb Young (Fairmont Senior) – 76

Javier Crespo-Gomez (Elkins) – 77

Garrett Bosley (East Fairmont) – 78

Jacob Brannon (Robert C. Byrd) – 78

BUCCANNEER RESULTS
Easton Perkins – 76

Parker Lockwood – 88

Jevon Westfall – 92

Makenzie Egress – 94

Jaden Westfall – 99

Drahden Rice – 99

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