All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Hank Ellis Insurance wins first-quarter title in men’s golf league

TENNERTON – Hank Ellis Insurance overtook Baker Tilly for the first-quarter title in the Buckhannon Country Club Bob Cupp Memorial Golf League.

Residing in second place last week, Hank Ellis Insurance downed Lisa Cain Edward Jones by an 18-16 score to take the top spot and secure the first-quarter championship.

Baker Tilly fell all the way from first to sixth place after a tough 23 ½-9 ½ setback to Feola’s Flowers, who finished in third place in the first-quarter standings.

Sam’s Pizza, moved up from fourth place to second place after a 17-16 ½ victory over First Community Bank.

In the other two matches of the week, High Point Construction downed UniFirst Corporation by a 16 ½-16 score and Custom Cabinets bested Highland Landscaping by a 20-12 score.

Steve Jeran of Hank Ellis Insurance, Kenny Tenney of Sam’s Pizza and Evan Coffman of First Community Bank all took home Low Actual honors with 38s while Roger Abel of Custom Cabinets won Low Net honors with a 31.

The standings, top individual performances and this week’s schedule.

Standings

Team                                     Points

 1. Hank Ellis Insurance 91

2.  Sam’s Pizza 87 ½

3.  Feola’s Flowers 87

4.  UniFirst Corporation 86

5.  Highland Landscaping 83 ½

6.  Baker Tilly 83

7.  Lisa Cain Edward Jones 83

8.  Custom Cabinets 83

9.  First Community Bank 80 ½

10. High Point Construction 77

Low Actual – Par 36

Steve Jeran, Hank Ellis Insurance 38

Kenny Tenney, Sam’s Pizza 38

Evan Coffman, First Community Bank 38

Howard Feola, Feola’s Flowers 39

John Moss, Custom Cabinets 40

 Low Net – Par 36

Roger Abel, Custom Cabinets 31

Steve Jeran, Hank Ellis Insurance 33

Kenny Tenney, Sam’s Pizza 33

Evan Coffman, First Community Bank 33

Jeff Ford, Sam’s Pizza 34

Howard Feola, Feola’s Flowers 34

This Week’s Schedule

 First Community Bank vs. UniFirst Corporation

Baker Tilly vs. Hank Ellis Insurance

Lisa Cain Edward Jones vs. Highland Landscaping

 Custom Cabinets vs. Sam’s Pizza

 Feola’s Flowers vs. High Point Construction

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